Morrisons revives glass milk bottles, as Aldi cracks down on plastic in its tea range

Cecilia Keating
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Traditional pint-sized glass milk bottles set to be sold for 90p at 11 trial stores in bid to curb plastic waste, Morrisons confirms

Traditional glass milk bottles are to make a comeback in some parts of England, after supermarket chain Morrisons announced late last week it was reintroducing pint-sized glass bottles of milk at nearly...

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