Aldi is scrapping green milk bottle tops as part of a new trial to reduce plastic waste.
The supermarket will replace the lids on its semi skimmed milk with clear caps, which it says are easier to recycle.
The milk bottle tops will be reused to create new milk bottles.
Red tops and blue tops - used to indicate skimmed and whole milk - won't be included in the trial.
The new milk tops, which are being introduced in partnership with milk supplier Müller, will appear on shelves later this month across Aldi stores in Cheshire, Manchester and Liverpool.
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If successful and rolled out to all stores that supply Müller products, an additional 60 tonnes per year of recycled High-Density Polythene (rHDPE) could be recycled.
Richard Gorman, plastics and packaging director at Aldi, said: “We know it’s becoming increasingly important to our customers that their everyday products are environmentally-friendly, and we are constantly reviewing ways to become a more sustainable supermarket.
“By trialling clear milk caps we are making our milk bottles easier to recycle, so they can be turned back into new packaging.”
Aldi says it is on track to have 50% of its plastic packaging made from recycled materials by 2025.
The news comes after posh rival Waitrose confirmed it was ditching red, blue and green milk bottle tops in favour of clear ones - also in collaboration with Müller.
The clear bottle tops are used across the Essential milk range which accounts for 44% of milk sales
The rest of the Waitrose's own label milk bottles will follow suit across all 331 stores next year.
Waitrose said more colourful labels would help shoppers easily distinguish the different varieties at a glance.
Muller Milk & Ingredients commercial director Liam McNamara said: “Everyone is thinking more about what they buy, the nutritional benefits, the value it represents and the packaging used.
“We want to be the partner of choice for our customers, we recognise the commitments they are making in this area, and following a successful trial period, then this is another step we can offer.“
Waitrose and Aldi are not the only supermarkets to shake up how they sell milk.
In January, The Mirror reported that supermarket chain Morrisons is to scrap "use by" dates on its own-brand milk in a bid to reduce food waste.
The retailer is instead putting "best before" dates on 90% of its own-brand milk and will encourage customers to use a sniff test to check quality.
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