Steve's Place
Hey, kids! Did you know that you can open and close milk cartons without needing a stupid plastic piece with a cap?
The plastics industry makes bank off of those stupid plastic tubes. They take eternities to degrade in landfills, and they are too small to excite recyclers (who don't recycle most of what they get, anyway).
Ask an old person how to open cartons without one. No. Old. Really old. Older than Shaq. Reeeallllly old.
Sigh. Ask me.
Steve's Place
@old_hippie There is no slightly sour smell from the residue on the part that had the glue on it after pouring some, if it's not wiped. It solved a non-problem, especially in households with a lot of milk drinkers.
I was in the other kind.
"Ew."
"Ew what? There is nothing wrong with the milk."
"It smells funny."
"That's just the carton."
"I don't want it."
That's all I remember of life before the plastic tube and cap. I was the "ew" kid. Milk slides off of the plastic. The roughness of the carton where the glue was is the culprit.
Old Hippie Ⓥ Resistance!
@steter Yes it's really easy to open cartons without the stupid plastic caps. I never understood the purpose of them.
lupus_blackfur
Not only that...
You learned quickly how to round the spout so's not to spill round the sides of your mouth...
Fond memories.
Chancerubbage
I first saw them on juice cartons, which were already using so much plastic rather than wax or glue that you practically could not open them the old ‘fold out a spout’ way.
Steve's Place
@Chancerubbage @cmthiede Juices are more acidic. Glass is best for them. That's a way to distribute them without worrying about glass recycling. It's probably cheaper for the distributor.
Steve's Place
@old_hippie My kid nose was very sensitive to the smell of sour milk, and I was not very good at that "neither seen nor heard" stuff.
Old Hippie Ⓥ Resistance!
@steter I never noticed any smell or taste from it but I guess that makes sense.
Tirrimas Voted for Her
@steter we had a plastic holder for paper milk cartons. It provided an easy to grip handle:
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