I don't see how this is more friendly to the environment. Milk cartons or jugs are just as recyclable. To me this just seems more of a pain in the ass to use.

This chick apparently doesn't have a "Snip-It" which is a little bag cutter with a magnet on it. Only noobs cut their milk bags with scissors.

I used to drink way too much milk. Like more than a bag a day, on average. This stopped when I was about 27... I started drinking pop all the time instead. Calorie wise there's not much of a difference.

In Ontario, we have milk in cartons too, up to 2 litres. If you only need a little milk, that's what you buy. The bags are for families.

I think the bags could be friendlier to the environment than a jug by using less plastic. Four thin plastic bags require less plastic than does a sturdy gallon jug. In any case, the friendliest type of milk packaging is cardboard or glass, not plastic.

wtf! milk in bags?!?! my entire wooorld is ccruuummbling!!!

i like the eco-friendly aspect. Why are uhmerikans always so far behind the rest of humanity?

I think this an Eastern Canada/Ontario thing. Everywhere else we have mostly cartons.

I fail to see the issue here. Milk comes from fun-bags, and we buy it at the store in bags. It's the circle of life.

Milk bags. Completely different mental image.

We have milk in bags here as well. Most homes buy it in cartons though.

Either this, or this.

>> ^StealthNuck:
I think this an Eastern Canada/Ontario thing. Everywhere else we have mostly cartons.


Yeah, and plastic jugs too!

Why do you need to use the bag? Why not just pour the milk into the jug? Does the plastic bag some how keeps it fresh?

Over here, the bag milk is cheaper than the carton. 4.6ish per liter in carton, 3.3 for bag.

I actually made one of these years and years ago for my American friends. One of them ended up putting it on YouTube. It's pretty much the second thing that pops up from a search for "Milk in a bag".

She forgot to put the small cut on the opposite end to allow air to flow into the bag. Not critical, but if you use these (like me) then it can be nice.

You don't pour the milk into the jug because then you have to clean the jug much more frequently.

I never realized that this was a Canadian thing, but now that I think about it, milk bags are never shown on American television programming.

I don't see why you would need to cut an air hole for bags. The bag will collapse due to air pressure all around it.

Condensed milk in cans, however, certainly benefits from an air hole.

This makes no sense, like plastic milk jugs aren't recyclable? In terms of being "Eco-Friendly" they seem to be about the same. It just seems like a harder way to do things. Too many nuances... Don't cut too small, don't cut too big? And you have to do that 3 times every 4 Liters? What the fuck is a Liter? In the states we just pop the cap off and on, waaaaaaay easier.

They have the milk bags in most places in Canada. I didn't know it was a Canadian thing only, until a few years ago. It is a lot cheaper to buy it in a bag than a carton, though.

It's about shipping. More in a truck = cheaper.

The size of the triangle cut *is* critical.

WWWWWWTTTTTTTTTTTFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!

you canadians are savages!
can't wait for us to conquer you and set you strait!

next you gonna tell me you wear a special shoes when it snows?

I have not seen one of this in ages in Europe, but I do remember them from when I was a kid.

I do see quite often many liquids sold in bags in China, and not pre manufactured bags, but more like ask for 2 liters to go of whatever drink, and get it served on a plastic bag.

Am I the only one who thought she was cute? You all keep going on about milk in bags and all I kept thinking was she'd make a great mohel.

Hmmm, milk bags? And I thought that that was just another name for big bewbs!

She is *asian.

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Nothing better than milk in a bag, trim a corner and just suck the sucker dry.

When I was growing up in the Albany, NY area in the late eighties they test marketed this approach to selling milk. So, I do recall getting milk in bags like this for a period of a year or so. Obviously, it never stuck and I'd just assumed the idea was dead. Funny to see it lives on in Canada.

Of course those large cafeteria milk dispensers with a weight you lift to allow the milk to flow just have big plastic bags on the inside as well.

She seems *canadian to me. Whats with the * asia? Too bad we don't have a * europe to put on every video featuring a white dude.

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I grew up in upstate New York and my mom bought milk in these bags for awhile back in the early 1970s. I guess because it was cheaper, I don't know. The bags sprung the occasional leak while in transit but besides that they worked pretty well. Then we went back to milk jugs and cartons and I've never looked back.

MILK IN A BAG?!!!! LITERS?!!!! A CLOTHES PIKE??!!!!!

we are preparing to invade Canada for this transgression

I think it came naturally with wtf.
>> ^NicoleBee:
She seems canadian to me. Whats with the asia? Too bad we don't have a europe to put on every video featuring a white dude.

Canadians have bags of milk.

Americans have bags of wine.

Which is worse?

Seems more a hassle than it's worth. I'm also surprised someone hasn't invented a reusable spigot for those things. I do seem to remember reading somewhere cardboard keeps the milk tasting better. Something about how light degrades some of the vitamins or something.

When I was in elementary school we had milk in bags for awhile, as part of the school lunch. They were small single serving bags and you punctured them with a straw. Of course when you're in 4th grade, and a boy, you quickly realize the projectile potential of such a combination of devices. We didn't have milk in plastic bags for very long...

Remember this, Kanucks, when you decide to mock us again! It's hard to find dirt on a country no one knows much about outside of their zeal for hockey and maple syrup, but now we've got the goods on ya, eh?

Interesting... I've never considered that the milk bag is something exclusive to us. The biggest problem with bags is it's more difficult to be lazy and drink from the bag than it is from a carton. And yeah, it's a pain to always be cutting the corner. I've always assumed that it's the cheapest way to buy milk, but I'll have to price the cartons next time I buy groceries.

oh - and every Canadian worth his/her salt has one of these on the fridge door:
http://www.tangiblesltd.com/snippit.htm

This bag thing looks horribly inefficient. I drink milk from a plastic jug. I don't have to find scissors to drink my milk. When I'm done, I screw the cap back on and don't have to fold it around. I can pour the milk in to a glass without worry about holding on to the other corner. And it's just as recyclable. So, interesting view of how others drink milk. I just hope it never comes here. I'll keep my jug.

"...Fold the corner downwards like this, which is pretty funny heehee!"

*shoots self*

>> ^ipfreely:
Why do you need to use the bag? Why not just pour the milk into the jug? Does the plastic bag some how keeps it fresh?


It's just a holder. If you poured it into the pitcher, you'd have to wash it out every other bag or even each bag. This way you just need to clean it if you get a leak.

I must confess; I don't own a snip it... I use good ol' scissors. And I don't fold the opening or hold the corner... she must be a novice.

We used to have the bags in Western Canada - but I haven't seen them in years. They might be there but I buy milk in 4 litre plastic jugs!

And now without further ado - Here's Raigen...




>> ^Raigen:
I actually made one of these years and years ago for my American friends. One of them ended up putting it on YouTube. It's pretty much the second thing that pops up from a search for "Milk in a bag".

This whole thing is pretty hot.

What will they think of next?

Canadians may not know this, but here in America we like to get our melons in sweaters. We call them sweater melons.

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Homo Milk yet -- that is far more WTF to me than bag milk. And yes, there is Homo Bag Milk...

> we like to get our melons in sweaters.

video explainer plz

In my town there is a little company called Tetra Pak, so no I have not seen those bags...

After about a minute I said to myself, "Self, why are you watching this?" I kept asking myself that for the next 2 minutes...

I don't know the answer

I'd be interested to hear the justifications for her justifications of putting milk in a bag.

So, yes, you can recycle the plastic bags. You can also recycle plastic jugs and paper cartons. You can even grow more paper cartons and your milk doesn't taste like plastic. I don't know about the bags, but the plastic jugs can produce some funky flavored milk.

How are bags easier to ship than cartons? Cartons would seem to be more resilient and that nice boxy shape they have makes them easy to pack and stack.

If you think that's weird: http://imgur.com/GRcFC.jpg

>> ^buzz:
After about a minute I said to myself, "Self, why are you watching this?" I kept asking myself that for the next 2 minutes...
I don't know the answer

because she's kinda hot and maybe you expected to see her milk bags by the end of this video? i know i did

This is not surprising at all. Germany has them, too!

Some recent developments are really cool. Brodowin makes some that have an inflated airbubble down the side, that adds stability and also functions as s handle. Also they have a folded in base (similar to Capri Sun), so they can actually stand up.

According to their website the packaging is very light (16grams), so it causes less waste. On top it produces less greenhouse gases, and also uses less energy and water in the manufacturing process compared to cartons or bottles. So they ARE less harmful to the environment!

Also I always thought keeping the light out adds to the preservability, so I wonder why the Canadian ones are transparent.

>> ^demon_ix:
We have milk in bags here as well. Most homes buy it in cartons though.
Either this, or this.


THREE PERCENT? whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

>> ^residue:
>> ^demon_ix:
We have milk in bags here as well. Most homes buy it in cartons though.
Either this, or this.

THREE PERCENT? whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?


We still don't look like this. (Caution. That which was seen cannot be unseen.)

It's not just whether the material is recyclable or not, but the quantity of the material:
1) Most containers are not recycled.
2) Most goods made with recycled plastic Must contain some quantity of New plastic, because the material degrades during the process. Ever wonder why when you buy something made from recycled plastic it says, "made from XX% recycled material"?
3) It takes a lot of energy to recycle. Both in processing the material and in transport.

Now, the fact the us Yanks aren't using UHT milk, that really pisses me off! Milk doesn't have to go bad people! At least not on the time frame it would take to go through a liter of it. Running to the #@(*Y$(* grocery store at 4:36 AM because you don't feel like pouring lumpy milk on your Cinnamon Toast Crunch.. that just sucks. Not to mention the environmental harm that comes from energy wasted through refrigeration, and the ridiculous overproduction of milk due to spoilage.

>> ^demon_ix:
>> ^residue:
>> ^demon_ix:
We have milk in bags here as well. Most homes buy it in cartons though.
Either this, or this.

THREE PERCENT? whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

We still don't look like this. (Caution. That which was seen cannot be unseen.)


I think I'll maybe wait until I'm not at work to check that one out

What, you guys DON'T use bag milk? It's not that hard people - it's not like we sit around all day grumbling about having to snip our milk bags. It's not a big deal.

I love Homogenized milk. In fact, I buy nothing but homo bag milk (and we go through alot of it, with kids and all). It's so much tastier and full-bodied than that sissy-ass 2%.

Also, we take our shoes off when we enter a home. I hear Americans wear their shows all over the house. WE ARE NOT ANIMALS PEOPLE! TAKE YOUR DAMN SHOES OFF AT THE DOOR!

I still have a pretty distinct memory of taking an extended trip to the States for the first time, going to the store in search of milk, and wondering where all the bags were. It blew my mind when I found out that the bags were only a Canadian thing -- I had always assumed that they had them everywhere.

Whooooooo caaaaaares!

Someone get that redhead a cheeseburger! She's going to waste away to nothing!
>> ^demon_ix:
We still don't look like this. (Caution. That which was seen cannot be unseen.)

We've had Parmalat for almost 17 years now. It's not as popular here; probably because the majority of the country still thinks it's the result of witchcraft; but it's available.

There's a somewhat local dairy near me that produces "Ultra Homogenized" milk that still needs refrigeration but is usually good for about a month and a half. I usually buy that because I don't go through milk very quickly. I don't know how widespread they distribute.
>> ^grinter:
Now, the fact the us Yanks aren't using UHT milk, that really pisses me off! Milk doesn't have to go bad people!

Milk bags, dirty pillows, gazongas, all the same thing wherever you are.

Milk in a bag?? Jesus Christ. I mean WTF? Seal it with a fucking clothespin? You have to hold the other corner when pouring? It's like they're a third world country or something.

>> ^ipfreely:
Why do you need to use the bag? Why not just pour the milk into the jug? Does the plastic bag some how keeps it fresh?


I was expecting her to just pour it into the jug too, would seem logical. I guess it would save you from having to wash the jug afterwards is all.

Yes, some countries have milk in bags, fascinating...
I didn't click this for the cute girl, none of us did.

Bag milk was common in the USA a long time ago. It was phased out because the bags were not recyclable.

END THREAD!

>> ^arvana:
I can't believe nobody has mentioned Homo Milk yet -- that is far more WTF to me than bag milk. And yes, there is Homo Bag Milk...


I don't know why you'd say that, homo is shorted for homogenized(aka the shit tastes like water). Most places just don't call it that. Personally I'm a 3-4% mf drinker that likes non-homogenized milk, but I grew up on a farm. In Ontario, where we have more cows than people.

What I can buy at my local grocer, 3L containers don't exist either. 1L to 4L jugs. Bags 1-4L, homo/non. Cartons 1-4L, can't buy actual whipping cream so I have to make my own. 0.25-0.5L speciality types for cooking. And I live in a city with a population under 50,000. What I would like to buy at the store is milk in glass containers. Over in Kitchener/Waterloo and a few other places, theres a couple of companies that still do daily milk delivery in glass containers. I have to say, nothing quite like getting it every day in your milk box. And I have one of those too!