General News
21 November, 2023
Schulz Organic Dairy milestone
AWARD-WINNING family dairy producers Schulz Organic Dairy have now sold one million bottles of their iconic Milk in Glass. To date, the Schulz Milk in Glass initiative – and its returnable, refillable glass bottles – has saved over 40 tonnes of...
AWARD-WINNING family dairy producers Schulz Organic Dairy have now sold one million bottles of their iconic Milk in Glass.
To date, the Schulz Milk in Glass initiative – and its returnable, refillable glass bottles – has saved over 40 tonnes of plastic from entering landfill.
Schulz owner and third-generation dairy farmer Simon Schulz said the milestone achievement was one to be shared.
“We are humbled by reaching this massive milestone,” he said.
“A major thank you to all the people who have invested in Schulz and in our Milk in Glass bottles and who have purchased over the last four years.
“Thank you to all the staff that have filled and washed every single one of our Milk in Glass bottles.
“And a big thank you to our girls (Schulz’s herd of happy cows) for producing the beautiful milk to fill these bottles.”
At the forefront of sustainable organic farming since 1972, Schulz Organic Dairy’s work to eliminate single use plastics in the dairy industry began in 2017.
“I trialled glass-bottled milk at our stand at farmers markets,” Mr Schulz said.
“We accepted returns of these same glass bottles to clean, refill and resell them. In our first week we sold out within thirty minutes, and the demand just kept growing.”
In August 2018, Mr Schulz launched a successful campaign through crowdfunding platform Pozible, raising over $106,000 and allowing them to deliver 5000 glass bottles per week in the first year – diverting 7.6 tonnes of plastic from the broken recycling system.
Now, Schulz Organic Dairy’s award-winning glass bottles are available in over 80 sustainably-minded stockists across Victoria.
To share this fantastic achievement with their customers, the Schulz team is giving away their biggest prize yet: a year’s supply of Schulz Organic Milk in Glass.
One lucky Victorian will take home the grand prize, with five runners-up receiving a Schulz Organic Dairy prize pack containing delicious dairy products, merchandise and more.
To enter, customers simply need to purchase any bottle of Schulz Milk in Glass between November 23 and December 15 and look for the special sticker – or handwritten note from Simon Schulz – underneath the bottle collar.
The competition ends on December 15 or when all prizes have been claimed.