EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 28 MIN
Who killed the 21st century milkman?
from What On Earth
A system from another era was the inspiration for a modern-day solution to the pileup of plastic in the world. The milkman once delivered cold bottles of milk to the doorsteps of homes and took the empty ones away. So what happened to the idea? CBC producer Peter Mitton delivers the (non-plastic) goods in his feature documentary.
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