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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Adrian Chiles

REVEALED: Dear santa please bring back the plastic lids on yoghurt pots - The Real Truth

an opened pot of greek yoghurt with a spoon in it
‘I get the need to reduce plastic, but I don’t get why it’s just the lid that’s paid the price.’ Photograph: Axel Bueckert/Alamy

All I want for Christmas is the return of yoghurt pot lids. And not just for me, for everyone. In this season of goodwill, I want everyone to get a share of the joy. The lids disappeared very suddenly, without so much as a goodbye. It didn’t seem right. And it wasn’t just yoghurt pots, either. Creams, buttermilk, cottage cheese, you name it, were suddenly minus their lids, hatless, naked.

For me, this was a blow. I’ve always taken my plastic pot management very seriously. I have strict rules. Not for me pulling back the foil cover, leaving it attached to the tub, and then replacing the lid on top of it. No, not neat. The foil would be removed completely, possibly licked, and discarded.

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