Editing Milk (section)

===Packaging===
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[[File:Milk in different packets.jpg|thumb|Milk in different packets]]
[[File:Four litre bagged milk, Quebec.jpg|thumb|Four liter bagged milk in [[Quebec]], Canada]]

[[File:Mejeriprodukter i Skånsk butik.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The milk section in a Swedish grocery store]]
[[File:Milk bottle and two doughnuts.jpg|thumb|285x285px|Milk bottle and two doughnuts.]]
[[File:Milk-bottle.jpg|thumb|upright|A glass [[milk bottle|bottle]] of non-homogenized, organic, local milk from the US state of California. American milk bottles are generally rectangular in shape.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}]]
[[File:Kirkland Milk Jug.JPG|thumb|upright|A [[Square milk jug|rectangular milk jug]] design used by [[Costco]] and [[Sam's Club]] stores in the United States which allows for stacking and display of filled containers rather than being shipped to the store in [[milk crate]]s and manual loading into a freezer display rack]]
Glass milk bottles are now rare. Most people purchase milk in bags, plastic bottles, or plastic-coated paper cartons. [[Ultraviolet]] (UV) light from [[fluorescent lamp|fluorescent lighting]] can alter the flavor of milk, so many companies that once distributed milk in [[transparency and translucency|transparent]] or highly [[translucent]] containers are now using thicker materials that block the UV light.
Milk comes in a variety of [[carton|containers]] with local variants:
;Argentina
: Commonly sold in 1-liter bags and cardboard boxes. The bag is then placed in a plastic jug and the corner cut off before the milk is poured.
;Australia and New Zealand
: Distributed in a variety of sizes, most commonly in [[Aseptic processing|aseptic]] cartons for up to 1.5 liters, and plastic screw-top bottles beyond that with the following volumes; 1.1&nbsp;L, 2&nbsp;L, and 3&nbsp;L. 1-liter [[milk bag]]s are starting to appear in supermarkets, but have not yet proved popular. Most UHT-milk is packed in 1 or 2 liter paper containers with a sealed plastic spout.<ref name=wwwa/>
;Brazil
: Used to be sold in cooled 1-liter bags, just like in South Africa. Today the most common form is 1-liter aseptic cartons containing UHT skimmed, semi-skimmed or whole milk, although the plastic bags are still in use for pasteurized milk. Higher grades of pasteurized milk can be found in cartons or plastic bottles. Sizes other than 1-liter are rare.

;Canada
: 1.33 liter plastic bags (sold as 4 liters in 3 bags) are widely available in some areas (especially the [[Maritimes]], Ontario and [[Quebec]]), although the 4 liter plastic jug has supplanted them in western Canada. Other common packaging sizes are 2 liter, 1 liter, 500 mL, and 250 mL cartons, as well as 4 liter, 1 liter, 250&nbsp;mL aseptic cartons and 500&nbsp;mL plastic jugs.
;Chile
: Distributed most commonly in [[Aseptic processing|aseptic]] cartons for up to 1 liter, but smaller, snack-sized cartons are also popular. The most common flavors, besides the natural presentation, are chocolate, strawberry and vanilla.
;China
: Sweetened milk is a drink popular with students of all ages and is often sold in small plastic bags complete with straw. Adults not wishing to drink at a banquet often drink milk served from cartons or [[Hong Kong-style milk tea|milk tea]].
;Colombia
:Sells milk in 1-liter plastic bags.
;Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro
: UHT milk (''trajno mlijeko/trajno mleko/''трајно млеко) is sold in 500&nbsp;mL and 1&nbsp;L (sometimes also 200 mL) aseptic cartons. Non-UHT pasteurized milk (''svježe mlijeko/sveže mleko/''свеже млеко) is most commonly sold in 1&nbsp;L and 1.5&nbsp;L PET bottles, though in Serbia one can still find milk in plastic bags.
;Estonia
: Commonly sold in 1 L bags or 0.33 L, 0.5 L, 1 L or 1.5 L cartons.
; Parts of Europe
: Sizes of 500 mL, 1 liter (the most common), 1.5 liters, 2 liters and 3 liters are commonplace.
;Finland
: Commonly sold in 1 L or 1.5 L cartons, in some places also in 2&nbsp;dl and 5&nbsp;dl cartons.
;Germany
: Commonly sold in 1-liter cartons. Sale in 1-liter plastic bags (common in the 1980s) is now rare.
;Hong Kong
: Milk is sold in glass bottles (220 mL), cartons (236 mL and 1&nbsp;L), plastic jugs (2 liters) and aseptic cartons (250&nbsp;mL).
;India
: Commonly sold in 500 mL plastic bags and in bottles in some parts like in the [[Western world|West]]. It is still customary to serve the milk boiled, despite pasteurization. Milk is often buffalo milk. Flavored milk is sold in most convenience stores in waxed cardboard containers. Convenience stores also sell many varieties of milk (such as flavored and ultra-pasteurized) in various sizes, usually in aseptic cartons.
;Indonesia
: Usually sold in 1-liter cartons, but smaller, snack-sized cartons are available.
;Italy
: Commonly sold in 1-liter cartons or bottles and less commonly in 0.5 or 0.25-liter cartons. Whole milk, semi-skimmed milk, skimmed, lactose-free, and flavored (usually in small packages) milk is available. Milk is sold fresh or UHT. Goat's milk is also available in small amounts. UHT semi-skimmed milk is the most sold, but cafés use almost exclusively fresh whole milk.
;Japan
: Commonly sold in 1-liter waxed paperboard cartons. In most city centers there is also [[Delivery (commerce)|home delivery]] of milk in glass jugs. As seen in China, sweetened and flavored milk drinks are commonly seen in [[vending machine]]s.
;Kenya
:Milk in Kenya is mostly sold in plastic-coated aseptic paper cartons supplied in 300 mL, 500 mL or 1 liter volumes. In rural areas, milk is stored in plastic bottles or gourds.<ref name="Tracing the origin of Mursik"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Neondo |first1=Henry |title=More Kenyans Consume Raw Milk Due to Poverty |url=http://www.cityfarmer.org/milkKenya.html |website=City Farmer |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113231714/http://www.cityfarmer.org/milkKenya.html |archive-date=November 13, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The standard unit of measuring milk quantity in [[Kenya]] is a liter.
;Pakistan
: Milk is supplied in 500 mL plastic bags and carried in jugs from rural to cities for selling
;Philippines
: Milk is supplied in 1000 mL plastic bottles and delivered from factories to cities for selling.
;Poland
: UHT milk is mostly sold in aseptic cartons (500&nbsp;mL, 1&nbsp;L, 2&nbsp;L), and non-UHT in 1&nbsp;L plastic bags or plastic bottles. Milk, UHT is commonly boiled, despite being pasteurized.
;South Africa
: Commonly sold in 1-liter bags. The bag is then placed in a plastic jug and the corner cut off before the milk is poured.
;South Korea
: Sold in cartons (180&nbsp;mL, 200&nbsp;mL, 500&nbsp;mL 900&nbsp;mL, 1&nbsp;L, 1.8&nbsp;L, 2.3&nbsp;L), plastic jugs (1&nbsp;L and 1.8&nbsp;L), aseptic cartons (180 mL and 200 mL) and plastic bags (1 L).
;Sweden

: Commonly sold in 0.3&nbsp;L, 1&nbsp;L or 1.5&nbsp;L cartons and sometimes as plastic or glass milk bottles.
;Turkey
: Commonly sold in 500 mL or 1 L cartons or special plastic bottles. UHT milk is more popular. Milkmen also serve in smaller towns and villages.
;United Kingdom
: Most stores stock [[Imperial units|imperial]] sizes: 1 pint (568&nbsp;mL), 2 pints (1.136&nbsp;L), 4 pints (2.273&nbsp;L), 6 pints (3.408&nbsp;L) or a combination including both metric and imperial sizes. Glass milk bottles delivered to the doorstep by the milkman are typically pint-sized and are returned empty by the householder for repeated [[reuse]]. Milk is sold at supermarkets in either aseptic cartons or HDPE bottles. Supermarkets have also now begun to introduce milk in bags, to be poured from a proprietary jug and nozzle.

;United States

: Commonly sold in [[gallon]] (3.78&nbsp;L), half-gallon (1.89&nbsp;L) and [[quart]] (0.94&nbsp;L) containers of natural-colored HDPE resin, or, for sizes less than one gallon, cartons of waxed paperboard. Bottles made of opaque [[Polyethylene terephthalate|PET]] are also becoming commonplace for smaller, particularly metric, sizes such as one liter. The US single-serving size is usually the half-pint (about 240 mL). Less frequently, dairies deliver milk directly to consumers, from coolers filled with glass bottles which are typically half-gallon sized and returned for reuse. Some convenience store chains in the United States (such as [[Kwik Trip]] in the [[Midwest]]) sell milk in half-gallon bags, while another [[Square milk jug|rectangular cube gallon container design]] used for easy stacking in shipping and displaying is used by [[warehouse club]]s such as [[Costco]] and [[Sam's Club]], along with some [[Walmart]] stores.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/business/30milk.html?ex=1372564800&en=4b8e1de115184001&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink |work=The New York Times |first=Stephanie |last=Rosenbloom |title=Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth |date=June 30, 2008 |access-date=February 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018111823/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/business/30milk.html?ex=1372564800&en=4b8e1de115184001&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink |archive-date=October 18, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
;Uruguay
: Pasteurized milk is commonly sold in 1-liter bags and ultra-pasteurized milk is sold in cardboard boxes called [[Tetra Brik]]s. Non-pasteurized milk is forbidden. Until the 1960s no treatment was applied; milk was sold in bottles. {{As of|2017}}, plastic jugs used for pouring the bags, or "sachets", are in common use.

Practically everywhere, [[condensed milk]] and evaporated milk are distributed in metal cans, 250 and 125&nbsp;mL paper containers and 100 and 200&nbsp;mL squeeze tubes, and [[powdered milk]] (skim and whole) is distributed in boxes or bags.