Rinsing and returning empty bottles keeps Doorstep Deliveries running smoothly, protects product quality, and helps us reuse bottles again and again — cutting waste, costs, and environmental impact in one simple habit.
♻️ Why rinsing matters
A quick swill with warm water stops milk residues from souring, prevents odours, and keeps bottles hygienic for reuse. Clean bottles move through our wash-and-sanitise system far more efficiently, which means fewer breakages, fewer replacements, and a lighter footprint for the whole community.
🚪 How to return your bottles
• Give each bottle a quick rinse as soon as it’s empty — warm water is perfect.
• Leave them out on your doorstep on your next delivery day.
• Pop the lids in your recycling — we can’t reuse those.
• Keep bottles upright if possible so they are easier for your milkman to pick up
“If you use a milk holder, please stand your empties to the side of it, not inside. This means the milkman can pop your fresh bottles straight into the holder without having to put them on the floor, remove the empties, load the full bottles, and then pick the empties back up again. This is a great help to the milkman and he will really appreciate it”
🌍 Small habit, big impact
Every bottle reused is one less manufactured, transported, and eventually thrown away. With thousands of bottles circulating each week, your simple rinse genuinely makes a difference to Doorstep Deliveries’s sustainability and to the farmers and bakers we support.
💛 Thank you
Your care helps us keep the traditional milk round alive while making it cleaner, greener, and more efficient. If you ever have questions about returns, deliveries, or how our reuse system works, just ask — we’re always here to help.
