Interview With A Milkman -1996- -2021- [work] Now

What did you do with the float?

"I’m back to glass," he says proudly. "The 'retro' look is what people crave now. They realize that milk in glass tastes better, stays colder, and doesn't end up in a landfill. I’m seeing those same handwritten notes again, though now they’re often followed up by a text message through the company app." Interview With A Milkman -1996- -2021-

(Laughs) Desperation, mostly. I was 22. I’d been fired from a warehouse job for being late. The irony isn’t lost on me. My uncle was a roundsman for Co-op. He said, “Dai, you hate people, but you love driving. Be a milkman. You only talk to the cats.” What did you do with the float

You’re still at it. I thought the supermarkets won. Arthur: Oh, they tried. For twenty years, I was a dinosaur. But then everyone realized the oceans were filling up with plastic, and suddenly, my "old-fashioned" glass bottles became the height of fashion again. I’m a "Sustainability Logistics Officer" now, apparently. They realize that milk in glass tastes better,