one of the reasons the cost and weight of glass is such a problem is because the supply chains have consolidated around huge centralized bottling plants that re

one of the reasons the cost and weight of glass is such a problem is because the supply chains have consolidated around huge centralized bottling plants that require the transport of individually-packaged goods clear across the country. bottling isn't a specialized task, it can be done anywhere. If companies were forced to pay the true cost of their plastic packaging, we might see a return to a system where bottling plants were set up locally, provided local jobs in smaller communities, and customers could return their used glass bottles directly to the local bottling plant for sterilization and re-use.