I'm surprised to read in these comments that bottle reuse at the commercial scale is quite common in some areas. Here in NY we recycle glass but it's primarily

I'm surprised to read in these comments that bottle reuse at the commercial scale is quite common in some areas. Here in NY we recycle glass but it's primarily through single stream recycling or via bottle deposit machines, which I believe both smash the bottles and mix the streams. I presume this is because bins of broken glass are significantly higher bulk density than in-tact bottles. Seems like this boils down to a logistics and handling problem. I think we are reaching a point where it makes sense for an "ISO Container" but smaller scale, for ease of automated logistics. Something basically like a milk crate but better for automated stacking, shuttling along conveyers, and un/loading by robots. It would be an interesting way to come full-circle for glass bottle reuse. Edit: did some digging and I guess Euro boxes are a thing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_container https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_container https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systainer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systainer