Whoever invented glass is my hero. If I could take the DeLorean back to the Stone Age, I would kiss him right on the mouth. I'm assuming it was a guy since males are usually the ones that like to play with fire—plus it's my Back to the Future fantasy, so I don't have to explain myself.
Back to the glass... glass is 100% recyclable and barely loses any integrity in the recycling process. It's made out of silicon dioxide (or to simple folk like me, sand), one of the most abundant materials on Earth. Companies began using plastic instead of glass for beverages and foods because it is less likely to break en route to its destination and plastic bottles are cheapies. They don't come without their price, as noted in the previous, decade-old post.
Of course, bottled water is the culprit of most of the bait and bottle stuff.
Here's a suggestion: unless you live some place where the mineral or bacteria levels are unsafe (i.e. Mexico City), bottled water is a scam and a waste of plastic, money and pretty much everything else. Get a filter or just drink out of the tap—at its worst, it's probably as dangerous as eating Oreos.
Next time you grab a drink from the store, choose the one with the glass bottle. If you have the time, make your own iced tea or juice and refill a glass or aluminum bottle (something that is unsafe to do with a plastic bottle). Use it as a flower vase, put your toothbrushes in it... I really don't care what you do with it as long as you don't throw it out like a baby in the bathwater. When you've exhausted its use in your own home, send it to be recycled and know you got the most out of that Snapple.
