I agree, glass bottles can be dangerous. do you realize how many people died from the 1600's to 1980 because they were too stupid to be careful using glass bottles. The cost of oil was cheap enough at 25.00/barrel then to make plastic bottles, not now. I'll bet you even bought soap on a rope-LOL

Vic, it isn't only the "cost" of the petroleum products to make plastic, it is the amount of garbage that is created from these products which is filling the landfills all over the world. It doesn't break down.

I remember when it began to rain last year while I was carrying my groceries home in a paper bag. As I chased my cans down the street, I cursed our idiot mayor and whoever among his stooges had decided to ban rainproof plastic bags in San Francisco. Paper is certainly biodegradable, for the process started even as I was carrying the bag home.

And has anyone considered what glass bottles will do to the price of beverages? Since they are much heavier than plastic, freight costs will increase, hardly to be borne by the merchants. That is in addition to the hazard of dealing with broken glass.

@tooitu well buy reusable bags, they are less than a dollar per bag and you normally get a discount on your grocery purchase for each reusable bag used. And you call the mayor an idiot...

The glass packages are a great idea for people who aren't going to complain about dropping them. We can't be willing to pollute the planet on the off chance we might cut our foot open. Http://www.savecreatively.com has some great deals on samples and bargains.

If it helps the enviroment I would rather have a cut and a clean planet everyday. People are going to have to actually teach their children to be careful yes I know a long shot but if you keep letting your kids get cut up I'm sure they will take them away anyhow. Parents have gotten soft a little... dangerous may go a long way in making people pay attention and take care of their children. One of those things that the result outways the means. Personally I think any foods taste better when stored in glass. What I would give for a mountain dew in the glass bottle.. just not the same in a can or plastic. Hope the food industry is next in this revolution.

Paper or plastic...It's about time we went back to paper. I hated it when they started bagging everything in plastic. And glass....food taste better in it and cosmetics stay fresh longer. Plastics have expiration dates on water so if you have stored water in plastic the plastic not the water may have expired....glass is better. Have a bit of sense people. Life will not end because of some packaging. And schoonmakr....people aren't stupid. We don't need government to rule our lives, just common sense. If you break a bottle, clean it up for pete's sake...And eat some ice cream or something. YOu are too uptight....

schoonmakr

Before "plastic" bottles and plastic used for everything, we had glass bottles for milk and juice and soft drinks. In some places, glass was not permitted like around a pool area for example. Beer still comes in glass and you can return the bottles for credit. In my day, kids would get their spending money from collecting glass bottles and turning them in to the grocery store.

If you read the article, glass is not being used for everything but, there are other sustainable packaging materials like sugarcane.

I hope you have regained your composer and relaxed and chilled from your frenzy over glass.

i wish ppl would stop being so ignorant to the fact that, the way we're living now is destroying us and our planet. plastic can be recycled yes, but thats not problem. the problem is that it spends years in a landfill before being recycled, and then it releases its chemicals into the air to melt it down and turn it into something else. get it. we just need to be open to new ideas, just because your life is convenient now doesnt make it right.

What an idiotic thing to say. We are being, and have been poisoned by plastics for far too long. Convenience to ourselves shouldn't be the only factor in the viability of an item in the marketplace. We should also consider the impact to ourselves and the environment.

It's too bad being stupid isn't banned by the government.

Aluminum is one of the worst materials in regards of the environment. It takes several hundred years to break down. It takes a whole lot of chemicals to produce, and it's poisonous!!

"Aluminum is one of the worst materials in regards of the environment. It takes several hundred years to break down. It takes a whole lot of chemicals to produce, and it's poisonous!!"-------------------------------------------------------



And when you consider that aluminum is the most common metal in the world and 3rd most common element found in the Earth ( #1 oxygen @ 46%, #2 silicon @ 28%, #3 aluminum @ 8 % ) , one must wonder about it being the worst material for the environment.

Excellent response from someone who, obviously, has a vision beyond their belt buckle.
Thank you!

Bravo! Well said!