[NB] Convenience stores to swap out plastic water bottles with glass

[Mccuish]

 

Article: Government "We are changing all plastic water bottles sold in convenient stores to glass bottles"

Source: Insight via Instagram

1. [+1,017] It's going to be extra difficult for the delivery people, the staff stocking this in the stores, and the people buying it... sigh...

2. [+902] I think selling it in cartons like milk is a good idea, too... Sure, it might be off putting at first, but I think we can get used to it and it'd be a lot easier to buy and drink. 

3. [+446] It's a good change but what about the price?

4. [+687] I think it'd be easier to find better ways of recycling plastic...

5. [+109] I read that recycling glass is actually difficult ㅋ is this connected to a glass production company somehow?

6. [+71] It's going to be so hard to carry around heavy glass bottles ㅠㅠ

7. [+66] A lot's going to shatter;;

8. [+32] I guess that means prices will also go up

9. [+32] Cartons should be an easier alternative. Glass is so difficult from transportation to collecting as trash... 

10. [+43] The whole point of convenience stores is to drop by for a quick buy, glass bottles are going to be a big inconvenience..

11. [+32] Glass is also dangerous for children to handle ㅠ

12. [+23] Guess we can't freeze it for ice water either ㅠ

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This ain't going to end very well

Edited December 26, 2020 by Mccuish

[YooJeong]

I feel like cartons (boxed water) would be cheaper, easier to handle, and also easier to recycle....but at least they're trying?

[satoori]

milk use to be in glass bottles. also there are other drink brands in glass bottles too. so manufactures and store workers should not have a huge problem.

customers, well they'll just have to handle their water better.

or carry their own water from home. (which is better)

 

[Hizu]

They should put potable water "fountains" or whatever people call it in english in supermarkets or outside so people could refill their glass bottles.

[puellarum generatio]

it seems very inconvenient

[deliriousness]

Cartons would be a better option. Glass is just not as practical. It’s fine if it’s a small quantity, or you want to be fancy. I don’t see this being a sensible replacement for plastic.

[trilobite]

45 minutes ago, Hizu said:

They should put potable water "fountains" or whatever people call it in english in supermarkets or outside so people could refill their glass bottles.

but then corporations can't make tons of money selling something that should be a basic human right! the terror! /s

[Hizu]

3 minutes ago, trilobite said:

but then corporations can't make tons of money selling something that should be a basic human right! the terror! /s

There are these "water houses" outside already, the next step is putting them in supermarkets. But yeah, corporations.

Edited December 27, 2020 by Hizu

[Guest]

drink tap water if its clean where u live tbh. i used to drink a bottle of 1l in 1 or 2 days, i stopped last year after i bought a solid plastic bottle and it probably saved me from buying 150/200+ plastic bottles

[felidae]

Well time to bring your own water then! Talking from mineral water customer pov, glass bottles are heavy af, the price would skyrocketed, inconvenient if we don't want to make SOUNDS, etc.

But what is human but to adapt to capitalism lol

[Goten21]

On 12/27/2020 at 1:47 AM, cornichon said:

drink tap water if its clean where u live tbh. i used to drink a bottle of 1l in 1 or 2 days, i stopped last year after i bought a solid plastic bottle and it probably saved me from buying 150/200+ plastic bottles

Buy a refillable that isnt plastic, plastic particles can get in ur bottle