But big companies make more money by producing
and shipping beverages and food in throwaway containers
at centralized facilities. This shift has put many
small local bottling companies, breweries, and canneries
out of business and hurt local economies. However,
some U.S. dairies now deliver milk to their customers
in refillable glass or plastic acrylic bottles that can be
reused 50 to 100 times. And a few U.S. breweries have
switched back to refillable bottles.