notbob wrote:

> While not new, the applications are. Been used for wine and soda pop
> syrup fer ages. Frankly, I'm glad to see more widespread use. Glass
> has been a hazard plaguing us for far too long. I can still vividly
> see that happy picnicing family enjoying the river on a hot Summer day
> and one of the adults wade into the water from the bank and step on a
> large piece of broken glass, buried in the mud, that damn near amputated
> his big toe. Now, if they can just make those pouches biodegradable.
>
> nb ...who never goes barefoot, anymore!

Thanks to mandating return of empty bottles, that is nowhere near the
problem that it used to be. I remember what it was like when I was a
kid and there was broken glass everywhere. I seldom see it anymore.

FWIW.... the liquor stores here now charge a deposit on all their
containers. However, not that spring is here and the snow is melting
there are lots of empty beer, wine and liquor bottles growing at the
side of the road.