[leadingthenet]

It's not just about emissions, though. Single-use plastics literally just accumulate in landfills until the end of time, while glass is highly recyclable (and one of the few economically viable ones).

[bombcar]

Arguably putting plastic back in landfills is just returning oil back to earth, but it’s not a pretty site.

[ssl-3]

Glass is infinitely recyclable, but is seldom actually-recycled since making new glass is often the least expensive route.

[kalleboo]

I've never lived anywhere that landfills garbage so I don't know about that.

[Solvency]

Ah, you throw yours right into the river then.

[kalleboo]

Incineration which generates power and/or district heating

Homes that don't have electric or district heating are often heated with oil anyway, might as well have some utility to that oil before it's burned?