Feds

Who knows, there's a lot of old strange laws on the books. Hope not. Against recycling? Logical government - an oxymoron. ;0) Darlene

Not AFAIK. But reuse of bottles that originally held distilled spirits is not permitted.

Go go google again ;)

Thanks for the link -- good answer!

If they want you, they can get you. Here in Texas it is illegal to carry a pair of pliers in the trunk of your car. (From the fence cutting war days) and they use that law when they need to get someone. It is legal for you to make wine to be consumed at your own table but it is illegal for you to give a bottle to a friend or consume it at his table. (There are provisions for wine contests.) I suspect that most of us break some of those laws. Not me off course but most of us.

I think that's a hold over from the days when there were returnable bottles and reusable bottles. Returnable had a deposit on them but could not be refilled, the glass could be recycled and the bottle re-made. Reusable had (usually) a higher deposit and could be refilled with out remaking the bottle.

I don't know of anyone that uses reusable bottles anymore. It costs too much to make the original bottle (they had to be thicker) and to handle all of the regulations about cleaning and sanitizing. It's cheeper just to remake the bottle.

Andy

Almost all domestic beer in Ontario is packaged in returnable, reusable bottles...

Sorry, I should have specified in the US.

Andy

Coors, Bud, Miller . . . the cases of reusable are certainly still sold out here. They come in a heavier, apparently reusable, waxy case, and are heavy longneck bottles. They cost a bit more to leave the distributor with, but you can bring them back for the deposit.

The one time I did this (for a meeting, not myself) I noticed that many of the bottles showed visible wear.

hawk

I guess I should have restricted the location further. Where is "out here" ?

I haven't seen those around in 10 years and every time I've asked (retailers, wholesalers) about them I was told they were no longer being used due to cost. I have a few cases of 16 oz I use for my beer and would love to get my hands on some more, even if I have to buy BudMillCoors. I'm sure I can find someone to drink the beer :-)

Any help you can give me about finding them would be appreciated.

Sorry for the mis-information. I stand corrected.

Andy

I wasn't trying to be facetious, just sayin' for general interest's sake.

West-central pennsylvania

Watch for beer in brown, non-twistoff longnecks. I believe that they're the same bottles.

Oh, try bars. I think they tend to use them.

hawk

I'll have to take a look the next time I'm in the area.

Around here, those aren't reusable. We still have long necks (bar bottles), but they are no longer reusable, only returnable. They must be recycled and the bottles re-made. That's what I've seen everywhere I've traveled.

Reusable brown bottles almost always have these two rings of scratches around the body of the bottle. It comes from going through the washing and bottling lines so many times.

Thanks, I'll keep my eyes open the next time I'm in PA.

Andy

And my apology was sincere. Sometimes I forget the group has many members from around the world, particularly from Canada and Australia.

Andy