When I was little A trip to the shop meant something nice I used to return empty bottles for money sometimes I used to make the trip twice. They were washed and reused again and again we did not have plastic bags from the shop you had a huge bag bigger than yourself to bring items home including more pop. We saved energy before milk came in plastic the trend caught on very very well until that is we realied our seas were polluted but is it too late to be saved by the bell. Fish are digesting plastic, it has seeped into our food chain I think it is time to go back to the local shop and start recycling glass bottles again.