Glass bottles break, and then you've got milk all over and broken glass to deal with.
A plastic bag weighs less (cheaper to transport), is less likely to break, and even if it does then there's just the milk and a piece of harmless soft plastic.
Now: the question of "why plastic bags instead of plastic bottles" is most likely because you live in America's Hat, Canada. I really don't know why they made this bizarre choice.
Strong bases can usually dissolve glass. Because bases are notorious for attacking glass, plastic-stoppered bottles are typically used instead.
Because the plastic containers WEIGH less than glass.
Usually glass or plastic.
plastic is cheaper than some other materials and it keeps the fluid in it fresh
If strong bases are present in the glass-stopper bottles, they may react with the glass and etch it or change the concentration of the base. Hence plastic-stopper bottles are used for bases.
Glass bottles are washed, brushed disinfected and rinsed. Plastic bottles are not refilled, but are melted and recycled.
They're lighter and more rugged than glass bottles.
* Paper * Plastic water bottles (but not the cap) * Cardboard * Glass bottles
It depends. Some milk bottles are glass, some are plastic etc.
It is more simple to made bottles from glass or plastic and also cheaper.
Not all salad dressing comes in glass bottles. Some are plastic. It depends on the preference of the company making it.
glass, aluminum for bottles be more specific