One of the main reasons glass has been abandoned as a packaging material is the weight. Remember companies look to squeeze every last cent of profit they can.
Glass is heavy. That leads to increased shipping cost.
Reusing it requires cleaning. It’s cheaper for a company to let the consumer throw plastic bottles in the trash. Let the city/county/taxpayer pay for disposal.
That’s why only high end juices, wine, liquor is in glass; that’s because glass has absolute barrier qualities that preserve expensive products.
Well, what was wrong with the waxed cartons?