Science BeerSci: Why You Should Never Drink Beer From A Clear Glass Bottle Avoid gross-smelling drinks by protecting your brew from light. Martha Harbison Jan 19, 2013 1:44 AM EST ...

Says Coe: "Essentially we're turning what was once a 3-cent pear into a $60 bottle of brandy." Daniel Ruiz, head distiller at Clear Creek Distillery in Portland, Ore., agrees.

The recycling plant sells the crushed clear glass to bottle manufacturers, like Ardagh Group in Salem, N.J. When we visited, they were making Snapple bottles, Mason jars and Nantucket Nectar bottles.

In a clear bottle, concentrations of this molecule decreased by 65% after a week. In a green one, even after 50 days it had fallen by only 40%. Another victim was geraniol.

Glass bottles are also safe to clean in a dishwasher, and it’s easy to see when they are sufficiently clean — something that’s not always clear with plastic or metal containers.

A: Many glass bottles collected regionally become wine bottles at a bottle-making facility in South Seattle. Opened in 1931, this plant is now called Verallia and is owned by the French company ...