roughbarked said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

roughbarked said:

Ha ha. :) the original bottle of wine you purchased for $20 did cost roughly something less than $2 to produce and ship.
The customer is being ripped off ant both ends. This is capitalism unchecked.

You don’t think there is competition in the wine industry? The markup on most food and beverage products from the farm to the consumer is similar and is simply a reflection on how value-adding works in the economy.

I understand all of that. But I do need it explained to me how the cost of washing and recycling the bottles can’t be worn by the wineries. It is a substantially smaller cost than cleaning up the wastes costs the rest of the taxpayers.

The recycling scheme in WA all you do is take them to a depot and they are counted and you get your money
In cash or into a bank account.
Unless the government tries to recoup from the industry it shouldn’t cost the wine’s makers anything
The only bottles I do see lying around are wine bottles, soft drinks containers, etc are completely gone