Glass recycling in the US is problematic. There is no method currently in use that ensures intact glass containers put out for recycling pick up do not break during the pick up, transport and drop off process.
Much of what we put out in the blue bins for recycling just goes to landfill because cardboard is easily contaminated and rejected, plastic is now being rejected by the largest plastic recycling country (China) due to contamination restraints, and the vast majority of glass gets broken in route from curbside and can't be used. All of this, even though put in a recycling bin goes to the landfill.
If you're looking at sustainability in the recycle/re-use category, your best bet is probably re-use.
There's zero waste if you are actively re-using a container, even if it is plastic.
Much of what we put out in the blue bins for recycling just goes to landfill because cardboard is easily contaminated and rejected, plastic is now being rejected by the largest plastic recycling country (China) due to contamination restraints, and the vast majority of glass gets broken in route from curbside and can't be used. All of this, even though put in a recycling bin goes to the landfill.
If you're looking at sustainability in the recycle/re-use category, your best bet is probably re-use.
There's zero waste if you are actively re-using a container, even if it is plastic.