Compared with the city, although there are not so many feasts in rural life, there are quite a few farmers who like to drink. Rural people pay less attention to this aspect, and only beer and liquor are popular in the countryside. Not only did liquor and beer appear at village banquets, but farmers were also tired of work, and they also liked to drink some wine to relieve the fatigue of the day. Beer is especially popular with farmers in the summer because it quenches thirst.
In my impression, beer prices in rural areas are not expensive and old beer bottles can still be sold after drinking. More than a decade ago, many rural children had the experience of bringing beer bottles to the cafeteria in the summer to buy popsicles. In addition, if there are a large number of beer bottles stored in rural households, some people come to recycle them. More than a decade ago, there were hawkers of recycled beer bottles in almost every village, with prices ranging from high to low. The average price is two to three cents. If there is the letter B at the bottom of the bottle, the recycling price may reach 5 cents. In an era when the price level did not rise rapidly, it was already a not low price. Why are old beer bottles over 10 years old so valuable?
On the one hand, the beer industry at that time was in a period of rising development. Drinking beer was a trend to some extent for people at the time, and there was a great demand for beer bottles in rural areas. However, due to the limitations of production technology, the number of beer bottles that the factory was able to produce at that time was limited, so the reuse of recycled old beer bottles became the most convenient solution.
In addition, I heard from some brewery workers that many people were struggling to recycle old beer bottles at that time, in fact, due to part competition. Not only is there only one brewer, but the bottles used by different beer brands are also different in detail. Some manufacturers specialize in recycling bottles that are unique to other factories, just to limit and reduce each other's beer sales. Therefore, in this case, the price of recycled beer bottles will not be too low.
However, more than 10 years ago, five recycled beer bottles are currently unsold and have even become contaminated garbage. In many rural areas, you can see beer bottles stacked haphazardly, as well as beer bottles that are worth more than 10 years. Why doesn't anyone want them now? This is mainly because with the improvement of glass production technology, it is not difficult to produce beer bottles, and the number has also increased greatly. In addition, it is becoming increasingly apparent that beer produced by different manufacturers may not meet the requirements for reuse, so many people simply stop this business.
In this way, recycling old beer bottles can be seen as a unique phenomenon of that era and a special memory in the hearts of farmers. Nowadays, as conditions change, many things in rural areas are becoming less and less valuable. Many farmers pile up hundreds of beer bottles in their homes, but they still don't know what to do with them. Have you ever met someone who recycles old beer bottles? What memories do you have of this?