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Amphora have been a viable alternative to plastic bottles for ages.
In this case it appears the amount of clay needed would have put an undue strain on the soil, plus the energy required to bake them was prohibitive.
Except baked clay is twice as dense, needs to be 20 times as thick to make a bottle out of, and will shatter if you drop it from chest height
Yes, that's why it was single use.
Today we tend to use glass, but that's reusable.