Bottled water — where the 16.9-ounce plastic half liter bottle is by far the most popular container — saw a 2.3-percent jump ...

(Half litre 500 ml bottles are used for sweet wines like Sauternes or Tokaji.) Larger formats favoured by collectors range from a magnum (1.5 litres) to what’s known as a Melchizedek or Midas ...