Hi,
When a factory produces and markets a bottled drink or food in a container, the essence is the drink or food, and the container is subsidiary and not viewed as having any sort of independent existence. Therefore, a Jew who purchases such a product and then decides to re-use the container is said to be creating the container, and no immersion of the container in a mikvah would be required.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Yoreh Deah 2:4)
[Note that I am not sure whether this would apply to containers which the company sought to re-claim for cleaning and re-use. Also note the disclaimer atop this blog; this is Rav Moshe's view, but prominent others disagree.]
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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