We're used a lot of handwash soap dispensers looking like this, just plain plastic with the pump at the top. These, of course, are refillable but for the most part, they are simply thrown away as refill packs for things like these are few and far between. There is also the fact that the average consumer is far less likely to try and refill something when the much easier option of replacing the product with a new one is both cheap and widely available.
I found this on the Dieline. At most of our schools and work places the soap dispensers in the bathroom have a changable bottle so that the plastic part doesn't actually change. When the bottle inside if empty, it is simply tossed away and replaced with a new one.
Sonic has designed something similar for the home. The pump is part of the main unit which is easy to clean and has a viewing window for the consumer to see how much soap is left and whether or not it will need to be replaced soon.
For the most part handwash comes in circular or rounded containers, an odd shape to have to pack together for transport. One of the great features about the plastic bottle for this dispenser is that it is square and therefore stacks together closely for transport, thus saving on space and therefore fewer trips have to be made to transport the same amount of bottles, reducing the carbon footprint.
The bottle is also made of ultra thin PET plastic that is easily recyclable. The benefit of it being very thin is both the use of less material and that the bottle crushes down very easily into a compact shape for the recycling process.
The alternative to the plastic bottle is a square Tetrapak that will also fit into the dispenser and is as easily recyclable.
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