An environmentally friendly container with bioplastic shell and glass lining includes a shell defining a hollow body of the container; a wall of the shell that includes a bioplastic resin; and a lining that includes a liquid glass and coats a surface of the wall. Embodiments may include an opening at an end of the shell; a cap that includes the bioplastic resin of the shell; and a cap lining on an inner surface of the cap, the cap lining forming a closure with the lining of the wall so that the container provides a sealed cavity; wherein the lining is on an inner surface of the wall of the shell, thereby fully lining an interior cavity of the container with glass; and the bioplastic resin includes PLA, PLLA, PDLA, PHA, PCL, or PBT.