Reuse rather than recycle for some plastic stuff

I got an idea, wondering if it would work. Some food comes in plastic containers. I wonder if it would be possible to collect these containers, clean them, and sell them back to the companies that originally used them for packaging.

I know it would not work for everything, and if it could be done, each container could probably be used a limited amount of times.

Some plastic can't be melted. And those that can, require a ton of energy to do so. I know that some aren't as useable after recycling.

Does my collect, clean and resell intact containers idea have any merit?