On topic:
I Agree that this game certainly is kinda "empty" ... on the other hand getting rid of every empty container seem like pretty stupid idea ...
You DO realize that there's a possible middle ground between "Way too many containers" and "get rid of every container", right?
And to be honest the fact that they are often empty is only a marginal problem.
Filling most of those wouldn't make the game any better. If anything, possibly worse.
The last thing this game needs currently is even more cumbersome inventory management filtering tons of trash.