One of the main reasons why flooding has increased in the last few decades in India is because companies are increasingly using plastic and other materials like aluminized foil for packaging, Earlier if plastic, glass bottles were used for packaging, they could be used for storing other items. However almost all items like biscuits are supplied with aluminum foil packaging which cannot be recycled or reused except for gardening
Plastic bags used for milk packaging were sold to the scrap dealer.
A look at packaging materials, effectiveness, reuse , tips, dealers purchasing packaging scrap material