(a) Different kinds of packaging materials used commonly are:
1. Cardboard - used as shoe, soap, bulb and other boxes.
2. Plastic Bags - Toys covers, sarees bags, shopping bags, etc.
3. Wooden Boxes - Fruit baskets and boxes for hardware.
4. Jute Bags - School bags, shopping bags, vegetable bags, etc.
(b) By reusing the packaging material, we can reduced packaging material.
(c) The basic purpose of packaging is to protect the product from tampering and to maintain its freshness. However, most of the packaging material is used to beautify the boxes and make them look attractive on the shelves. Unfortunately a large volume of packaging material goes waste and is thrown into dustbin. For example, in most of the places, the dustbins are full of chips and biscuits wrappers. It unnecessarily increases the amount of garbage. It also increase the cost of the product due to unnecessary packaging. We should seriously consider how to reduce unnecessary packaging.
