Can plastics be ever replaced in the dairy industry?

Right from the advent of industrialization and commercialization of food products, safe packaging and transport have always been of immense importance. Materials that are relatively resistant to environmental wear and tear, are chemically neutral along with being easy and profitable to manufacture have always been preferred. Over time many such ideas and innovations for safe and profitable packaging have come and gone. Starting from leaf plates to stainless-steel cans to aluminum foil cases, packaging has come a long way. Although none of these matches with the en vogue commercial, omniscient packaging material, viz. 'plastic'. Be it durability, multipurpose use, or being the big cause for widespread garbage and pollution, plastic tops it all. However in the 21st century and in the current world scenario, along with the desired industry-required characteristics, a substance leaving minimum carbon footprint is of utmost demand.