India is the land of flowers as a flower from an integral part of various festivals or religious places and most important temples there's about 2milllions tons of flowers discarded daily through Rubyist from about one-third of the total solid waste produced in the country it's not always well-managed which means it is disposed of into open lands or water bodies, and this causes land and water pollution but also causes a problem if eutrophication of lakes which mean we have algal blooms for fishes dying because all the solid waste is taking up the oxygen could degrade red rise in sustainable essential oil range produced from the discarded flower. People from the temples are collecting waste products of floral waste from water bodies and land and selling the waste from the better use of rotten flowers.
Floral waste from the temple can be collected regularly and recycled to make useful agro products like bio fungicide. Floral waste can be dried and mixed with other products like paper, wood-shavings, etc., to make bio briquettes, soaps, cream, organic dye, organic compose, etc., can be from calendula flowers. Biodegradable packaging is also made from flowers, and organic leathers made from flowers are being tested. The flowers are kneaded and rolled into incense. We can use these non-allergic products. We can use this product on daily basis requirements.
Solid waste disposal is a major problem in the world. Floral waste is one of the major concerns. Flowers are made use of in many industries to make perfumes, cosmetics, etc. Temple wastes are enriched with carbon content.
Disposal of flowers in rivers and oceans can lead to water pollution. The dyes and pigments from floral waste will have application in various textile industries. The waste can thus be converted into wealth. This can resolve the problems of disposal of waste and ultimately reduce water and environmental pollution.
To recycle the floral waste from Pandals and Mandir, we must motivate and encourage people to minimize artificial colors. During the festive season, a lot of floral waste is generated, and handling this waste is sacred. It is never disposed of with other waste products. Converting this waste to wealth enhances scientific temper.
We could develop recycling by converting them into various types of applications like dye, lip balms, food items, soaps, etc. The residue of flowers after extraction is mixed with white sand to enhance colors. Flowers have now become more valuable for people. Their sentiments are attached with flowers.
4 Things which we can make with floral waste:-
1) Converting rotten flowers into Potpourri.
2) Rotten flowers converted into Homemade Natural Soap.
3) Redecor home walls with floral art.
4) DIY Flower Candles.
Thus we can make wealth out of waste. We have got this Earth planet a lease from our future generation and not as an ancestral property from our ancestors. Human existence is totally impossible without the existence of nature. It is the basic responsibility of a human being to preserve nature without disturbing its balance. We should conserve our planet material for our future betterments.
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