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Floral Waste is boosting circularity in economy

Implementing composting pits in temples and involving Temple trusts and SHGs in recycling efforts creating significant employment opportunities

by FWM
July 12, 2024
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Outreach programs to educate priests and devotees about not dumping floral waste in rivers helping encourage waste reduction

 10 JUL 2024 3:43PM by PIB Delhi

As India moves towards sustainability and a circular economy, the focus on waste to wealth is the way to be. Implementing composting pits in temples and involving Temple trusts and SHGs in recycling efforts can create significant employment opportunities. Outreach programs to educate priests and devotees about not dumping floral waste in rivers can help encourage waste reduction. The “Green Temples” concept can be integrated into policies to transform temples into eco-friendly spaces. Promoting digital offerings or biodegradable materials instead of traditional flowers can also help reduce floral waste.  The National Horticulture Board can be involved in tracking and managing floral waste in green spaces like parks etc.

The floral waste sector in India is experiencing new growth, marked by its multifaceted benefits. Not only is it providing meaningful employment opportunities for women, but is also effectively diverting waste from dumpsites, contributing to environmental preservation.

Floral waste, collected from the spiritual sites mostly biodegradable, often ends up in landfills or water bodies, causing health hazards and harming aquatic life. According to a UN Climate Change report, the river Ganga alone absorbs over 8 million MT of flower waste annually. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, several Indian cities are bringing innovative solutions to the table. Social entrepreneurs are stepping in to recycle flowers into valuable products like organic compost, soaps, candles, and incense sticks.

The Swachh Bharat Mission is spearheading a transformative journey towards sustainability, where the ethos of circular economy and waste-to-wealth reign supreme. Amidst this paradigm shift, floral waste emerges as one of the significant contributors to carbon footprints, prompting collaborative efforts among cities and startups to tackle this challenge head-on.

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With 75,000 to 100,000 daily visitors at the Ujjain’s Mahalakaleshwar Temple, around 5-6 tonnes of floral and other waste are produced daily. Specialized ‘Pushpanjali Econirmit’ vehicles collect this waste and then it is processed at a 3TPD plant, turning it into eco-friendly products. 16 women from the Shiv Arpan Self-Help Group create various high-quality items from the floral waste and have been employed for the same. Additionally, the waste is converted into briquettes and compost, for the local farmers and as also works as biofuel. According to the Ujjain Smart City 2022 report, 2,200 tons of floral waste has been treated to date, and a total of 30,250,000 sticks produced so far.

Siddhivinayak Temple sees nearly 40,000 -50,000 devotees daily peaking 1,00,000 devotees on some given days, offering 120 to 200kgs of floral. Mumbai-based designer house ‘Adiv Pure Nature’ has initiated a sustainable venture, turning the temple’s discarded blooms into natural dyes to create different textiles in the form of fabric yardage, garments, scarves, table linens and tote bags. They collect floral waste thrice in a week which accounts to 1000-1500 kg /week. After segregation, a team of artisans transform the dried flowers into natural dyes. Beyond the commonly used marigold, rose, and hibiscus, the team also utilizes coconut husks to create natural dyes and produce textured prints through steam.

Tirupati Municipal Corporation handles over 6 tons of floral waste daily from temples every day. The city collects and upcycles floral waste into valuable & reusable products. 150 women from self-help groups have been employed through this. The recycling is done at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Aggarbatti 15-ton capacity manufacturing plant. The products are packaged with recycled paper and plantable paper embedded with Tulsi seeds for a zero-carbon footprint.

Kanpur based Phool, the floral waste recyclers have been tackling the massive temple-waste problem by collecting floral-waste from temples from various cities on a daily basis. Phool collects nearly 21 MT of floral-waste weekly (3 TPD) across the five prominent temple towns of India including Ayodhya, Varanasi, Bodh Gaya, Kanpur and Badrinath. This waste is upcycled into items such as incense sticks, incense cones, Bamboo-less incense, havan cup etc. The women employed by Phool enjoy a safe working space, fixed salaries, and benefits like provident fund, transportation, and healthcare. With deep-tech research, the startup has developed ‘Fleather’, which is a viable alternative to Animal leather and it was recently awarded PETA’s best innovation the Vegan World.

Hyderabad-based startup, ‘HolyWaste’ has revitalized floral waste through a unique process called ‘Florjuvination. Founded in 2018, the company’s founders Maya Vivek and Manu Dalmia partnered with vendors, temples, event organizers, decorators, and flower waste generators. They collect floral waste from 40 temples, 2 flower vendors, and a market area to create eco-friendly products like fertilizers, incense sticks, scented cones, and soaps. Currently, Holy waste is preventing a humble quantity of 1,000 kgs/week from clogging the water bodies or rotting in the landfills.

Poonam Sehrawat’s startup, ‘Aaruhi’, collects floral waste from over 15 temples in Delhi-NCR, recycling 1,000 kg of waste and earning over Rs 2 lakh monthly. Sehrawat has trained more than 3,000 women to create products from floral waste.

 

Tags: 'Adiv Pure Nature''Florjuvination.and incense sticks.AyodhyaBamboo-less incenseBodh Gayacandleshavan cupincense conesincense sticksKanpurPushpanjali Econirmit' vehiclesSiddhivinayak TemplesoapsThe "Green Temples"The National Horticulture BoardTirumala Tirupati Devasthanam AggarbattiUjjain’s Mahalakaleshwar TempleVaranasi

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