BEST FROM WASTE

Bhaikatti S.A; Dongaritot P.S; Rodagi C.M; Thamb K.M; Hilli S.S.; Patil A.A

doi:10.31149/ijot.v1i2.1162

Bhaikatti S.A Department of Civil Engineering
Dongaritot P.S Lecturer in Civil Engg. Department S.V.S.M.D’s K.K.I. Polytechnic, Akkalkot
Rodagi C.M Department of Civil Engineering
Thamb K.M Department of Civil Engineering
Hilli S.S. Department of Civil Engineering
Patil A.A

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31149/ijot.v1i2.1162

Keywords: waste, composting

Abstract

In our country, India, worshiping is the way of living and people offer various offerings to the deities which mainly consist of flowers, leaves, fruits, coconuts, clothes. out of which floral offerings are found in huge quantity. Thus, temple waste has a unique share of flower waste in the total waste. After fulfilling their purpose, flowers along with other waste, find their way into the garbage or are discarded either into some water bodies or left up on the open places as a waste causing various environmental problems. The majorly offered flowers in temples are rose, jasmine, marigold, chrysanthemum, hyacinth, hibiscus, etc. This floral waste can be utilized in different ways to produce valuable products and can thus help to save environment from pollution caused due to improper disposal of flower waste. Techniques like vermicomposting, composting, dyes extraction, extraction of essential oils, making of holy colors and bio-gas generation can be used. Moreover, this flower waste can also be used for making incense sticks besides using them for some art and craft techniques. Petals of different flowers can also be utilized for handmade papermaking by extracting the pulp or by mottling them into the readymade pulp. In this paper, we have reviewed the ways by which temple waste can be utilized and managed to get valuable products which will lead to a healthier and waste free environment

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