Biodegradable waste should be converted into compost which can be used to replenish the earth with the topsoil, observes Founder Trustee of Angelique Foundation Jaishree Goyal.

Video Analysis: Converting biodegradable waste into compost can help boost the green cover

Indians offer flowers at temples as mark of purity and sacredness to the gods, and the sheer quantity of waste generated by those flowers from various temples is overwhelming. Every year Indians dump about 8 million tonnes (8.8 tons) of waste flowers loaded with pesticides and insecticides into various water bodies, destroying their fragile eco-system. Ankit Agarwal, a young entrepreneur in the northern Kanpur city, which lies on the banks of the Ganges, is helping minimise that damage by collecting tonnes of flower waste and repurposing it into incense sticks and recyclable paper that can be planted as seeds after use.

Turning floral waste into incense sticks to save the Ganges river in India

Have you ever thought what happens to the flowers that are used for offering prayers to the God or for decoration at the weddings? A flower once plucked becomes floral waste at the end of the day. To tackle this problem there is a solution to it. Watch the video to know about the solution.

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