Flowers hold significant importance in daily life. They are naturally beautiful and come in a wide array of colors an shapes, adding beauty to our surroundings. Flowers carry symbolic meanings and cultural significance, conveying people's emotions, sentiments, and messages without words.
However, the average life span of cut flowers lasts around 5 to 10 days. The disposal of flower waste can cause landfill problems.
### **SOLUTIONS TO FLOWER WASTE**
**Millions of Hindu worshippers start every day with a ritual offering of flowers. Temples dump those flowers into the Ganges, adding harmful chemicals and pesticides to a river that’s a lifeline for over 400 million people. Phool, an Indian startup, collects the discarded flowers and transforms them into handmade incense sticks.**
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