From 3,000 kg of Ganesha idol waste to 760 study tables: Inside ‘Visarjan Se Vidya Tak’ initiative turning PoP waste into classroom furniture for children in Maharashtra
- Image Courtesy: Instagram/@kalambemalharWhat happens to a Ganesha idol after it is immersed during Ganpati visarjan?
- In Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, some of the idols are getting a second use as study tables, benches and other products for children.
- An initiative involving Mumbai environmentalist and Beach Please founder Malhar Kaalambe and Gujarat-based recycling expert Dr Binish Desai is collecting broken and immersed Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols and processing the material into usable products.
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- Image Courtesy: Instagram/@kalambemalharWhat happens to a Ganesha idol after it is immersed during Ganpati visarjan?
- In Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, some of the idols are getting a second use as study tables, benches and other products for children.
- An initiative involving Mumbai environmentalist and Beach Please founder Malhar Kaalambe and Gujarat-based recycling expert Dr Binish Desai is collecting broken and immersed Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols and processing the material into usable products.
Sources: Times of India