Cyberabad municipal corporation processes 783 kg of religious waste under ‘Divine Waste Drive’
The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation successfully processed 783 kg of religious waste through its 'Divine Waste Drive' initiative. The program focuses on the eco-friendly disposal and recycling of sacred materials to prevent them from accumulating in landfills.
Why it matters
This initiative demonstrates a practical approach to balancing religious traditions with urban waste management and environmental sustainability.
The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) has processed 783 kg of 'religious waste' under its ‘Divine Waste Drive’, an initiative aimed at promoting eco-friendly management of devotional materials through responsible collection, dismantling, segregation and recycling.
The campaign was undertaken to ensure that religious waste, including idols, photo frames and other sacred materials, was handled with dignity while preventing those from ending up in landfills. The initiative seeks to balance respect for religious traditions with environmental sustainability by promoting scientific and eco-friendly disposal practices.
The total 783 kg of divine waste was collected and processed across five locations in the CMC limits. Allwyn Colony accounted for the highest quantity at 382 kg, followed by Madhapur with 277 kg, Nizampet with 78 kg, Kompally with 29 kg and Medchal with 17 kg.
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