Bioenergy and Valuable Products from Floral Waste-Sustainable Approach

Abstract

Flower waste has emerged as a noteworthy issue, especially in the context of India’s growing floriculture sector. According to the Indian floriculture market report, specifically, the floriculture market is growing at a very high Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 11%. 4% expected between 2024 and 2032. However, flower waste is still considered as one of the growing issues in the environment but is rarely addressed. Floral remains are among the most common organic wastes that are often dumped in landfills or any water bodies hence polluting the environment and emitting greenhouse gases including methane and carbon dioxide. This review aims at reviewing new strategies of converting floral waste into bioenergy and other products, presenting a sustainable solution to this issue. Some of the approaches like anaerobic digestion and solid-state fermentation are presented as efficient ways of utilizing floral waste in production of energy like biogas and bioethanol and other valuable products like organic fertilizers and natural dyes. This way, it is possible to decrease the negative effects of the floriculture industry and support the sustainable development goals by using the floral waste as valuable materials. Furthermore, these approaches not only help in reducing pollution but also in offering other sources of energy hence serving two major goals of environmental conservation and energy security. The sustainable management of floral waste can therefore go a long way in addressing some of the current environmental issues and at the same time promote the circular economy.