Recycling / Reuse of religious items like idols, photos, photo frames, small metal statues, photos of our ancestors, religious books, pothis, granthas etc.

First, we segregate the religious material, separating items like PoP (Plaster of Paris), wood, glass, metal, and paper. Each type of material is then sent to specialized recycling centers. These centers recycle the materials to create new items. For instance, PoP statues are processed to produce PoP powder, which is subsequently used for various purposes.

Vidhivat is a for-profit organization, and we have chosen this business model to ensure the sustainability of our initiative. We need to cover expenses such as contract labor, recycling costs, transportation, venue rents (like community halls or society club houses), donations to temples, marketing expenses, and more. Additionally, we aim to make this venture profitable.

We don’t have control over the specific items produced from the recycling process, and therefore, cannot guarantee the outcome. The recycled product may be religious in nature or may not be. Our primary responsibility is to ensure that religious materials are disposed of correctly and respectfully, while taking into account the sentiments behind them.