What to do with used pooja flowers and garlands in the GTA

Why flowers need their own path

Flowers offered in pooja are sacred to the family that offered them, so the dustbin feels wrong. Garlands also carry thread, foil and plastic, which is why leaving them in water or under a tree harms the nature we worship.

What happens to your flowers

1. We collect the bag from your doorstep on your pickup day.
2. Threads, foil and plastic are removed by hand.
3. The flowers and leaves are composted for a few weeks.
4. The finished compost is spread on gardens and around trees.

What you can include

Daily pooja flowers, festival garlands, leaves, durva, coconuts, fruit and grains left from offerings can all go in the same bag. Leftover offerings are separated from any packaging and composted with the flowers.

How to store flowers until pickup

Let the flowers dry before bagging them, and keep the bag somewhere cool and airy. Dried flowers keep without smell, so many families collect a few weeks of daily flowers and book one pickup.

How to book

1. Choose your bag or box sizes on the booking page and add a photo of your items.
2. Enter your address and pick one of the pickup days for your city.
3. Pay securely by card. You receive a confirmation email with your reference number.
4. Our driver contacts you before the pickup. If you are out, leave the package in a secure place.

Where we collect

We offer doorstep pickup in Toronto, Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Mississauga, Brampton, Milton, Oshawa, Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge. Each area has its own pickup days, which you choose from when you book.

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