# 7 ways to reuse Diwali flowers, and how to clean diyas and wax 2026-11-08T15:01:10+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Environmental consultant Thankam Kumaran has shared seven ways to reuse leftover Diwali flowers, from making potpourri and bio-enzymes to natural fabric dye and homemade shampoo. The tips, posted on her Instagram page @useful_human_being, also include composting and using dried flowers as mulch. Separately, a practical guide on post-Diwali cleaning advises sorting decorations into reusable, biodegradable and non-recyclable waste before disposal. It covers cleaning clay, brass and metal diyas, removing hardened wax from floors and furniture, and treating diya oil stains on marble and wood without using harsh chemicals. For burnt wicks and flower garlands, the guide recommends removing plastic strings and attachments before composting natural materials, and keeping oil-soaked wicks separate from reusable cotton. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources take a neutral-report, service-journalism approach: thebetterindia.com focuses on reuse ideas for flowers, while economictimes.indiatimes.com leads with cleaning methods for diya oil, wax and stains. The framing difference is purely topical, one targets floral waste, the other household cleanup, with no political or ideological slant in either. The coverage is uniform straight reporting, offering practical tips without any government or official account. The shared takeaway is that festive waste can be reduced through sorting and repurposing, and each guide ends with specific actionable steps: composting flowers or cleaning diyas without damage. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - thebetterindia.com (neutral report) Straight service guide on reusing flowers - economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Practical cleaning guide with no slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: cleaning, composting, Diwali, Thankam Kumaran Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/7-ways-to-reuse-diwali-flowers-and-how-to-clean-diyas-and-wax/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/7-ways-to-reuse-diwali-flowers-and-how-to-clean-diyas-and-wax/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/