Question

What can we do to avoid use of rice grains as Akshada and to prevent wastage of food during wedding feasts

Answer 1

Some people substitute bird seed, since it has the same symbolic meaning of fertility and can be eaten by the birds. People also do things like release butterflies instead of throwing rice.

Answer 2

You can do many things with the grains which are going to be waste :

1. Feed the $\bf{birds}$.

2. Use it as a $\bf{compost}$.