#TITLE_ALTERNATIVE#

• Main Author: FIKRANI (NIM : 27114052), ALMIRA
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/20973
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

<br /> <br /> Bamboo has been frequently used as a substitute material for hardwood products due to its sustainable material characteristics; fast growing, lightweight and thereby contribute to the saving and restoring of the world’s forest. During bamboo product productions, wastes in the form of fibers and small pieces are thrown away and burned due its irregular form that makes it hard to reuse. This research attempts to identify the various ways to make use of bamboo production waste. Considering the various alternative ways to utilize bamboo waste; bamboo charcoal has a lot of benefits that could widen the field of bamboo use. Bamboo charcoal is a natural resource since ancient times, and it recently gained popularity even more as a natural water and air purifier, for cosmetics and medical applications, as well as extending life of cut flower. Through material experimentation in dirty water, it was found that bamboo charcoal did extend life of cut flowers as well as clean the water. Design concepts of how to packaged charcoal powder with bamboo weavings was developed with craftsmen in mind as an added value for the local economy. Bamboo charcoal and its uses would extend the life of bamboo waste into a product which is environmentally sustainable. <br />