OPTIMALISASI PEMANFAATAN LIMBAH BAMBU SEBAGAI PRODUK PENCAHAYAAN

• Main Author: Chaysalina, Inne
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/48777
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Indonesia is a country with very high biodiversity. One of them is bamboo. Bamboo has been widely processed in Indonesia by craftsmen for generations. Utilization of this material is also commonly found everyday ranging from buildings, furniture, to lifestyle products. The relatively fast harvesting of bamboo is one of the reasons this material is widely used as a substitute material such as wood, which requires a long time to harvest. The growing development of the use of bamboo which is supported by the bamboo harvest cycle certainly causes increased bamboo waste production. Utilization of bamboo waste at present has not been used optimally so that there is an imbalance in the use of bamboo with the resulting waste and causes waste buildup. The large amount of bamboo waste as well as the lack of utilization has the potential to develop products that have economic value so that the waste that is considered trash by the handicraft industry can be processed again and has a sale value. This study aims to capture the potential for product development as an effort to optimize the utilization of bamboo waste. Research is comparative in nature by comparing the results of literature studies, field data and exploration results. The research took a case study of a group of bamboo craftsmen in Selaawi, Garut. The bamboo used here is bamboo rope as bamboo rope is a type of bamboo that is widely cultivated and utilized in Indonesia. The group of bamboo craftsmen in the area has expertise to make bird cages for generations and until now has developed its products more broadly. The more rapid the development of production in the area, the higher the waste produced. Bamboo waste formed there as a result of the production process is only treated by burning. Researchers try to find opportunities with a variety of literature studies and exploratory treatment. In addition to its abundant availability, bamboo waste has common characteristics derived from bamboo itself such as elastic, absorbing moisture, hollow, and others. As for bamboo waste in the form of shavings and small can be processed into new materials that have a sale value. The material also has several properties, which are translucent and flexible to be the focus of researchers in this study. Researchers have assumed that bamboo waste can be developed into functional products with the aim of adding value to the sale and increasing the life span of the waste itself. By optimizing existing bamboo waste, which is waste in the form of logs and shaved wastes, lighting products are chosen based on the results of the analysis because they have a wide market with high design development. It is hoped that this research can also be an alternative product development for local craftsmen in processing bamboo waste.