EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF UPCYCLING FASHION INDUSTRY FABRIC WASTE INTO ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC VALUE PRODUCTS IN THE BANDUNG AREA

• Main Author: Desiarni, Epifania
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/80270
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The rise of fast fashion has shortened the production cycle of low-use clothing. Accompanied by a growing population, this has increased consumerism by 60% over the last 14 years and generated 92 million tons of textile waste globally every year post-production and consumerization. As one of Indonesia's pioneers in the fashion industry, Bandung generates 82.46 cubic meters of clothing waste per day (2021), filling landfills and becoming polluted due to a linear industrial system. Various efforts to overcome this are considered to still leave waste because not all types of waste can be processed and returned to fill the landfill. On the other hand, Peraturan Pemerintah No. 97/2017 targets Indonesia to properly handle 70% of total waste generation by 2025. To overcome this, it is necessary to handle fabric waste in the Bandung area through a design process with upcycling methods to increase the value of waste and circular economy principles to create a product that has an impact on the environment, society, and economy of the surrounding community. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, data collection was conducted through literature studies, observations, and interviews, leading to the exploration of materials with circular economy principles. In line with the potential of the wellness market in Indonesia's tourism sector and in accordance with the potential and characteristics of the material, the research results utilize waste as a wellness product with the hope of improving the economy as well as the community's concern for the environment.