According to data from the South Kalimantan Industry and Trade Service, the total Sasirangan
home industry is 103 units. An important part of making Sasirangan fabric is making the motif by
coloring the finished fabric using synthetic dyes, which are relatively stable and firmly attached to
the fabric. Sasirangan fabric production activities always produce large amounts of liquid waste.
The liquid waste is disposed of directly to the surrounding environment without going through
any treatment process. The Sasirangan industry in the fabric processing process includes several
stages: watering the fabric, preparing dyes, coloring, washing, drying, and ironing. The production
stages that produce waste come from the dyeing and washing processes. In the coloring stage, the
dyes used are synthetic dyes and dyes derived from plants and roots from forests in Kalimantan.
As auxiliary materials to create and strengthen the color, other things are used, e.g., lime, lemon,
vinegar, saltpeter, alum, lime water, terusi, diazonium salt, NaOH, spirits, sulfuric acid, etc., for
washing detergents (Nora 2000).
Sasirangan liquid waste that is disposed of generally comes from the dyeing process, either
from the residue of immersion or the washing process. Sasirangan industrial wastewater generally
contains contaminants whose amounts exceed the Liquid Waste Quality Standard for the Textile
Industry Number: KEP51/MENLH/10/1995 (Imoco & Irman 2003). These contaminants are TSS
(total suspended solid) and chromium metal with amounts above 50 ppm and 1 ppm as well
as organic materials which cause high COD (chemical oxygen demand) and BOD (biochemical
oxygen demand) values. Therefore, if they are not handled properly they can disturb the surrounding
environment (Hartanto et al. 1993).
The negative impact generated from the fashion industry is not only from Sasirangan fabrics,
making this a trigger for the eco-friendly, green fashion, or sustainable fashion movement. According to Kaikobad (2015), sustainable fashion is part of a larger trend of sustainable design where
the products produced have social and environmental considerations that impact all aspects of life
from these products, including the carbon footprint. The development of sustainable fashion in
Indonesia is marked by the holding of the Indonesian Fashion Week (IFW) in 2015, which carried
the theme “Fashionable People Sustainable Planet”.
One of the implementations of sustainable fashion is the use of natural dyes as textile dyes
that are environmentally friendly and can experience natural decay. They can also be used as a
countermeasure for liquid waste produced by Sasirangan fabric. Andriani (2018) states that long
ago, Sasirangan fabric used natural dyes such as seeds, fruit, leaves, skin, or tubers. Natural dyes
are considered to be able to cure various diseases, and it is believed that the motifs displayed are
also capable of healing diseases. In addition, natural dyes have an advantage in terms of color that
synthetic dyes cannot imitate. So, this can be done by revitalizing Sasirangan fabrics using natural
dyes in order to create a sustainable fashion. The existence of sustainable fashion can also help
realize SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) #8 (ensuring the availability and management of
sustainable clean water and sanitation for all) to reduce waterwaste in rivers in South Kalimantan.
Also, #12 (ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns) reduces the consumption of
products that are not environmentally friendly.
2 RESEARCH METHOD
The method used in this research is qualitative. The first step is to base the phenomenon of shifting
the use of natural dyes to synthetic fabrics in Sasirangan by using the data collection method in
literature studies. In addition, data collection on the use of natural dyes in brands in Indonesia
was carried out. Furthermore, the analysis of the revitalization potential of Sasirangan fabrics uses
natural dyes. Therefore, the results of this study are the conclusion of the author’s analysis regarding
the object of the study raised.
3 RESULT AND ANALYSIS
Sasirangan fabric is a traditional fabric originating from South Kalimantan, also called Pamintan
fabric, which means “request”. Initially, Sasirangan fabric only used natural dyes, which also
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home industry is 103 units. An important part of making Sasirangan fabric is making the motif by
coloring the finished fabric using synthetic dyes, which are relatively stable and firmly attached to
the fabric. Sasirangan fabric production activities always produce large amounts of liquid waste.
The liquid waste is disposed of directly to the surrounding environment without going through
any treatment process. The Sasirangan industry in the fabric processing process includes several
stages: watering the fabric, preparing dyes, coloring, washing, drying, and ironing. The production
stages that produce waste come from the dyeing and washing processes. In the coloring stage, the
dyes used are synthetic dyes and dyes derived from plants and roots from forests in Kalimantan.
As auxiliary materials to create and strengthen the color, other things are used, e.g., lime, lemon,
vinegar, saltpeter, alum, lime water, terusi, diazonium salt, NaOH, spirits, sulfuric acid, etc., for
washing detergents (Nora 2000).
Sasirangan liquid waste that is disposed of generally comes from the dyeing process, either
from the residue of immersion or the washing process. Sasirangan industrial wastewater generally
contains contaminants whose amounts exceed the Liquid Waste Quality Standard for the Textile
Industry Number: KEP51/MENLH/10/1995 (Imoco & Irman 2003). These contaminants are TSS
(total suspended solid) and chromium metal with amounts above 50 ppm and 1 ppm as well
as organic materials which cause high COD (chemical oxygen demand) and BOD (biochemical
oxygen demand) values. Therefore, if they are not handled properly they can disturb the surrounding
environment (Hartanto et al. 1993).
The negative impact generated from the fashion industry is not only from Sasirangan fabrics,
making this a trigger for the eco-friendly, green fashion, or sustainable fashion movement. According to Kaikobad (2015), sustainable fashion is part of a larger trend of sustainable design where
the products produced have social and environmental considerations that impact all aspects of life
from these products, including the carbon footprint. The development of sustainable fashion in
Indonesia is marked by the holding of the Indonesian Fashion Week (IFW) in 2015, which carried
the theme “Fashionable People Sustainable Planet”.
One of the implementations of sustainable fashion is the use of natural dyes as textile dyes
that are environmentally friendly and can experience natural decay. They can also be used as a
countermeasure for liquid waste produced by Sasirangan fabric. Andriani (2018) states that long
ago, Sasirangan fabric used natural dyes such as seeds, fruit, leaves, skin, or tubers. Natural dyes
are considered to be able to cure various diseases, and it is believed that the motifs displayed are
also capable of healing diseases. In addition, natural dyes have an advantage in terms of color that
synthetic dyes cannot imitate. So, this can be done by revitalizing Sasirangan fabrics using natural
dyes in order to create a sustainable fashion. The existence of sustainable fashion can also help
realize SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) #8 (ensuring the availability and management of
sustainable clean water and sanitation for all) to reduce waterwaste in rivers in South Kalimantan.
Also, #12 (ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns) reduces the consumption of
products that are not environmentally friendly.
2 RESEARCH METHOD
The method used in this research is qualitative. The first step is to base the phenomenon of shifting
the use of natural dyes to synthetic fabrics in Sasirangan by using the data collection method in
literature studies. In addition, data collection on the use of natural dyes in brands in Indonesia
was carried out. Furthermore, the analysis of the revitalization potential of Sasirangan fabrics uses
natural dyes. Therefore, the results of this study are the conclusion of the author’s analysis regarding
the object of the study raised.
3 RESULT AND ANALYSIS
Sasirangan fabric is a traditional fabric originating from South Kalimantan, also called Pamintan
fabric, which means “request”. Initially, Sasirangan fabric only used natural dyes, which also
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