The Venture for Clean Batik Production: Input Analysis on Natural Dyeing in Batik Micro-Collectives in Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia

Abstract

The growth of batik production rises environmental problems, especially after the application of synthetic dye. Water pollution caused by batik industries has been reported to occur in some batik centers. Besides water pollution, wastewater of the synthetic dye also contaminates paddy fields. A solution for these environmental problems is the application of clean production in the batik industry. One of the batik communities in Klaten has already applied natural dye. The community considered that natural dyed batik is an eco-friendly (clean) practice. This paper discusses the materials input on natural dyed batik practice from the perspective of clean production. The method used in this paper is a case study in order to describe the venture for clean batik production applied by Batik Putri Kawung. While the data are analyzed from the perspective of clean production.