Muslim Fashion Show Showcases Indonesia's Weave, Batik Heritages

... Sharia Economic Festival, in Jakarta, on Thursday and Friday. ... source, producing technique, to waste management,” Bank of Indonesia ... songket, Rosie Rahmadi with Jakarta-nuanced batik, Tutyadib with ...   Rosie Rahmadi took up Jakarta batik, with flowers and ...

Asia Pacific Rayon Gets Boost from RGE Group Investment in R&D

Jakarta. Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), the ... and increase in textile waste. Recycled textile waste as a feedstock tackles ...

Indonesia Calls for United Front Against Illegal Dumping of Toxic Waste

Jakarta. Indonesia has reasserted its ... the disposal of plastic waste and hazardous toxic waste, Jokowi said. ... shipments of hazardous and toxic waste according to international agreements," ... a global movement against plastic waste," Jokowi said. The president ...

Most Indonesians Aware of Link Between Healthy Lifestyle, Small Environmental Footprint: Study

Jakarta. Eight in 10 Indonesians are ... small things, such as dividing waste based on recyclability," she said ... than 10,000 tons of waste. We will continue to improve ...

Bekasi's 'River of Garbage'

Plastic waste, food scraps, even mattresses and ... the east of the Greater Jakarta area. It is almost always ...

Young Innovators Win Awards for Advancing UN SDG Agenda

Jakarta. Ten community-led innovations were ... Goals. The innovations included digital waste management, crowdfunding to distribute school ...

Upcycled Fashion, Circular Economy: New Buzzwords or New Trends?

... at Jakarta Fashion Week 2020. Upcycling turns textile waste or ... public awareness about reducing fashion waste," Aliya Amitra, the chief ... fashion industry by turning textile waste into new collections. "We ... forget about all the waste that comes from their ...

Watch Your Blood Pressure to Avoid Kidney Problems

Jakarta. According to 2018 data from ... body's pH balance, excretes waste from the body, synthesizes hormones ...

Life Is Plastic, but Not Fantastic

... s drive from the capital Jakarta. More than 20 hectares ... used for cooking. Household waste is also processed into compost ... the city. Meanwhile, plastic waste from factories and shopping centers ... livelihood depends on collecting plastic waste. Fifty-year-old Ardi ...

Finnish Embassy Shares Circular Economy Practices

... 2018. Jakarta alone produces about 175,000 tons of waste per ... For example, Fortum and Jakarta Propertindo are engaged in a ... plants to transform waste into electricity in Jakarta," the ambassador said ... Indonesia Circular Economy Forum in Jakarta on Nov. 11-12. ...