Pelindo Supports Coastal Community Empowerment Through Ecoprint Engineering Training In Denpasar

A number of people who are members of the Mina Mesari Simbar Processing and Marketing Group Segara participated in ecoprint engineering training in Denpasar. (photo: dock. intermediate)

DENPASAR - A state-owned company, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia or Pelindo, has provided support in efforts to empower coastal communities by training them to master ecoprint techniques. The purpose of this training is to prevent color waste from polluting water areas and disrupting marine biota.

The Director of Sub-Regional 3 Pelindo, Ali Sadikin, explained that this training program had been given to the Mina Mesari Simbar Segara Processing and Marketing Group in Denpasar, Bali. "This training is an effort to empower the economy of coastal communities," he said in Jakarta, Sunday.

Ecoprint is a method of processing and coloring techniques that print natural colors on media such as fabrics, skin, or wood using several techniques manually. This processing and coloring process does not involve machines and does not use excessive chemicals, so it is environmentally friendly.

The cloth coloring used comes from mangroves, leaves, and other natural colors that are processed into dyes. "With this new skill, Pelindo hopes that people in the ring area of one Benoa Port can be more creative in utilizing existing resources into special-valued products," said Ali.

Dwi Utami Setyowati, a representative of the Mina Mesari Simbar Segara Processing and Marketing Group, expressed optimism that new skills and working capital obtained from this training program could be developed to improve people's welfare and preserve nature. "We believe we can increase family income and provide new business opportunities," said Dwi.