Utilizing Leather Waste into Sustainable Leather Goods: A Study in Fashion Accessories Enterprise, PT. KMBS

Leather goods market is rapidly growing due to its character that requires to be on trend. Fulfilling this demand require industry to produce more products which increase waste generation. One of the biggest accessories enterprises in Indonesia, PT. Karyamitra Budisentosa (KMBS) that produces more than 10,000 leather goods a month, acknowledge this problem. They contribute 20–30% leather waste from their production line. The waste consists of big leather sheets and small leather scraps. This cause a big problem because leather scraps retain a lot of chemicals added in the process of production that can contributes high degree of environmental and atmospheric pollution. To solve the problem in PT. KMBS, this study aims to create innovative and sustainable leather goods by utilizing leather waste. Primary data are gathered using qualitative method from deep interview of 8 correspondents and secondary data collection has been gathered by literature study. The study concludes that leather waste from PT. KMBS can be reduced by utilizing leather waste into fashion accessories leather products using 2 different techniques: hand-weaving and modular technique. The study is going to introduce innovative and sustainable products, give a new business or product line idea, as well as become the solution for reducing leather wastage.