{"id":685,"date":"2025-10-23T01:07:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/?p=685"},"modified":"2025-10-24T06:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:40:31","slug":"engineering-a-greener-future-civil-engineering-students-visit-bioplastic-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/?p=685","title":{"rendered":"Engineering a Greener Future: Civil Engineering Students Visit Bioplastic Factory\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"685\" class=\"elementor elementor-685\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d8af7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d8af7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3fabbd\" data-id=\"d3fabbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca2509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ca2509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope-e1761184042183-1024x631.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-687\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope-e1761184042183-1024x631.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope-e1761184042183-300x185.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope-e1761184042183-768x473.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope-e1761184042183.jpeg 1283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Engineering a Greener Future: Civil Engineering Students Visit Bioplastic Factory<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f05f7a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f05f7a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c9ed1f\" data-id=\"3c9ed1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d260069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d260069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">UPH civil engineering students and lecturers recently took part in an insightful <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">factory visit to PT Harapan <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW40736297 BCX8\">Interaksi<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW40736297 BCX8\">Swadaya<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\"> (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW40736297 BCX8\">Greenhope<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">), a bioplastic production facility. They<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\"> gain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">ed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\"> firsthand experience of how <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">bioplastics<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\"> are developed and scaled up for real-world use<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">Led by the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">founder of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW40736297 BCX8\">Greenhope<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">Mr. Sugianto <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW40736297 BCX8\">Tandio<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\"> the visit be<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">gan wi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">th a discussion on the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\">innovation and challenges<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40736297 BCX8\"> involved in creating bioplastics as an alternative to conventional plastics. Students learned how bioplastics can help reduce environmental pollution while still meeting the demands of modern society.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW40736297 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffd427a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffd427a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b11adf0\" data-id=\"b11adf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587f416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"587f416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope2-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-686\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope2-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Foto-bersama-Pabrik-Greenhope2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Factory visit participants during the tour of Greenhope factory<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db6bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9db6bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">During the tour, students <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">observed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\"> the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">entire production process<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">, from raw materials to finished products and explored how engineering principles are applied to support <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">green manufacturing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">. The visit also <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">showcased<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\"> a range of bioplastic products, sparking ideas on how civil engineering can contribute to a <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">more sustainable future<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\"> through material innovation.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">This activity reflects the university\u2019s commitment to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">integrating sustainability into academic experiences<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255139276 BCX8\">, empowering students to become future leaders in eco-conscious design and infrastructure.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW255139276 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bccc952 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bccc952\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e088408\" data-id=\"e088408\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil engineering factory visit to PT Greenhope UPH civil engineering students and lecturers recently took part in an insightful factory visit to PT Harapan Interaksi Swadaya (Greenhope), a bioplastic production facility. 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