Malaysian tie and dye fabric maker uses dye water to fertilise her plants

On average, it can take between one hour and 24 hours to extract natural pigment from an indigo plant. Photos: Siti Shaqira Ramli

Tie and dye fabric maker Siti Shaqira Ramli, 31, isn’t worried about water pollution when she discards litres of coloured dyes down the drain.

She uses natural dyes with pigments that are not harmful to the environment. She can even use the the residue water to fertilise her plants.