Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The increase in plastic prices is beginning\nto affect laundry businesses and services. The high cost of plastic is\nforcing laundry shops to raise their service prices.<\/p>\n
Based on observations by CNBC Indonesia in the Kalibata area, South\nJakarta, on Tuesday (5\/5\/2026), laundry services have started to\nincrease prices by around Rp1,000 to Rp2,000, where previously the\nlaundry price was Rp7,000 per kg, now reaching Rp8,000 per kg up to\nRp9,000 per kg.<\/p>\n
One of them, Gita, a laundry service worker, revealed that since\nplastic prices have risen, laundry service prices have also increased.\nFor regular laundry per kilogram, previously Rp7,000 per kg, now Rp8,000\nper kg. Meanwhile, express laundry, previously Rp14,000, has become\nRp15,000 per kg.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, it\u2019s up, since plastic prices are getting more expensive, we\u2019re\nalso forced to raise it by Rp1,000,\u201d said Gita when met by CNBC\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
Although laundry service prices have increased, they claim there has\nbeen no decrease in customers.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, there hasn\u2019t been a drop in customers, maybe they\u2019ve already\nheard that plastic is expensive,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Rahma, a worker at another laundry service, has also\nraised prices by Rp1,000 to Rp2,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince plastic prices have gone up, whether we like it or not, we\u2019ve\nhad to raise laundry prices here too, the increase for regular is\nRp1,000, for express it\u2019s Rp2,000,\u201d said Rahma.<\/p>\n
At her shop, regular laundry now reaches Rp9,000 per kg, previously\nRp8,000 per kg. Whereas for express, it has become Rp20,000 per kg,\npreviously Rp18,000 per kg.<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides because of plastic prices, it\u2019s also because gas prices have\nrisen, because ironing clothes uses gas,\u201d said Rahma.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/high-plastic-prices-begin-to-claim-victims-laundry-prices-rise-by-rp1-000-1777960641", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }