MIND ID Showcases Waste Management Practices at Invirotech
Jakarta - Indonesia’s state-owned mining holding company, MIND ID, participated in the Invirotech 2026 exhibition organised by the Ministry of Environment. The company presented a booth titled ‘MINERALive: Tambang yang Menghidupkan’ (Mines that Enliven).
Minister of Environment Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat stated that the business sector plays a crucial role in promoting clean technology and accelerating the circular economy to address environmental challenges. ‘The business sector has an important role in implementing clean technology, improving environmental compliance, and accelerating the circular economy,’ he said on Friday (12/6/2026).
According to Jumhur, technology and innovation must be continuously developed to provide real solutions to environmental problems while helping industries fulfil their responsibilities. ‘INDO ENVIROTECH is a space that brings together ideas and needs, technology and field problems, innovation and policy, as well as commitment and implementation,’ he said. He added that technology must deliver concrete benefits for the industrial sector and society. ‘Technology must help industries meet their environmental obligations,’ Jumhur stated.
The MIND ID booth was visited by Minister Jumhur, who reviewed various circular economy-based environmental management programmes presented by MIND ID and its group members. The group’s presence at the exhibition aimed to demonstrate waste management practices focused on environmental impact mitigation while creating economic value for communities. MIND ID showed that properly managed waste can become a resource that provides environmental benefits and opens economic opportunities for the public.
Within the booth, MIND ID showcased three main areas representing an integrated waste management approach. The first area featured an organic waste processing programme using maggots, which has been implemented across various operational regions. During the exhibition, organic waste collected from visitors was processed directly using maggots, with results such as decomposed waste volume and organic fertiliser output displayed transparently. Visitors received fertiliser as an invitation to participate in restoring the surrounding natural environment.
In the second area, MIND ID presented a demonstration of plastic waste management using plastic press and plastic crusher equipment, representing the implementation of community waste bank programmes. Visitors could participate by depositing plastic waste, which was then processed and displayed as part of the recycling process. A 3D printer was also showcased to demonstrate that inorganic waste within the MIND ID Group can be transformed into useful, economically valuable handicraft products. This innovation illustrates that with appropriate technology, waste can be utilised as economically valuable raw materials while creating business opportunities for communities.
At the top of the booth, MIND ID installed a themed display featuring ‘cloudy and clear skies’ as a symbol of the company’s commitment to supporting a cleaner and more sustainable environment. This installation represents the long-term goal of the various waste management programmes: to create a better environmental quality for future generations.
MIND ID believes that waste management is an integral part of the mining industry’s transformation towards more sustainable practices. The company hopes for increased public support for strengthening innovation- and technology-based environmental management practices. For MIND ID, mining is not only about producing minerals but also ensuring that every process contributes positively to the environment and society. In line with this, Minister Jumhur stressed that development and environmental protection should not be pitted against each other. ‘Building Indonesia does not mean ignoring the environment. Protecting the environment does not mean forgetting development. Do not pit development against the environment,’ he asserted.