MIND ID's MINERALive Booth Draws Crowds at INVIROTECH 2026, Maggot-Based Waste Processing Becomes Main Attraction
The MINERALive booth area owned by MIND ID was packed with visitors during the INVIROTECH 2026 event at the Jakarta Convention Center on Saturday (13/6/2026). Under a ceiling installation shaped like clouds that sheltered the entire booth, dozens of people gathered. Some captured the moment with their mobile phones, while others queued to see up close the various integrated waste management showcases presented by MIND ID. The attraction was not without reason. The MINERALive booth featured something rarely found at typical exhibitions: organic waste processing using maggots, which could be observed and studied directly, a demonstration of plastic waste management, and 3D printer technology that transforms inorganic waste into creative, economically valuable products.
Amidst the crowd, Dwi Agus stood carefully observing each installation. As a practitioner from a main waste bank in Bekasi, he did not come merely to look around. ‘It is quite inspirational for me, so that our waste bank can achieve something like this,’ said Agus. He admitted that some of the practices displayed at the booth were already being implemented in his community, particularly organic waste processing using maggots. For plastic waste, management at his site was still limited to sorting before handing it over to an offtaker. Seeing how MIND ID integrated the entire process in one sequence, he began to envision greater development potential for the waste bank he manages. ‘If 10,000 residents regularly deposit waste, and the proceeds go into a cooperative, then a circular economy can function. Waste is resolved at the source and becomes income for residents,’ he said.
Nearby, another visitor appeared enthusiastic while watching a screen that visualised the recycling process. Bulan, a student from a state university in Malang, said she gained a lot of new knowledge from her visit to the booth. ‘I learned a lot about waste processing at the MIND ID booth. It turns out mining companies also have many programmes that are responsible for environmental sustainability,’ she said. For Bulan, the experience changed her perspective on how protecting the environment can start with simple steps at home. ‘Preserving the environment can begin at home by sorting waste according to its type. With small steps, we can safeguard nature,’ she said.
The atmosphere at the booth was indeed designed so that visitors could not only see but also directly experience the waste management processes on display. In the first area, organic waste collected from visitors over the three days of the event was processed using maggots. The results, from the volume of decomposed waste to the organic fertiliser produced, were openly displayed on digital screens showing real-time data. In another area, a plastic crusher machine became the centre of attention. Visitors who brought plastic waste could directly deposit it into the machine. This activity served as a tangible representation of the waste bank programme that has been running in various operational areas of the MIND ID Group. Not far from there, a 3D printer technology worked slowly, transforming recycled material into various craft products displayed on surrounding shelves. The presence of this technology demonstrated that inorganic waste can be transformed into value-added products.
What made the booth even more prominent was a large installation at the top, consisting of a cluster of clouds with a colour gradient from dark to bright white. Softly blinking blue lights complemented the installation, creating an impression resembling flashes of light in the sky. The installation, themed ‘cloudy and bright clouds’, was not merely decoration. Its presence served as a visual symbol of the decarbonisation journey that MIND ID wanted to show the public. Until the afternoon, the queue of visitors at this booth did not subside. For many, what they took home was not just photos or souvenirs like organic fertiliser and mining-themed merchandise. More than that, they took home a new understanding that something often considered waste can become the beginning of new economic value beneficial to society and the environment.