Pertamina Uses Mandalika MotoGP to Support Community-Based Waste Management
PT Pertamina (Persero) is supporting community-based waste management through the Putri Nyale Waste Bank in Kuta village, Pujut district, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).
Pertamina’s support is being delivered through its Social and Environmental Responsibility (TJSL) programme to help residents keep the tourism area clean, particularly when visitor numbers rise during the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia.
Pertamina Corporate Secretary Arya Dwi Paramita said during a visit to the Putri Nyale Waste Bank that the 2026 Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia would provide an opportunity to strengthen environmental awareness and empower communities around Mandalika.
According to Arya, waste banks encourage residents to sort and process waste. Inorganic waste can be turned into products with commercial value, while organic waste can be used as fertiliser.
“Environmental cleanliness and tourist areas go hand in hand, because tourists are happy to visit clean places. Through this waste bank, we are also educating local residents to create added value and generate meaningful income that benefits them,” Arya said.
To support the initiative, Pertamina has provided an electric three-wheeled vehicle for collecting waste, as well as large waste containers.
The collection vehicle also helps the waste bank reach residents across Kuta village’s 20 hamlets.
Putri Nyale Waste Bank chair Hanila said growing activity among residents and businesses, including during the 2026 Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia, had increased demand for waste-sorting and processing services.
The Putri Nyale Waste Bank was established in 2022 to address waste-management needs in Kuta village, which at the time lacked adequate sorting and processing facilities. Its organisers then encouraged residents to take greater responsibility by sorting waste to make the area cleaner and more pleasant.
Hanila said the waste bank’s operations were suspended in 2023 because of water-supply problems from a drilled well and inadequate facilities. With collaboration from various parties, operations resumed and became sustainable.
“Pertamina then came forward with an electric three-wheeled waste collection vehicle and large waste containers. This has been a great help to the Putri Nyale Waste Bank,” Hanila said.