From Digital Waste Banks to Water Filters, Students Offer Innovation in Indramayu

INDRAMAYU, GARISBUMI.com – Waste management, water filtration and the use of local resources are the concerns of pupils and students in the finals of the 2026 Indramayu Superior Innovation Creation (GINCU-AYU) title. These various works are offered as ideas for answering problems in the surrounding environment.

A total of 16 innovations took part in the assessment for the school and college categories in Hall I Bapperida, Indramayu Regency on 22–23 October 2026. Eleven works came from the SMP/MTs and SMA/SMK/MA levels, while the other five were from universities.

In the school category, the works presented included Green Siliplas Block (GSB) from SMPN 3 Terisi, Eco Enzyme Floor Cleaner from SMPN 1 Sindang, and the Reloz Student Digital Waste Bank from SMKN 1 Losarang.

There is also Sumanja or Surya Mangga Indramayu Jaya from MA Ma'had Al Zaytun. Overall, the school participants' ideas raised environmental issues, waste management, local resources, and renewable energy.

Technology for Water and Local Commodities

In the higher education category, participants presented Water Filters using Zeolite-Chitosan and Smart Conveyor Sorter designs based on the Internet of Things (IoT) for classifying gedong gincu mangoes.

The other three innovations are Catfish Peace, Masera or Mango Serai Repellent, and Jemari Dermayu. Participants in this category came from the Balongan Petroleum Technology Institute, Indramayu State Polytechnic, and Cirebon Muhammadiyah University.

The diversity of work shows participants' efforts to connect learning with surrounding needs, from managing waste materials to developing technology for local commodities.