Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Dirctor of the new Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub, funded under the National Environmental Science Program (NESP), was interviewed by ABC Radio about the new intiative and how it can help tackle our waste ch
A consortium led by UNSW and Professor Veena Sahajwalla has won approval by the Australian Government to establish the Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub
UNSW SMaRT Centre recycling technologies and concepts have been highlighted as methods to help Australia manage its pressing waste challenges and achieve a circular economy
A UNSW SMaRT Centre recycling breakthrough offers new possibilities for the re-purposing of polymer-laminated aluminium products, such as food and coffee packaging
A UNSW SMaRT Centre recycling breakthrough offers new possibilities for the re-purposing of polymer-laminated aluminium products, such as food and coffee packaging
New report showcases how technology can transform the waste and resource-recovery sector in Australia, and support the transition towards a thriving circular economy
In this opinion editorial for Recycling Week 2020, Veena explores the relationship between manufacturing and recycling, and how engineering new recycling technologies will be a step forward for sustainability
CPA In The Black magazine did a cover story on Veena and the UNSW SMaRT Centre in July 2020, featuring her personal story and many of the SMaRT innovation
In this The Weekend Australian Magazine news story, Professor Veena Sahajwalla, talks about the importance of managing our waste like ‘renewable materials’ as we seek a new sovereign capability to support ourselves in the face of a crisis lik
The UNSW SMaRT Centre has made a number of submissions to the NSW Government in relation to its strategy development for a 20 year waste plan and a plastics plan
In this opinion editorial and video, Veena explains the national and global context of why we need to develop circular economies and be smarter with our waste
The Federal Government and the Australian Research Council (ARC) announced in second half of 2019 that the UNSW SMaRT Centre had won its second ARC Research Hub, this time into Microrecycling of Battery and Consumer Wastes
Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley launched UNSW SMaRT Centre's Green MicrofactorieTM that contains two Microfactorie modules to transform waste into new valuable products and materials for various uses
In this op ed, published by Sanctuary Magazine, Veena writes that creating new materials from waste products is essential if we’re to solve the global recycling, waste and emissions crisis
Listen to the Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering podcast interview with Veena about the mountains of mobile phones and other electronic devices each year
