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Welcome to the UNSW Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT@UNSW), the home of microrecycling science, MICROfactorieTM technologies, the NESP Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub and the ARC Microrecycling Research Hub.

Watch the ABC Australian Story featuring Veena, and follow this link to learn more about our MICROfactorieTM technologies. 

Founded in 2008 by ARC Laureate Fellow, Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) at the University of New South Wales works with industry, national and international research partners, and governments across Australia, on the development of innovative environmental solutions for the world’s biggest waste challenges.

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  • NPC
    13 Nov 2025

    Video summary of Veena's National Press Club address

    A summary video of UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Professor Veena's National Press Club address is now available

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  • Liverpool
    04 Nov 2025

    New Green Ceramics MICROfactorie in Liverpool

    Liverpool City Council is operating a new Green Ceramics MICROfactorieTM using UNSW SMaRT Centre's recycling technology

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    28 Oct 2025

    UNSW Powered 100+ Booklet

    Various innovative recycling and manufacturing technologies developed by the UNSW SMaRT Centre feature in the newly released UNSW Powered 100+ Booklet (Innovations and Capabilities)

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  • NPC
    21 Oct 2025

    Veena's National Press Club address generates wide media attention

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Professor Veena's National Press Club address has attracted widespread media attention after she called on policymakers, industry and communities to embrace a new vision for Australia’s waste

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  • Veena at Jamestrong
    20 Oct 2025

    SMaRT recycling tech part of new Aluminium manufacturing plant

    UNSW SMaRT Centre's Green Aluminium MICROfactorieTM Technology is being included as part of Australia's latest newly expanded Aluminium manufacturing plant

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    09 Oct 2025

    2025 Regions Rising National Summit

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena today spoke at the 2025 Regions Rising National Summit, along with many other leaders from across the country

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    01 Oct 2025

    SMaRT tech behind 2025 impact award

    UNSW SMaRT Centre's Plastics MICROfactorieTM Technology and commercial partnership with operator Renew IT has behind the winning of the ESG Award at the 2025 techpartner.news Impact Awards

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    16 Sep 2025

    World Economic Forum's First Movers Coalition

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena spoke at the recent World Economic Forum's First Movers Coalition conference about her vision for a sustainable future using waste as a resource via innovative technologies like SMaRT's very own MICROfactories

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    11 Sep 2025

    World Expo 2025 in Japan

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena will speak at World Expo 2025 in Japan on 19 September 2025

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    06 Aug 2025

    SMaRT submission published for Govt's Strategic Examination of R&D

    The Australian Government has published the UNSW SMaRT Centre's detailed submission for its independent examination of Australia’s research and development (R&D) system

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  • Siemens
    24 Jul 2025

    SMaRT and Siemens collaborate on epoxy recycling research

    The UNSW SMaRT Centre and Siemens have started a research agreement, one of the first few of its kind globally, to assess the feasibility and economic viability of recycling epoxy mouldings with embedded metallic components that are used in Siemen

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  • AuManufacturing logo
    21 Jul 2025

    Feature story and podcast on SMaRT's circularity innovations

    @AuManufacuring news site has interviewed UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena about SMaRT's circularity innovations ahead of the Industrial Transformation Australia 2025 Conference: Accelerating Industry 4.0

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    14 Jul 2025

    Podcast and video interview with Veena on circularity

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena was interviewed by the not-for-profit Infrastructure Sustainability Council about creating a circular economy

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    09 Jul 2025

    Speech: Industrial Transformation Australia 2025

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena is a keynote speaker at the Industrial Transformation Australia 2025 Conference: Accelerating Industry 4.0

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    25 Jun 2025

    Seminar: rethinking materials, manufacturing and the power of circularity

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena will be guest speaker at a CoreNet Australia seminar on rethinking materials, manufacturing and the power of circularity, on 26 June 2025

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    23 Jun 2025

    Adding 'Reforming' to Reducing, Reusing and Recycling

    UNSW SMaRT Centre innovations feature in a news story about built environment practices that pursue “reduce, reuse, recycle” strategies in their work and what changes need to happen to make this agenda mainstream

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    16 Jun 2025

    SMaRT supports new NSW Trade and Investment Strategy

    UNSW SMaRT Centre DIrector, Prof Veena joined the Investment NSW leadership team and the NSW Minister for Industry and Trade, The Hon.

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    12 Jun 2025

    News report: Waste management with a circular economy

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena wase guest speaker at the Regional Circular Economy Summit on World Environment Day, as reported by the The Sentinel Time

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