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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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  • B-cycle logo
    17 Feb 2022

    SMaRT backs new national battery recycling initiative

    The UNSW SMaRT Centre is lending its support to a new Australian Government-backed recycling scheme B-cycle that aims to make it easy for Australians to collect and recycle single use or rechargeable batteries such as alkaline or lithium batt

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    06 Dec 2021

    SMaRT supports new 'ReMade in Australia' initiative

    The UNSW SMaRT Centre is supporting the Australian Government's new 'ReMade in Australia' initiative

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  • Veena EA video screen grab
    01 Dec 2021

    Engineers Australia video and story on SMaRT and Veena

    Engineers Australia's digital publication Create has produced a video and story on some of the 'waste to product' technologies developed at the UNSW SMaRT Centre

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    26 Nov 2021

    Video - circular economy solutions

    This short video is part of a keynote address Veena made to the Net Zero North America three-day event hosted by Companies for Net Zero USA

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  • Recycling International logo
    23 Nov 2021

    Opinion editorial - Recycling International

    In this new op ed, Veena talks about recovering critical and valuable materials from waste has a big role to play in helping to electrify the world as we move towards renewable energies and reducing our carbon footprint

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  • ABC radio logo
    19 Nov 2021

    ABC interview - waste as a resource

    Professor Veena has been interviewed on ABC Radio National's Life Matters program to explain her concept of 'waste as a resource'

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  • SMH logo
    15 Nov 2021

    Sustainability column in SMH

    In this opinion editorial column published by the Sydney Morning Herald, and presented to the SMH Sustainability Summit, Veena talks about using waste as a resource to help deliver the power and materials needed for a sustainable future

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    07 Oct 2021

    SMaRT's green steel technology wins grant

    UNSW SMaRT Centre industry partner Molycop has been awarded a federal government grant to help further commercialise UNSW@SMaRT Green Steel Technology that uses waste rubber as a an alternative to coking coal in steel making

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    05 Oct 2021

    Industry publication interview with Veena

    In this story published in Solid Ground Magazine by Sandvik, UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Professor Veena shares ideas about how the mining sector can embrace a circular economy and innovation to be more sustainable

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  • Nine publications logos
    28 Sep 2021

    Nine publications on green steel

    This news feature story, published by Nine publications, looks at UNSW SMaRT Centre's new green steel research striving to remove coking coal from steel-making as we aim to electrify the world

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  • BVN event image collage
    06 Jul 2021

    Taking brilliant ideas out of the lab and into commercial reality

    Media group The Fifth Estate has written an extensive feature story following an exhibition and event featuring sustainability innovations for the built environment that featured Professor Veena Sahajwalla

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    01 Jul 2021

    Podcast: Waste as a useful resource

    Listen to Veena who spoke to environmental start up Reducing Our Footprint for their Sustainability Podcast Series as part of the global movement is Plastic Free July

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    24 May 2021

    SAROC forum

    On 31May 2021, Veena will be delivering a keynote address to the plenary presentation at the South Australian Regional Organisation of Councils' Regional Waste Pathways Forum

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  • Commonwealth Chemistry Congress logo
    11 May 2021

    First Commonwealth Chemistry Congress

    On 19 May 2021, Veena will be delivering a plenary presentation at the UK hosted First Commonwealth Chemistry Congress, talking about materials sustainability and the need for greater circularity

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  • Veena with Jason Falinski and Trevor Evans
    30 Apr 2021

    Veena joins policy discussion on waste

    Veena joins policy discussion on waste to look at issues of how to create more innovation and better solutions in the recycling and manufacturing sectors

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    02 Mar 2021

    Springer Nature Applied Sciences webinar

    On 9 March 2021, Veena will be delivering a keynote speech at a webinar organised by the new international scientific journal, Springer Nature Applied Sciences

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  • TEDI logo
    23 Sep 2020

    Why all waste should be treasured

    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

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    01 Jan 2020

    SMaRT to host new ARC Microrecycling Research Hub

    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

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