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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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    03 Nov 2022

    Op ed: Building momentum for green manufacturing

    A new opinion editorial (op ed) by Veena on the need for 'green manufacturing' has been published by The Policymaker, a new digital publication of the James Martin Institute for Public Policy

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    31 Oct 2022

    Springer Nature Symposium on Sustainability and Innovation

    On 3 November, UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Prof Veena will feature in a panel discussion at the Springer Nature Symposium on Sustainability and Innovation

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    26 Oct 2022

    Research Translation Expo UNSW

    On 25 October, the SMaRT Centre featured in the UNSW Research Translation Expo 2022 highlighting the founders, researchers, and investors from across UNSW’s innovation ecosystem

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    21 Oct 2022

    Opinion editorial: forgotten piece of decarbonisation puzzle

    In this new op ed, Veena talks about the role of using waste resources to build the infrastructure required for global electrification and decarbonisation, thus taking the pressure off having to mine virgin and finite natural resources

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    13 Sep 2022

    SMaRT joins Global Australia campaign

    UNSW SMaRT Centre's Prof Veena features in a new video series by the Australian Government's 'Global Australia Taskforce' initiative to promote Australian innovation

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    25 Jul 2022

    From trash to treasure

    Engineers Australia's Create Magazine has just published a story on the UNSW SMaRT Centre's latest 'waste to product' research and development breakthroughs

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    22 Jun 2022

    SMaRT submission to Investment NSW

    The UNSW SMaRT Centre submission to Investment NSW on its Green Paper, 'Securing future innovation and global competitiveness in NSW', has been published

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    21 Jun 2022

    Video recording of Disrupted Festival of Ideas 2022

    See the video of Veena delivering a keynote speech and joining a panel discussion at the Disrupted Festival of Ideas 2022 hosted by the Western Australian Government

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    17 Jun 2022

    Disrupted Festival of Ideas 2022

    On 19 June 2022, Veena will deliver a keynote speech and join a panel discussion at the Disrupted Festival of Ideas 2022 hosted by the Western Australian Government

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    19 May 2022

    CSIRO event: Science engineering sustainable fibres

    On 23 May 2022, Veena will deliver a keynote speech at the CSIRO event: Science engineering sustainable fibres for closing the loop in Australia.

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  • Policymaker logo
    18 May 2022

    Op ed: Australia’s smart waste opportunity to electrify the world

    An opinion editorial (op ed) by Veena has been published by The Policymaker, a new digital publication of the James Martin Institute for Public Policy

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    11 May 2022

    UNSW recycling and clean energy initiative secures Trailblazer funding

    A combined SMaRT Centre-led recycling and UNSW/University of Newcastle-led clean energy initiative has been awarded $50 million under the Australian Trailblazer Universities Program

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    10 May 2022

    Powerhouse Museum podcast - green manufacturing

    As part of the Powerhouse Museum's "100 climate conversation" series, Veena features in a podcast on "green manufacturing" as an essential pathway to greater sustainability and decarbonisation

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    12 Apr 2022

    Transforming trash into new green resources - news video

    UNSW SMaRT Centre's Prof Veena features in a news story and video by Channel News Asia

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    07 Apr 2022

    SMaRT@UNSW Green Steel recognition

    At an event at UNSW Sydney today the Indian and Australian trade ministers both publicly acknowledged SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena's innovations

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    24 Mar 2022

    ABC interview - advancing regional sustainability

    Professor Veena has been interviewed on ABC Radio NSW about practical ways to help regional and rural communities be more sustainable and better manage waste and recycling challenges

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  • Turtle entangled in ghost net
    02 Mar 2022

    Sustainable solutions for ghost net waste

    UNSW Sydney has issued a media release highlighting a joint report by environmental not-for-profit organisation TierraMar and the UNSW SMaRT Centre for the Australian Department of Environment that outlines solutions for the fight against discarde

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    09 Feb 2022

    Shoalhaven MICROfactorie update

    In this feature story by Waste Management Review, an update is given about the 'waste to product' MICROfactorie project being jointly developed by Shoalhaven City Council and the UNSW SMaRT Centre

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