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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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    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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    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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  • ABC radio logo
    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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  • ABC radio logo
    04 Feb 2022

    ABC interview - COVID pandemic waste as a resource

    Professor Veena has been interviewed on ABC Radio's 'Evenings with Sarah Macdonald' to talk about the waste generated by the COVID pandemic and steps to address this

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  • Academy of Sci logo
    19 Jan 2022

    Australian Academy of Science video on SMaRT tech

    Veena features in this Australian Academy of Science video as part of a series focusing on technologies helping to create greater sustainability and to impact climate change

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    23 Dec 2021

    SMaRT innovations at National Museum exhibit

    Some of UNSW SMaRT Centre's manufacturing and built environment innovations are being be featured in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Australian in Canberra as part of the Australian of the Year 2022 celebrations

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    14 Dec 2021

    SMaRT Ghost Nets report highlights solutions

    The UNSW SMaRT Centre with not-for-profit partner TierraMar has completed a study for the Australian Government on improved removal and processing of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (or ghost nets) from Australia’s northern waters

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    10 Dec 2021

    Video - SMaRT product stewardship advocacy

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena appears in this video with Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management Trevor Evans to help promote 'product stewardship', the shared responsibility for products

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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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    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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