A research study involving the UNSW SMaRT Centre has successfully reformed elements from waste glass and coffee grounds into a high value industrial material used for various abrasive products.
A UNSW SMaRT Centre research study published by the Royal Society of Chemistry has found waste coffee powder can be used to recover lithium (Li) and cobalt (Co) from waste batteries
UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers have been collaborating with an Indigenous community in central western NSW providing circular economy solutions in a housing project