UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers have developed a new data framework to ensure research from one of its programs is discoverable, connected and usable well into the future
The UNSW SMaRT Centre has developed a process to safely and efficiently remove the polymer coatings and laminates attached to waste aluminium aerosol cans so that the underlying aluminium can be recovered and recycled at high value rather than dow
UNSW SMaRT Centre researcher experiments demonstrate that a widely used plastic for drink and food containers more easily breaks down into microplastics under common household usage and from environmental exposure than previously thought
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
A UNSW SMaRT Centre research study has developed a method of how to recover useful materials from waste face masks and spent batteries to make better new batteries, transforming these wastes into valuable feedstock for remanufacturing
A UNSW SMaRT Centre research study has developed a method of how to waste zinc to make better batteries and transform a waste stream into a high-value battery material
The UNSW SMaRT Centre has made a detailed submission to the Australian Parliament's Environment and Communications Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for Packaging (No Time to Waste) Bill 2026
UNSW SMaRT Centre researcher experiments demonstrate that a widely used plastic for drink and food containers more easily breaks down into microplastics under common household usage and from environmental exposure than previously thought
.A UNSW SMaRT Centre research study has demonstrated The study showed that a simple carbon coating formed from glucose can transform low-cost iron oxide into a significantly more effective supercapacitor electrode.
A UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers have had published a 50-page book chapter on the waste crisis and the technology and changes needed to create a more sustainable circular economy
UNSW SMaRT Centre has been assisting the the Australian Parliament inquiry into the state of the Australian tyre industry in the context of a circular economy
A UNSW SMaRT Centre research study has demonstrated that waste disposable masks can be transformed into a valuable energy-storage material, activated carbon, instead of being sent to landfill or incineration
A UNSW SMaRT Centre research study has found that lithium sulfur batteries (LSBs) could become the next generation of big batteries needed for the electricity energy transition
A UNSW SMaRT Centre research study has found how to recover valuable metals (especially rare earth elements) from liquid waste streams such as mining tailings waste
