Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub

UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers have been collaborating with an Indigenous community in central western NSW providing circular economy solutions in a housing project

The UNSW SMaRT Centre has made a detailed submission as part of the consultation process for the Australian Senate Community Affairs References Committee's "Inquiry into the Impact of Microplastics and other Toxics on Human Health"

UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers are undertaking New research on on using recycled content for green iron and steel production

UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers are collaborating with communities and Indigenous leaders in the northern Australia about solutions for the fight against discarded ‘ghost’ nets and other fishing marine debris

UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena Sahajwalla joined leaders and decision makers in the New England and North West regions of NSW recently for a range of meetings and discussions about innovative waste and recycling technologies and creating lo

UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena recently joined leaders and decision makers in Far North Queensland for a range of meetings and discussions about innovative waste and recycling technologies and creating localised circular economies

UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers are continuing their work on sharing their growing understanding of microplastic wastes as part of the Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub that the UNSW SMaRT Centre leads

UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers have had published a study revealing the impacts of microplastics generated from polypropylene bottles commonly used for infants and re-usable drinking

Liverpool City Council is operating a new Green Ceramics MICROfactorie^TM using UNSW SMaRT Centre's recycling technology

UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Professor Veena's National Press Club address has attracted widespread media attention after she called on policymakers, industry and communities to embrace a new vision for Australia’s waste

UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers took part in a collaborative research project on microplastics, building on previous work in relation to the subject

UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers have hosted stakeholders to help enhance the understanding of the impacts of microplastics from synthetic grasses

UNSW SMaRT Centre researchers have had published a study revealing the shocking extent of microplastics pollution in Australia

UNSW SMaRT Centre has developed a technology road map for decentralised recycling solutions

UNSW SMaRT Centre and key industry partner Kandui Technologies feature in a new video highlighting work on developing a circular economy

An opinion editorial (op ed) by UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena and Head of MICROfactorie Technologies Anirban Ghose has been published by Recycling International

An opinion editorial (op ed) by UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena and Head of MICROfactorie Technologies Anirban Ghose has been published by The Policymaker