Sustainable communities

The Productivity Commission has published the Hub leader UNSW SMaRT Centre's detailed submission for its inquiry into “opportunities in the circular economy”.

The Hub has contributed an artwork made from waste materials to an auction raising funds for the National Youth Science Forum. 

Hub leader Prof Veena Sahajwalla delivers the Ann Moyal Lecture, discussing opportunities for creating sustainable materials from waste and champions a circular economy. 

Hub leader, Prof Veena Sahajwalla, has spoken about new technologies that enable green manufacturing by “reforming” waste into new products. 

The Hub’s Air Quality team held a mid-point workshop to showcase their research and discuss their work with stakeholders. 

The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) invited Hub staff to connect with young people as part of the 2024 NYSF Explore UNSW Science Day.

Researchers from CSIRO and Curtin University analysed case studies to provide recommendations to support better waste management and value recovery outcomes for tyres and conveyor belts in Australia. 

The Hub leader, Prof. Veena Sahajwalla, delivered a plenary to nearly 200 students at the 2024 STEM Enrichment Conference hosted by Flinders University.

Hub partners SMaRT@UNSW, CSIRO and Monash University collaborated with other leading sustainability organisations to deliver the PELICANS initative.  

It is essential to recognise the critical work being done to address the plastic crisis this Plastic Free July.

Hub leader Professor Veena Sahajwalla has officially opened a Sustainability Learning Centre at St Philip’s College in Alice Springs. 

On 26 October 2023, Hub Leader Prof Veena will speak at a free in-person and webinar event hosted by OzHarvest, the food rescue, education and sustainability not for profit company

On 3 November 2023, Hub Leader Prof Veena will speak at a free webinar hosted by Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)

On 31 October 2023, Hub Leader Prof Veena will speak at the Red Earth Community Foundation's 2023 Leadership 'Circularity' Forum

Organisers of the 2023 ecologiQ Greener Infrastructure Conference where Hub Leader, Professor Veena, was master of ceremonies, have provided a range of video resources from the conference

On 10 October 2023 Hub Leader Prof Veena will deliver a keynote talk at the joint ecoforum and SustRem 2023 conferences

From 18-20 September 2023, Hub Leader, Professor Veena, was master of ceremonies for the 2023 ecologiQ Greener Infrastructure Conference

On 28 September 2023 Hub researcher Dr Emily Flies will be speaking at the Australian Public Health Conference 2023 about some of her Hub research