Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology

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A recycling breakthrough at UNSW Sydney offers new possibilities for the re-purposing of polymer-laminated aluminium products, such as food and coffee packaging.

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New developments in microrecycling science could help revolutionise the recycling and manufacturing sectors.

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The revolutionary technology developed at UNSW Sydney positions Australia at the forefront of how we re-use discarded materials.

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UNSW Sydney's Professor Veena Sahajwalla is leading a team producing high-quality building products made from old clothing and mixed waste glass.

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Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla's work to revolutionise recycling via groundbreaking technologies developed at UNSW is being heard by a new, younger audience.

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Burning materials that could be more productively reused elsewhere is not the way to go, UNSW Sydney has told an ACT government review.

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If waste is burned for energy, recyclable material is lost forever. There are better solutions, writes Veena Sahajwalla.

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There’s much more at stake at Australian steelmaker Arrium than today’s jobs, writes Veena Sahajwalla.

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Green manufacturing in micro-factories offers an exciting future for regional Australia, writes Veena Sahajwalla.

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The Science 50:50 initiative has a simple premise – since half of the population is female, why not also half the scientists and technologists?

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