e-waste

The dark side of solar: how off-grid products are creating waste in Africa

21 Sep 2023

The burgeoning solar sector has a responsibility to consider the afterlives of its products, says an expert from UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.

5G: the true cost will be measured in e-waste

04 Aug 2020

The 5G revolution could trigger an e-waste avalanche, but there are ways we can stem the flow, UNSW industrial design expert says.

Computer says go: from e-waste entrepreneur to environmental engineer

29 Apr 2019

UNSW alumna Charlotte Wang was initially hesitant about doing a degree in environmental engineering, but since helping to launch a computer re-use program at UNSW, she has never looked back.

Tech trash to treasure: UNSW student says reducing waste is just good business

04 Mar 2019

Recycling electronics for resale was an obvious commercial opportunity for UNSW Business School student Eric Chiu.

World first e-waste microfactory launches at UNSW

06 Apr 2018

The world’s first microfactory that can transform the components from electronic waste (e-waste) items such as discarded smart phones and laptops into valuable materials for re-use has been launched at UNSW Sydney, with the Minister for the Environment, Gabrielle Upton, in attendance.

World-first e-waste microfactory launched at UNSW

04 Apr 2018

As Australia's waste crisis escalates, Professor Veena Sahajwalla today launched the world's first e-waste microfactory which has the potential to reduce the vast amount of electronic waste heading into landfill.

Introducing the Australian Human Rights Institute

14 Mar 2018

The Australian Human Rights Institute is a new initiative at UNSW Sydney that is bringing together researchers from different disciplines to find solutions to human rights challenges.

UNSW battery recycling program vying for Green Gown Award

02 Nov 2017

A UNSW Sustainability recycling program that diverts a tonne of batteries away from landfill each year is a finalist in the Green Gown Awards.

Making a city-sized dent in e-waste

30 Oct 2017

How do you tackle the problem when you discover that your University's waste contains hundreds of kilos of batteries that could be recycled? That was the question facing UNSW Sustainability.

The e-waste visionary

19 May 2017

UNSW New Generation Network Scholar Vaibhav Gaikwad is reframing Australia-India relations while turning mountains of e-waste into valuable products - including a set of Gandhi spectacles that symbolise India's bid to clean up its environment.

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