recycling

Turning old clothes into high-end building materials

19 Dec 2018

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

Your old, unwanted clothes can be turned into building materials

19 Nov 2018

Throwing away clothing that's no longer needed is a missed opportunity to turn the fabrics into new products such as building materials.

UNSW recycling revolution reaches a new generation

09 Nov 2018

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

Big challenges, micro solutions: Closing the loop in Australia’s waste crisis

31 Oct 2018

Waste microfactories can transform the manufacturing landscape in Australia, especially in remote locations where waste transportation and processing are expensive.

Recycling goes to landfill while technology sits idle

05 Oct 2018

People are losing confidence in recycling and overwhelmingly want government to support solutions such as UNSW's groundbreaking microfactory technology, a new survey shows.

UNSW advice steers ACT towards more efficient use of waste

03 Jul 2018

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

With incentives, industry could tackle Australia's waste crisis

29 Jun 2018

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

UNSW offers immediate solution to stockpiles of recyclable waste

27 Jun 2018

UNSW's Professor Veena Sahajwalla says a solution is available now to the growing stockpiles of recyclable materials highlighted in a new Senate report into waste and recycling.

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.

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Sustainable shopping: if you truly need a new phone, buy one with replaceable parts

23 Mar 2018

Shopping for a mobile phone is confusing at the best of times, and trying to find an environmentally friendly option is even harder. UNSW's Miles Park provides some answers.

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