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A designer collection carrying the stories of Nyoongar women from Western Australia to New Zealand Fashion Week 2026, forms part of a SCaW Hub project addressing textile waste, with the fashion created from donated clothing, upcycled by collective

James Cook University research partner Jen McHugh and Councillor Ernest Madua shared ideas for remote communities to create local jobs and economic opportunities through recycling waste into useful products.

Researchers mapped plastics washing off streets, carparks and industrial sites, and found commercial areas are major microplastic hotspots.

Stormwater filters can stop substantial plastic pollution before it reaches waterways, with commercial areas the clearest priority.

Australia is recycling more, but building a circular economy will require using fewer raw materials in the first place, new research shows.

Researchers from across Australia presented their work at Hub Day 2026.