The Hub leader recently joined national and regional leaders at the Regional Australia Institute’s Regions Rising National Summit 2025 in Canberra last month.
Hub leader Prof Veena Sahajwalla AO has given an address to the National Press Club of Australia titled "The Hidden Value in Our Rubbish: Communities, the Environment, and the Science of Remanufacturing."
Hub leader Prof Veena Sahajwalla AO has called on policymakers, industry and communities to embrace a new vision for Australia’s waste in her National Press Club address in Canberra yesterday.
Hub leader Veena Sahajwalla AO has spoken to the Infrastructure Connections podcast about circular innovation, remanufacturing from waste materials and micro-recycling.
Ku-ring-gai Council and AUSMAP (Australian Microplastic Assessment Project) have visited UNSW labs as part of the Hub's synthetic grass microplastics project.
Circular economy experts from the Sustainable Communities and Waste were invited to take part in the Regional Circular Economy Summit on Phillip Island, hosted by Bass Coast Shire Council.
The Hub’s commitment to supporting circular economies in regional and remote communities was showcased at the 2025 Western Cape Futures Symposium, held in Weipa this May.
The Plastic and Waste Materials team set up a stall to showcase how innovative waste solutions can drive sustainability as part of the transition to a circular economy.