A new study from the Hub’s Understanding Microplastics project team offers fresh insight into how common household plastics fragment into microplastics, and what this means for environmental and human exposure.
Hub researcher Dr Heinz Schandl delivered the keynote address at Waste Expo Australia in Melbourne last month, exploring the potential and economic implications of the circular economy transition.
Researchers from the Hub’s Understanding Microplastics project and collaborators from Ocean Protect recently presented their work at the Franc.2025 conference in the Hunter Valley.
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."
The Water Sensitive and Liveable Communities in Regional and Remote Australia team have travelled to Darwin to host a collaborative workshop focused on improving water security, servicing and liveability outcomes across regional and remote communi
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.
A new paper published by the Hub's Impact Priority 3 - Hazardous Waste and Pollutants team reviews current challenges and research needs for managing contaminants and chemicals in waste streams as part of a circular economy.
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.
