The Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub held a Science Showcase for some research stakeholder groups, including the Australian Government Environment Department and key research end users.
Hub leader Prof Veena Sahajwalla AO has taken part in the Building Circular Economies: Innovation, Technology and Regional Leadership webinar, held by the Regional Australia Institute.
A new Hub research project focused on green iron and steel made from recycled feedstocks has kicked off, working to support Australia’s transition to low-carbon materials production.
Hub researchers are working with councils and communities in Far North Queensland to translate circular economy science into practical waste solutions for regional and remote Australia.
Regional councils and government agencies across the New England and North West NSW areas are exploring how fit-for-purpose recycling technologies could help respond to growing waste management pressures while supporting local employment and regio
The Hazardous Waste and Pollutants team have developed a new, more realistic way to assess how potentially harmful chemicals leach from materials made from recycled tyre rubber, especially roads and pavements.
Stakeholders from across Gippsland’s agricultural, recycling and government sectors came together in Morwell for a hands-on workshop tackling one of the region’s biggest on-farm waste challenges: silage wrap.
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.
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.
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.
