Waste as a resource

The Hub contributes expertise to a Planet Shapers episode on improving tyre circularity in Australia

The Hub Day event at UNSW brought together nearly 40 researchers and several stakeholder representatives including Planet Ark, Tyre Stewardship Australia and Agency Projects. 

The Hub took part in Blacktown City’s Australia Day celebrations to further our goal of supporting strong and engaged sustainable communities. 

Learn how the Hub is supporting Australia's to a circular economy

As we begin a new year, the Sustainable Communities and Waste (SCaW) Hub is reflecting on another year of impactful research, collaboration and progress.

IP5 co-lead and CSIRO Senior Science co-lead, Heinz Schandl, provides analysis on DCCEEW's new Australian Circular Economy Framework. 

Hub research is translated to a local scale at the Local Government NSW (LGNSW) annual conference in Tamworth. 

The Productivity Commission has published the Hub leader UNSW SMaRT Centre's detailed submission for its inquiry into “opportunities in the circular economy”.

The Hub has contributed an artwork made from waste materials to an auction raising funds for the National Youth Science Forum. 

Hub leader Prof Veena Sahajwalla delivers the Ann Moyal Lecture, discussing opportunities for creating sustainable materials from waste and champions a circular economy. 

Hub leader, Prof Veena Sahajwalla, has spoken about new technologies that enable green manufacturing by “reforming” waste into new products. 

The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) invited Hub staff to connect with young people as part of the 2024 NYSF Explore UNSW Science Day.

Researchers from CSIRO and Curtin University analysed case studies to provide recommendations to support better waste management and value recovery outcomes for tyres and conveyor belts in Australia.