What if we saw rubbish as a valuable resource?Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla is an inventor, engineer and leading expert in the field of recycling science. She is the founding Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology (SMART) at the University of NSW. Making waste valuable, her first invention reduced carbon emissions from the steel industry, and her second is promising to empower communities to become their own manufacturers. Adding a few more ‘r’s to the reduce, reuse, recycle list – such as reform and remanufacture – she is upending existing systems to engineer solutions for a waste-free world.Comedian Bec Charlwood is excited to be on such a classy podcast and we're thrilled to have her help host Rachel Rayner unravel our trash to reveal the treasure within.TranscriptLinks Highlight article by Rachel Rayner, Science Explainer on UNSW's SMaRT Centre More on Green SteelMore on plastic filaments from MICROfactoriesMore on ceramics from MICROfactoriesFind out more on the circular economy at the Australian Circular Economy HubCheck out Bec Charlwood's comedy on her YouTube channelCredits Producer: Rachel Rayner, Science ExplainerGuests: Veena Sahajwalla, Bec CharlwoodMusic: Michelle CashmanEditing: Graham Hunter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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