{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/94050410-34f0-4058-a3fb-147c626a0556/63f20ca6d9d2740012dbcd69?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Professor Veena Sahajwalla is redefining 'waste'","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60d210a657a97011aa9023d8/1676805944178-06db9dd3e3bffa66727663db5f0f8fb3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Professor Veena Sahajwalla is an expert in recycling, the founding Director of the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research &amp; Technology at University of New South Wales - and, last year, added NSW Australian of the year to her long list of honours and awards.  In this chat, we talk about reimagining 'waste' as an opportunity - drawing on Veena's experiences growing up in Mumbai to her pioneering micro-factories and green steel innovation. </p><p><br></p><p>Useful links:</p><ul><li>Veena at UNSW (<a href=\"https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/scientia-professor-veena-sahajwalla\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li><li>Australian Government National Plastics Plan 2021 (<a href=\"https://www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-plastics-plan-2021.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.oceanprotect.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.oceanprotect.com.au</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Ocean Protect"}