TEDxSydney - Veena Sahajwalla - Reviving Waste

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla is the leader of research into Sustainable Materials as the Director of Sustainable Materials Research & Technology (SMaRT@UNSW) at the University of New South Wales.
She holds an ARC Future Fellowship. Veena is an international award winning scientist and engineer who has presented on her research and experiences throughout the world.
In 2005, she received the Eureka Prize for Scientific Research. She also received the 2006 Environmental Technology Award from the Association of Iron & Steel Technology in the United States for her research into recycling waste plastics in steelmaking. Veena is also one of the judges on the ABC TV show, "The New Inventors".
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TEDxSydney 2011 took place on Saturday 28 May 2011 at CarriageWorks. Tens of thousands of people enjoyed the day: 800 in the theatre, over 1,000 via big screen simulcast in The Forum, up to 48,000 online via KZbin ... and up to 80,000 tuning in to ABC Radio National. It was a grand day. About TEDx, x = independently organised event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organised events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organised TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organised.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

[@assallove1010]

She is my hero.

[@studiosandi]

We used recycled glass countertops in our kitchen, and they are gorgeous.

[@ajaykumarmatteda6038]

One of the Greatest talk and greatest initiative. Awesome madam You are such an inspiration and Leading the our world to achieve a new era of zero waste

[@piet618]

Thank you Veena, for a very informative video with regard to viewing a waste problem, instead as a valuable resource. Don't waste waste. I have worked with carbon in a wide variety of applications and occupations, firstly as an aviation engineer with adjustments to the combustion of hydrocarbon ratios in gas turbine engines, the inclusion of organic carbon in the form of bone to steel in the case hardening of tools in blacksmithing and now as smelting medium derived from bio-conversion. Peter.

[@hakimsekh182]

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[@narendradhokey392]

Nice to hear your talk , I do work on wastemangment!

[@annavdb3435]

Great talk !

[@lilu7427]

SHE did it back then. The world men are STILL talking about it.

[@Woodpecker1101]

Dear Veena, that’s truly innovative! Just one apprehension: it takes a lot of energy to bring that 1500 deg C which would bring the transformation. Wouldn’t that be an inefficient way to blend? How about microbes doing the same job?

[@TheAutisticEducator]

Australian of the year!

[@marciadafne]

Making recycling economically viable is key to changing the cycle. Unless it makes sense economically, it's nearly impossible to change the current system.

[@awesomeobot4971]

This is mind blowing. How I contact prof or her organisation. I will like to invest in waste micro factory in Nigeria. I need prof Verna's email. Thank you

[@michael_toms]

TED talks, and all it is talk!

[@hunterbear-ian8663]

She's actually doing some interesting stuff from my research

[@yes-yogaearthstories1404]

While People "TALK" passionately on climate change, Veena dispassionately "TACKLES" the problems!

[@Zeusmason]

Veena I want to talk to you. :)

[@asraaj4179]

I am also a young engineer from the Middle East, and I have a great passion in this field. I need an expert person