The Tipping Point
One Australian scientist is manufacturing wide-ranging products from waste glass and old clothes

Veena Sahajwalla has a long-established reputation in the science and engineering world; her innovation of ‘green ceramics’ is now making waves in the manufacturing world. Determined to find solutions to ever-growing piles of waste in landfill, Sahajwalla is constantly looking for new opportunities that will pave the way for a circular economy. "Waste is really one of those untapped resources just waiting to be harnessed," she says.