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Melita Jazbec

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Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

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March 5, 2025

Australians generate mountains of waste, and we need more help to recycle and reuse it

Melita Jazbec, University of Technology Sydney; Monique Retamal, University of Technology Sydney; Nick Florin, University of Technology Sydney, and Stuart White, University of Technology Sydney

A new Productivity Commission report finds regulations and costs are slowing Australia’s progress in becoming a circular economy.

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August 1, 2023

Here’s how wastewater facilities could tackle food waste, generate energy and slash emissions

Melita Jazbec, University of Technology Sydney; Andrea Turner, University of Technology Sydney, and Ben Madden, University of Technology Sydney

Sydney’s 14 wastewater treatment plants could be modified to also accept food waste, research shows. The ‘anaerobic digestion’ process would produce energy as well as nutrients for reuse.

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