International workshop: “Strengthening partnership in recycling”

When: 24 November 2026, 09:00-11:00 CET / 10:00-12:00 EET 

Format: online (Zoom)  

Working language: English 

The workshop will bring together stakeholders involved in waste management and recycling to explore challenges, needs and opportunities across the recycling value chain, with a particular focus on plastic, textile and electronic waste. The event aims to strengthen partnerships, improve cooperation and foster innovation within the circular economy. 

AGENDA 

09:00-09:10 CET 10:00-10:10 EET Welcome and opening remarks 
09:10-09:20 CET 10:10-10:20 EET Introduction to SustainaCycle 
Presentation of the project by Laurina Šinkejeva, Project Coordinator (Viimsi Rural Municipality Government, Estonia) 
09:20-09:30 CET 10:20-10:30 EET Insights from stakeholder interviews 
Presentation of key findings from the project’s international stakeholder interviews by Chisem Karagyoz (Sustainability InnoCenter, Sweden) 
09:30-10:10 CET 10:30-11:10 EET Breakout group discussions 
Discussion on stakeholder needs, challenges, opportunities and collaboration across the recycling value chain 
10:10-10:30 CET 11:10-11:30 EET Presentation of discussion outcomes in the main room 
Reflections from the breakout group discussions and exchange of perspectives 
10:30-10:50 CET 11:30-11:50 EET Networking session Small-group networking in breakout rooms, offering participants an opportunity to connect, exchange experiences and ideas and explore possibilities for future collaboration 
10:50-11:00 CET 11:50-12:00 EET Closing remarks 

Registration: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/7Z5y9rSHyp  

Organiser: Sustainability InnoCenter together with other partners of the SustainaCycle project 

Contact person: Svitlana Baliuk, Project Manager, Sustainability InnoCenter, email: svitlana.baliuk@sustainabilityinnocenter.com