CompositeCircle @ Centria Open Doors
Project: CompositeCircle
Physical Meeting
09. October 2025
12:00 - 16:00 (EET)
Workshop 4: Waste Management of composite materials
Project: CompositeCircle
Virtual Meeting & Physical Meeting
Waste Management of composite materials - from dismantling to recycling
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Date & Time22. January 2026
09:00 - 15:00 (BST) -
OrganiserRTU, CompositeCircle
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Venue
- Riga Technical University, Ķīpsalas iela 6a, Kurzemes rajons, Rīga
- Latvia
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Contact
- Eemeli Seppänen
- +358 50 320 7154
- eemeli.seppanen@centria.fi
- Pirjo Pietikäinen
- +358 50 370 7717
- pirjo.pietikainen@plastics.fi
- Egidija Rainosalo
- +358 44 725 0264
- egidija.rainosalo@centria.fi
Description
The objective of this workshop is to provide participants with practical knowledge and strategies for managing composite waste from end-of-life wind turbines, ensuring compliance with legal requirements. The aim is to promote collaboration between wind energy operators, waste management companies, and technology providers to enhance safe, efficient, and sustainable processing of composite materials.
Registration here for participation onsite or online: https://forms.office.com/e/CwXxJj64SvÂ
 Link for participation online: CompositeCircle: Workshop 4 at Latvia Online link | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
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Agenda
- TimeItem
- 9:00 Welcome and introduction to the ongoing project. Eemeli Seppänen (Centria)
9:20 How to deal with composite material waste from wind turbine blades in Baltic sea region. Ruta Bendere (Waste Management Association of Latvia)
9:40 Closing the Loop on Composites: Are the Baltics & Nordics Ready for Industrial-Scale Recycling? Uldis Skrebs (AJPower)
10:00 Recycling of wind mill blades. (Gjenkraft)
10:20 What do we know about the circularity of composites and what can we do together to promote it? The European Composites Industry Association point of view. Roberto Frassine (EUCIA)
10:40Â Break
11:00 Conversation kickstart workshop: Communication activity, Harri Joensuu (Centria)
12:00 Lunch
13:00Â Textile sustainability in practice: Waste management. Inga Dabolina (Riga Technical University)
13:20 Co-processing of wind turbine composite materials in the cement industry. Krisjanis Lejnieks (Products & Process Manager at SCHWENK Latvia)
13:40 How digital solutions unlock value in wind turbine decommissioning. Kevin Bounet, (ReWind)
14:00 Break
14:20 Panel discussion. Pirjo Pietikäinen (Finnish Plastics Industries Federation)
15:00 End of the event
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