From Waste to Worth: Design Strategies for Circular Plastic Materials

We are very proud to announce that enrollment in the first module of the workshop "From Waste to Worth: Design Strategies for Circular Plastic Materials" is now open!

The workshop is the winner of the CIB Sebestyén Future Leaders Award 2025 and part of DABC’s continuous learning program at Politecnico di Milano.

The two Online Events will explore the potential of secondary plastics for construction applications.

International experts will share data-driven material insights, discuss the challenges and opportunities of plastic circularity, and present industry and research case studies on design and production.

14–15 October 2025
16:00–19:00 CEST 
Online

SESSION 1
Plastic materials & plastic waste
14th October
• Mauricio Dwek, Synopsys Inc., Ansys
Data to Design: Circular Plastic with Granta

• Julien van Liefferinge, Plastics Europe
Circular Plastics in Construction: From Data to Directive

• Shuang Wang, Chalmers University of Technology
Measure to Manage: Plastic Material Flows in Building Construction

SESSION 2
Design & fabrication strategies for plastic waste
15th October
• Federico Minaldo, Geoplast SpA
Building with Recycled Plastics: Production in Practice

• Rory Dickens, Sustainable Design Studio
Alternative Production Strategies for High-Value Plastic Waste

• Francesco Laccone, CNR-ISTI
Digital Structural Design for Recycled Plastic

• Carla Chacón Villanueva, TU Delft/LEMA
LEMAA: Recycle to Revalue

Certificate of attendance upon completing both sessions and the final survey.

Organized by Elena Casolari and Prof. Andrea Giovanni Mainini — #SEEDLab, Department ABC, Politecnico di Milano.

Please reach out anytime to collaborate with us or inquiry about the workshop!

Contact: seed-dabc@polimi.it