The project team continues its outreach and training activities on sustainability and circularity issues. In this context, Colorobbia Group's Fiorano Technology Laboratory hosted high school students participating in a work-study program during weeks 18–20.

The initiative is part of a program to introduce young people to the industrial world and issues related to sustainable innovation, offering a concrete opportunity to learn about the processes, materials, and skills typical of the ceramic sector. The activities carried out allowed students to closely observe the stages of material development and characterization, with a specific focus on aspects related to sustainability.

Within this training context, Andrea Cattini held a workshop dedicated to the characterization of ceramic mixtures. The meeting explored the topic of reusing waste materials in mixtures, analyzing the technical implications and potential contribution to reducing environmental impact.

The workshop also addressed the role of waste material reuse in relation to supply chain sustainability. It was highlighted how the integration of secondary materials into ceramic mixtures can contribute not only to more efficient resource management, but also to greater supply chain resilience, an issue of growing importance for the industrial sector.

Finally, the meeting presented the activities of the REDiRECT project and its main objectives, linking the technical content of the workshop to a broader vision of the circular economy and process innovation. This link allowed students to understand how choices about materials and production processes fit into more structured sustainability strategies.

The workshop was an opportunity for applied training and awareness-raising, strengthening the dialogue between industry, education, and research and contributing to the spread of a culture of sustainability based on concrete examples and real-world applications.