Global environmental action NGO WRAP said that circularity sectors supported substantial economic growth in the United Kingdom in 2024, with the potential to produce billions in gross value added productivity by 2035.

WRAP ’S “Powering Good Growth: The Circular Economy Opportunity for Jobs, Manufacturing and Every Region of the UK” report found that circularity efforts supported some 559,000 jobs across the U.K., and more than 53 billion pounds (approximately $71 billion) in gross value added. The report also noted that growth could increase exponentially by 2035 with a circularity transformational shift—to the tune of more than 93 billion pounds ($124 billion) of additional gross value added and more than 1 million jobs supported.

“The circular economy is already creating jobs and value across the U.K.,” the report said.…