Press Release: Report: Global Circularity Rate Fell to 6.9%—Despite Growing Recycling
Only 6.9% of the 106 billion tonnes of materials used annually by the global economy come from recycled sources—a 2.2 percentage point drop since 2015, according to a new report released today by Circle Economy in collaboration with Deloitte Global. The Circularity Gap Report 2025 (CGR®) finds that global material consumption is outpacing population growth and generating more waste than recycling systems can handle—underscoring the need for global circular economy targets, system-level transformation, and multilateral collaboration.
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Source: Circle Economy (link opens in a new window)
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