{"id":322,"date":"2025-06-17T09:05:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elitecarspro.com\/?p=322"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:39:14","slug":"circular-economy-could-deliver-25bn-boost-to-the-uk-mps-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elitecarspro.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/circular-economy-could-deliver-25bn-boost-to-the-uk-mps-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular economy could deliver \u00a325bn boost to the UK, MPs say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Build national resilience and deliver \u00a325 billon boost to UK economy by kickstarting the circular economy, say cross-party group of MPs.<\/h4>\n

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Environment says transitioning to a circular economy could deliver a \u00a325 billion boost to the UK economy by 2035 and create \u2018hundreds of thousands\u2019 of jobs<\/a> across the country.<\/p>\n

Chaired by Labour\u2019s Andrew Pakes MP, the APPG says the UK can become more resilient to global instability by using resources more efficiently and giving consumers a \u2018right to repair\u2019, which ensures products can be fixed when they break.<\/p>\n

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For many of the questions facing us, the circular economy provides some answers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The group\u2019s key asks, along with giving consumers a \u2018right to repair\u2019, are to embed the reuse of critical minerals into the Clean Energy Mission and set a goal to bring the UK\u2019s resource use within global limits by 2050.<\/p>\n

Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay MP, Conservative Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Labour\u2019s Uma Kumaran MP, and the Liberal Democrats\u2019 Wera Hobhouse MP have endorsed the asks.<\/p>\n

The cross-party group are launching a report today (17 June) at a parliamentary reception, featuring a keynote speech from Environment Secretary Steve Reed.<\/em><\/p>\n

The report is backed by businesses including SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK and Mura Technology, as well as organisations like the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), Zero Waste Scotland, and the think tank Green Alliance.<\/p>\n

The report includes a six-step plan to make better use of resources and kickstart the circular economy, which are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Take a whole economy approach;<\/li>\n
  2. Direct investment in circular business and innovation;<\/li>\n
  3. Cut the cost of living with a real right to repair;<\/li>\n
  4. Enhance clean energy security with circularity;\u00a0<\/li>\n
  5. Build the skills needed to get there; and<\/li>\n
  6. Set a long-term goal to bring UK resource use within planetary boundaries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Commenting on the report\u2019s launch, Director of Policy, Communications and External Affairs at CIWM, Dan Cooke, said: \u201cThis is a welcome and timely report in advance of the forthcoming Circular Economy Strategy and illustrates the real opportunities in terms of jobs, skills, growth and resilience if governments, business and sectors \u2013 including ours \u2013 implement practical measures to progress towards more circular and resource-efficient practices at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Andrew Pakes, Chair of the Environment APPG, commented: \u201cFor many of the questions facing us, the circular economy provides some answers.<\/p>\n

    \u201cHow do we make the UK more resilient in a fractured world? How do we bring skilled jobs to our high streets and industrial heartlands?<\/p>\n

    \u201cHow do we clean up our streets, rivers and seas? Making better use of precious resources holds a key to all of these.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    It is pleasing to see greater political consensus developing around kickstarting the circular economy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Commenting on this six-step plan, Diane Crowe, Group Sustainability Director at Reconomy, said: \u201cIt is pleasing to see greater political consensus developing around kickstarting the circular economy.<\/p>\n

    \u201cBy promoting circular practices such as recycling, reuse and decoupling growth from resource use, and giving consumers a real \u2018right to repair\u2019, not only can this lower carbon emissions, but also unlock material cost savings and boost economic sustainability for businesses.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWith heightened geopolitical uncertainty, trade wars, inflation and a slowing economy, the circular economy can address some of the greatest structural challenges in our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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