Global circularity rate fell to 6.9%—despite growing recycling

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 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 cir…