'A great opportunity': How reuse, recycling, repair, and remanufacturing could create 450,000 new jobs

Michael Holder
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A reused iPhone retains around 48 per cent of its original value | Credit: iStock
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A reused iPhone retains around 48 per cent of its original value | Credit: iStock

A more ambitious strategy for building a circular economy in the UK could deliver huge benefits, Green Alliance report argues

Far more ambitious policies and investment is to help boost repair, reuse, recycling, and remanufacturing in the UK could create more than 450,000 jobs right across the country over the next 15 years,...

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