World Circular Economy Forum 2025: A Call to Centre Inclusivity & Perspectives from the Global South

By WIEGO, International Alliance of Waste Pickers, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Circle Economy on May 08, 2025

As we prepare to participate in the first World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) hosted in Latin America, we urge participants to recognize the essential contributions of 40 million informal recycling workers. This year marks the ninth WCEF – the world’s leading space for business leaders, policymakers and experts from around the world to share circular economy solutions. We also call for circularity to be looked at through the lens of the Global South and just transitions, including through a session focused on empowering workers in informal employment as a pathway to inclusive circularity.

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