The UK’s domestic waste sector generates £6.8bn for the economy every year, according to a government report.
The report on resource management, which was issued by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), said the sector currently generates around £6.8bn for the economy and supports around 103,000 jobs in the UK.
But it adds this figure could increase to as much as £41bn if the definition is ‘broadened’ to include repairing, re-using and leasing to extend the life of products.
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