The World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation highlight the industrial opportunities of recycling EV batteries and bio-based materials, emphasizing the importance of circular design and policy agendas to capture economic value. The report calls for policy changes to promote circular economy in Global South countries, stressing the economic benefits of capturing more value domestically and creating formal circular economy jobs. Initiatives like Zero Waste Scotland's material flow accounts and the FutuRaM project are working towards resource recovery and sustainability, while also addressing the potential switch from small format flexible packaging to paper to combat plastic pollution in the ocean. The focus is on connecting bio-based material policies with circular economy and climate goals, and the need for collaborative action to fill the infrastructure gap across industries.