Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping recycling and the circular economy in the United Kingdom. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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26 of 426 tracked companies have open roles.
165 of 426 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 438 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 27.2% of disclosed capital, while 61.3% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $22.47M | 18 | 8 |
| 2017 | $48.64M | 21 | 16 |
| 2018 | $47.56M | 38 | 25 |
| 2019 | $74.38M | 29 | 29 |
| 2020 | $156.93M | 38 | 43 |
| 2021 | $403.75M | 41 | 50 |
| 2022 | $434.52M | 35 | 52 |
| 2023 | $518.03M | 22 | 47 |
| 2024 | $401.16M | 12 | 41 |
| 2025 | $250.23M | 3 | 26 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
511 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in recycling and the circular economy company rounds since 2016.
Backed by Gov and Advanced Propulsion Centre UK and others.
Backed by Sustainable Ventures and Silicon Roundabout Ventures and others.
Backed by 2150.VC and Brick & Mortar Ventures and others.
Backed by Lululemon and Happiness Capital and others.
Backed by Spiral Capital and Gazelle and others.
Backed by Octopus Energy Generation.
Backed by Chevron and Samsung and others.
Backed by LetterOne and Axens and others.
Backed by Novo Holdings and A P Moller Holding.
Backed by National Wealth Fund and The Scottish National Investment Bank.
Backed by Snam and GIC and others.
Backed by Equinor and Shorooq Partners and others.
Backed by VNV Global and Accel and others.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Mirach Capital Group.
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 2 reporting entities from 184 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not the United Kingdom market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
None of 2 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
FY2025 · 2 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Canvas ↗05537361 | £25.9m | £1.7m | +6.6% | — | — |
| Opalion Plastics ↗01574983 | £14.0m | £4.9m | +35.0% | — | — |
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Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
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How the the United Kingdom companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
16 of these companies (3.8%) publish at least one Android app — 29 apps in all, carrying 175.4K installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Riding CouncilCloud 9 Technologies | 51.9K | — | Books & Reference |
| East Devon District CouncilCloud 9 Technologies | 29.6K | — | Productivity |
| West Northamptonshire CouncilCloud 9 Technologies | 29.2K | — | Travel & Local |
| Conwy County Borough CouncilCloud 9 Technologies | 14.5K | — | Travel & Local |
| bukka servicesBukka Services | 12.9K | — | House & Home |
| Skrap - Skip HireSkrap | 10.2K | — | Business |
| Linde Deliver AppsLinde | 5.4K | — | Business |
| My Linde+Linde | 4.3K | — | Productivity |
| Driver AppWaste Logics | 3.8K | — | Productivity |
| Horizon Sustainability ScannerHorizon | 3.4K | — | Food & Drink |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q3–2026Q1).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Waste Management Tech | 23 | 161.6K | East Riding Council 51.9K | |
| Govtech | 4 | 125.2K | East Devon District Council 29.6K | |
| Energy Storage Tech | 5 | 13.8K | Linde Deliver Apps 5.4K | |
| Local Services | 3 | 13.5K | bukka services 12.9K | |
| Enterprise Resource Planning | 4 | 5.6K | Driver App 3.8K | |
| Coupons And Deals | 2 | 328 | Trovr 265 |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
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The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
25 companies hiring · $2.34B disclosed funding
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Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Qualus Corporation has announced that Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. has completed its acquisition of the company from New Mountain Capital.
Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE: BMI) has agreed to acquire United Kingdom-based UDlive for $100 million plus contingent consideration
San Diego-based CP Group (CPG), a provider of recycling and sorting equipment, has acquired a majority stake in Recycleye, a London‑based provider of waste and recycling technologies.
In addition to the grant funding, Altilium has secured over £17m in private investment to date, including strategic investments from SQM, Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Bank.
United Kingdom-based Reconomy has announced its acquisition of Waste Disposal Solutions (WDS), which it calls a Greensboro, North Carolina-based outsourced waste management and recycling solutions provider.
Epoch Biodesign, a London startup founded in 2019, has raised $12 million to move its AI engineered nylon 6,6 recycling enzymes from pilot to commercial scale, bringing total funding past $50 million.
Carbon management platform Zevero has secured $7 million in new investment, bringing its total funding to $14 million to date.
🇬🇧 Notpla receives EU funding to develop plastic-free coffee cups Packaging Insights
Black Bull Biochar secures £4 million for biochar expansion
Hydrogen Utopia International (HUI) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with two Muscat-based operators, Shahab Ahmed and Mohamed Al Mir, to secure at least $1 million from an Omani partner. The money is intended predominantly for a licence to use InEnTec’s patented Plasma Enhanced Melter technology in Oman.
Top 10 categories among 282 recorded events in the 24-month window.
12 tracked people moves
Appointment Vice President of Sales for North and Latin America
Appointment Joint Administrator
Appointment Joint Administrator
Appointment Board Member
Appointment Board Member
Appointment Board Member
Appointment Chairman of the Board
Retirement Previously Chairman of the Board
25 recorded customer wins
Customer:
Customer: powerhouse energy group
Customer: ExxonMobil Asia PacificIndustrial gases and Engineering
Customer: Swiss Perlen IndustrieholdingPackaging Technology
Customer: sherbourne recyclingPackaging recycling
Customer: rothschild & coCarbon removal
1 companies with reported reductions
400 rolescost reduction
1 recorded events
approved for sale of black mass under agreement with Glencoregovernment regulations
2 tracked suits
abandoned Russian gas projectCivil · Filed
gas processing plant withdrawal disputeCivil · Filed
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 12 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.→Qualus ↗ | Completed | 2026-05-02 | Not stated in snapshot |
| badger meter→UDLive ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-22 | $100.0M |
| cp group→Recycleye ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-22 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Reconomy→waste disposal solutions | Completed | 2026-04-02 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Zevero→inhabit | Announced | 2026-02-02 | Not stated in snapshot |
| levelup→Zevero ↗ | Completed | 2026-02-02 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
1 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 3-posting snapshot covers 3 employers.
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
1 postings specify a level.
Top skills across 3 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Linde ↗ | 72,327 |
| ISB Global ↗ | 118 |
| Storegga Geotechnologies ↗ | 83 |
| UNDO ↗ | 80 |
| 4401 Earth ↗ | 50 |
| Whitespace Work Software ↗ | 40 |
| Vanden ↗ | 38 |
| Ecocem ↗ | 36 |
357 founders and chief executives across 231 companies.
Ex-ADB, Kshitij. IIT Kharagpur BS 2008, MSc 2010
Ex-Ian Temperton Consulting, Climate Change Capital, LIFFE. University of Cambridge MA 1996, LBS MIF 2003
Ex-Wilson Wright, Advetec Group, Mulberry Bow, Crowe Clark Whitehill. UCL BSc 2003
Ex-Agilyx, Trinseo, ExxonMobil. The University of Manchester 2002
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer-4401 · Ex-EY · NYU Stern School of Business, Harvard Business School MBA 2023
Ex-Co-Founder Healthy Air Technology, Founder Guangzhou BoXabio & Oxford Catalysts.Northwest University BSC 1987…
Ex-Co-Founder & CEO My Creche, American Express, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. University of Chicago BA 1998…
Econic Technologies, ex-Worn Again Technologies, ex-Nanoco Technologies, Imperial College London
Ex-L'Oreal. The Australian National University ME 2009, INSA Lyon - National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon MEng 2010…
Ex-Surfside Capital, ANZ Institutional Banking · University of Wollongong BCom 1997
ex-Co-Founder RE Fashion Awards, Director Anti-Apathy
University of Chicago
94 profiles with education records.
4 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
45,189 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Tone counts: 41,977 positive · 1,197 neutral · 2,015 negative.
Landmark: Conceptualizing the circular economy: An analysis of 114 definitions
Landmark: Circular Business Model Innovation: Inherent Uncertainties
Landmark: Design aspects of network assisted device-to-device communications
Common problems researchers identify · 0125.6% of this theme group
Researchers critique the broad economic assumptions of circular economy frameworks and their sustainability implications.
Circular economy (1,446) · Economic system (213) · Sustainable development (341) · Economy (131)
Circular Economy and Sustainability
Circular Economy: The Concept and Its Limitations in Environmental Sustainability
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 559.7 |
| 2023 | 584.8 |
| 2024 | 510.8 |
| 2025 | 584.0 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0219.0% of this theme group
Studies highlight difficulties in designing and scaling circular business models within existing supply chains.
Circular economy (1,063) · Supply chain (225) · Business model (169) · Industrial organization (167)
Sustainability in the Circular Economy: Insights and Dynamics of Designing Circular Business Models
Assessing sustainability opportunities for circular business models
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1077.7 |
| 2023 | 1073.4 |
| 2024 | 1028.2 |
| 2025 | 1082.0 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0318.7% of this theme group
Papers expose technical and logistical obstacles to effective reuse and recycling of plastic and e‑waste.
Circular economy (1,002) · Waste management (163) · Reuse (189) · Plastic waste (65)
Exploring the E-Waste Crisis: Strategies for Sustainable Recycling and Circular Economy Integration
Sustainable Waste Management in the Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1773.6 |
| 2023 | 1765.2 |
| 2024 | 1801.7 |
| 2025 | 1200.0 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0413.7% of this theme group
Research points to gaps between current practices and the systemic changes needed for low‑carbon outcomes.
Sustainability (591) · Sustainable development (285) · Resource (180) · Greenhouse gas (61)
System Innovation for Sustainability 1
Transition towards Sustainable Solutions: Product, Service, Technology, and Business Model
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 833.6 |
| 2023 | 924.3 |
| 2024 | 816.1 |
| 2025 | 993.1 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0513.1% of this theme group
Analyses reveal insufficient policy mixes and industrial practices to achieve true resource‑use efficiency.
Resource (373) · Resource efficiency (189) · Efficient energy use (62) · Production (122)
From Waste Management to Resource Efficiency—The Need for Policy Mixes
Approaches towards the Efficient Use of Resources in the Industry
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 105.3 |
| 2023 | 116.8 |
| 2024 | 97.7 |
| 2025 | 152.5 |
Common problems researchers identify · 067.1% of this theme group
Works discuss the persistent challenges of applying circular principles to demolition and building material reuse.
Circular economy (379) · Demolition (70) · Construction industry (44) · Demolition waste (40)
Building Revolutions: Applying the Circular Economy to the Built Environment
Adopting circular economy in construction: a review
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 39.6 |
| 2023 | 43.6 |
| 2024 | 36.0 |
| 2025 | 36.5 |
Common problems researchers identify · 072.8% of this theme group
Investigations examine regulatory and knowledge barriers that hinder effective industrial ecosystem collaborations.
Industrial symbiosis (147) · Symbiosis (25) · Industrial ecology (28) · Sustainability (39)
Enabling industrial symbiosis through regulations, policies, and property rights
An approach for analyzing resources metabolism of industrial ecosystems
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.4 |
| 2023 | 11.1 |
| 2024 | 11.7 |
| 2025 | 16.6 |
Cautions · 0127.8% of this theme group
Authors urge careful evaluation of environmental, economic, and social trade‑offs in circular initiatives.
Circular economy (426) · Business model (45) · Economic system (39) · Industrial organization (43)
EVALUATING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY: BALANCING ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL IMPACTS
Integrated sustainability assessment of a circular economy
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 542.9 |
| 2023 | 518.8 |
| 2024 | 433.2 |
| 2025 | 337.0 |
Cautions · 0218.7% of this theme group
Studies caution against unintended consequences of waste‑to‑resource pathways and incineration practices.
Circular economy (283) · Waste management (30) · Reuse (47) · Sustainability (87)
The circular economy of waste: recovery, incineration and urban reuse
Material recycling in a circular economy—A systems view
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1769.2 |
| 2023 | 1760.3 |
| 2024 | 1795.7 |
| 2025 | 1190.6 |
Cautions · 0313.7% of this theme group
Research highlights the difficulty of accurately measuring efficiency gains and employment effects of material savings.
Resource (114) · Resource efficiency (75) · Resource allocation (27) · Data envelopment analysis (23)
A multi-method approach for analysing the potential employment impacts of material efficiency
Sustainability assessment and improvement strategies research for typical arid and resource-developing regions
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.7 |
| 2023 | 24.3 |
| 2024 | 28.6 |
| 2025 | 49.8 |
Cautions · 0412.9% of this theme group
Papers note practical obstacles in integrating recycled materials and symbiotic processes within existing production lines.
Sustainability (83) · Industrial symbiosis (21) · Production (36) · Resource (44)
A review on use of recycled municipal and construction solid wastes for manufacturing sustainable construction materials
Assessing decarbonization strategies and industrial symbiosis in the chemical and waste‐to‐energy sector
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 34.9 |
| 2023 | 32.2 |
| 2024 | 30.0 |
| 2025 | 23.4 |
Cautions · 0512.5% of this theme group
Analyses stress the need for stronger corporate governance to embed sustainable materials across supply networks.
Sustainability (156) · Sustainable development (64) · Resource (58) · Corporate governance (22)
EXPLORING THE INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability: Advancing Environmental, Social, and Economic Goals
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 401.9 |
| 2023 | 451.1 |
| 2024 | 444.5 |
| 2025 | 639.4 |
Cautions · 067.9% of this theme group
Authors point out methodological gaps that can misrepresent the true sustainability of circular business models.
Life-cycle assessment (115) · Environmental impact assessment (37) · Sustainability (59) · Circular economy (58)
Life Cycle Assessment to Ensure Sustainability of Circular Business Models in Manufacturing
Recycling for a sustainable future: Advancing resource efficiency through life cycle assessment resource indicators
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 116.7 |
| 2023 | 119.5 |
| 2024 | 119.2 |
| 2025 | 137.8 |
Cautions · 076.4% of this theme group
Studies question how uniformly circular measures translate into net‑zero progress across diverse member states.
European union (53) · Circular economy (75) · Member states (5) · Sustainability (33)
Impact of Circular Economy Measures in the European Union Built Environment on a Net-Zero Target
Approaches and perspectives on the transition to the circular economy in the European Union
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 856.0 |
| 2023 | 902.0 |
| 2024 | 871.8 |
| 2025 | 892.8 |
Opportunities · 0120.0% of this theme group
Research showcases innovative ways to align product design with circular supply chain practices.
Circular economy (1,088) · Supply chain (205) · Industrial organization (140) · Product (174)
Integrating product design and supply chain management for a circular economy
HOW COMPANIES INNOVATE BUSINESS MODELS AND SUPPLY CHAINS FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY: A MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY AND FRAMEWORK
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 945.6 |
| 2023 | 941.4 |
| 2024 | 912.5 |
| 2025 | 919.0 |
Opportunities · 0218.6% of this theme group
Papers explore emerging technologies that turn wastewater streams into valuable circular inputs.
Circular economy (1,012) · Waste management (163) · Reuse (197) · Sustainability (247)
Building a Circular Economy Option Through Wastewater Treatment and a Resource Recovery Approach
A Circular Bioeconomy Framework for Biodegradable Waste: Strategies and Opportunities
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1769.2 |
| 2023 | 1760.3 |
| 2024 | 1795.7 |
| 2025 | 1190.6 |
Opportunities · 0317.4% of this theme group
Works highlight how circular strategies can drive sustainable economic development and meet broader societal goals.
Circular economy (982) · Sustainability (407) · Sustainable development (241) · Economic system (75)
Circular economy business models: Towards achieving sustainable development goals in the waste management sector—Empirical evidence and theo
Circular economy as a strategic option to promote sustainable economic growth and effective human development
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 403.2 |
| 2023 | 444.7 |
| 2024 | 432.3 |
| 2025 | 541.6 |
Opportunities · 0414.9% of this theme group
Studies present frameworks for regional resource management that support sustainable development and low‑impact chemistry.
Sustainability (550) · Resource (296) · Sustainable development (216) · Resource efficiency (196)
GREENING OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEMS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Creating a Green Chemistry Lab: Towards Sustainable Resource Management and Responsible Purchasing
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 322.8 |
| 2023 | 375.2 |
| 2024 | 386.7 |
| 2025 | 534.5 |
Opportunities · 0513.6% of this theme group
Research identifies pathways for recycling essential raw materials needed in clean‑energy technologies.
Sustainability (315) · Life-cycle assessment (124) · Raw material (97) · Resource (189)
Evaluating Environmental Impacts from Production and Consumption at Regional Level with Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment
Sustainable Recycling of Critical Materials for Clean-Energy Applications
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 633.6 |
| 2023 | 599.2 |
| 2024 | 492.8 |
| 2025 | 565.9 |
Opportunities · 0611.8% of this theme group
Papers propose advanced scheduling and computing methods to boost material efficiency in industrial processes.
Resource allocation (126) · Resource (335) · Scheduling (67) · Cloud computing (82)
Exploration and systematic assessment of the resource efficiency of Machine Learning
MAXIMIZING RESOURCE UTILIZATION: AN INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVING MATERIAL USAGE EFFICIENCY IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 8.4 |
| 2024 | 9.9 |
| 2025 | 13.4 |
Opportunities · 073.8% of this theme group
Works describe coordinated industrial park models that foster ecological and economic benefits through symbiotic exchanges.
Industrial symbiosis (209) · Symbiosis (30) · Industrial ecology (34) · Industrial park (12)
Symbiosis coordination between industrial development and ecological environment for sustainable development: Theory and evidence
Fostering Industrial Symbiosis for Regional Sustainable Development Outcomes
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.4 |
| 2023 | 11.1 |
| 2024 | 11.7 |
| 2025 | 16.6 |
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 34.4% | 37.5% |
| Problem-identifying | 32.0% | 9.4% |
| Descriptive | 16.5% | 17.2% |
| Breakthrough | 8.8% | 26.7% |
| Cautionary | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Comparative | 3.0% | 3.7% |
| Critical | 1.4% | 1.0% |
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainTowards the Implementation of Circular Economy in the Wastewater Sector: Challenges and Opportunities | 937 | 2.3% | 371 (39.6%) | 2.3% |
| Energy & datacenter footprintBig Data Meet Green Challenges: Greening Big Data | 197 | 0.48% | 55 (27.9%) | 0.48% |
| Labour & data workEnhancing Circular Economy education and training for the manufacturing sector: A holistic skills framework | 42 | 0.1% | 21 (50.0%) | 0.1% |
| Privacy & surveillanceExploring the Potential of Internet of Things (IoT) and Challenges in Enabling Circular Economy Practices in Smart Citie | 28 | 0.07% | 8 (28.6%) | 0.07% |
| Carbon & emissions of computeSustainable AI in medicine: navigating innovation, challenges, and environmental impact | 13 | 0.03% | 5 (38.5%) | 0.03% |
| Bias & fairnessOptimal tradeoff between efficiency and Jain's fairness index in resource allocation | 13 | 0.03% | 3 (23.1%) | 0.03% |
| Concentration of compute powerOpportunities in Critical Rare Earth Metal Recycling Value Chains for Economic Growth with Sustainable Technological Inn | 13 | 0.03% | 6 (46.2%) | 0.03% |
| Water useAI-Optimized Cooling in Cloud Data Centers: A Feasibility Analysis; Environmental Strategies of the Cloud Computing Indu | 3 | 0.01% | 1 (33.3%) | 0.01% |
| Safety & misuseAnalysis of Misuse of Eco-industrial Park Concept in Environmental Policy in China | 3 | 0.01% | 3 (100.0%) | 0.01% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
Compare demand signals in the United Kingdom’s newsflow with the recycling and the circular economy categories mapped to each signal.
Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.
The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.
Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.
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| Signal family | Signal percentile | Supply percentile | Relative gap | Gap (points) | Signal share vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate impacts ↗Environmental Driver | 41.7 | 0.0 | +41.7 | +55.2% | |
| Carbon & emissions ↗Compliance Pressure | 25.0 | 50.0 | -25.0 | -8.5% | |
| Climate policy & governance ↗Compliance Pressure | 41.7 | 100.0 | -58.3 | -6.1% | |
| Renewables build-out ↗Infrastructure Shift | 66.7 | — | No matching category | — | +18.2% |
| Grid & power reliability ↗Risk Pressure | 33.3 | — | No matching category | — | +10.2% |
| Industrial parks & warehousing ↗Investment Build-Out | 58.3 | — | No matching category | — | +57.5% |
| Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure | 83.3 | — | No matching category | — | +37.0% |
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All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. the United Kingdom is highlighted.
Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.
Grid & power reliability · Carbon & emissions · Renewables build-out
Grid & power reliability · Layoffs & income shocks · Renewables build-out
Layoffs & income shocks · Renewables build-out · Grid & power reliability
Layoffs & income shocks · Climate policy & governance · Renewables build-out
Renewables build-out · Grid & power reliability · Layoffs & income shocks
Layoffs & income shocks · Renewables build-out · Grid & power reliability
Renewables build-out · Layoffs & income shocks · Grid & power reliability
Layoffs & income shocks · Renewables build-out · Carbon & emissions
Grid & power reliability · Climate policy & governance · Carbon & emissions
Renewables build-out · Carbon & emissions · Layoffs & income shocks
Climate policy & governance · Layoffs & income shocks · Carbon & emissions
Grid & power reliability · Layoffs & income shocks · Climate policy & governance
Visible climate impacts can pull resilience and adaptation demand where they hit.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 31 | 1.4 |
| 2024Q4 | 28 | 1.29 |
| 2025Q1 | 13 | 0.51 |
| 2025Q2 | 85 | 4.21 |
| 2025Q3 | 120 | 4.96 |
| 2025Q4 | 15 | 0.86 |
| 2026Q1 | 36 | 1.81 |
| 2026Q2 | 21 | 2.34 |
Emission pressure can pull measurement, reduction and offset tooling demand.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 304 | 13.73 |
| 2024Q4 | 308 | 14.21 |
| 2025Q1 | 287 | 11.35 |
| 2025Q2 | 378 | 18.7 |
| 2025Q3 | 251 | 10.37 |
| 2025Q4 | 231 | 13.29 |
| 2026Q1 | 270 | 13.61 |
| 2026Q2 | 169 | 18.86 |
Climate policy can land as reporting, compliance and transition demand.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 318 | 14.36 |
| 2024Q4 | 357 | 16.48 |
| 2025Q1 | 356 | 14.08 |
| 2025Q2 | 357 | 17.66 |
| 2025Q3 | 303 | 12.52 |
| 2025Q4 | 261 | 15.01 |
| 2026Q1 | 277 | 13.97 |
| 2026Q2 | 186 | 20.76 |
Renewable build-out can multiply the storage, grid and management tooling it depends on.
This signal has no matching category in the page’s recycling and the circular economy market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 340 | 15.36 |
| 2024Q4 | 355 | 16.38 |
| 2025Q1 | 400 | 15.82 |
| 2025Q2 | 303 | 14.99 |
| 2025Q3 | 380 | 15.7 |
| 2025Q4 | 304 | 17.49 |
| 2026Q1 | 403 | 20.32 |
| 2026Q2 | 215 | 24.0 |
Grid stress can move reliability and demand-management investment up the list.
This signal has no matching category in the page’s recycling and the circular economy market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 180 | 8.13 |
| 2024Q4 | 236 | 10.89 |
| 2025Q1 | 331 | 13.09 |
| 2025Q2 | 180 | 8.91 |
| 2025Q3 | 357 | 14.75 |
| 2025Q4 | 102 | 5.87 |
| 2026Q1 | 232 | 11.7 |
| 2026Q2 | 114 | 12.72 |
Parks and warehousing can add the jobs and fulfilment capacity that reach depends on.
This signal has no matching category in the page’s recycling and the circular economy market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 56 | 2.53 |
| 2024Q4 | 57 | 2.63 |
| 2025Q1 | 55 | 2.18 |
| 2025Q2 | 68 | 3.36 |
| 2025Q3 | 84 | 3.47 |
| 2025Q4 | 48 | 2.76 |
| 2026Q1 | 100 | 5.04 |
| 2026Q2 | 61 | 6.81 |
Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.
This signal has no matching category in the page’s recycling and the circular economy market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 414 | 18.7 |
| 2024Q4 | 385 | 17.77 |
| 2025Q1 | 570 | 22.55 |
| 2025Q2 | 428 | 21.18 |
| 2025Q3 | 663 | 27.39 |
| 2025Q4 | 400 | 23.01 |
| 2026Q1 | 634 | 31.96 |
| 2026Q2 | 243 | 27.12 |
the United Kingdom recycling and the circular economy coverage
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
255 citations in the snapshot
Applied Energy
204 citations in the snapshot
Energy Research & Social Science
143 citations in the snapshot
Environmental Research Letters
86 citations in the snapshot
the United Kingdom coverage of this page's demand families
| Keyword | Recent articles | Prior articles | Share change |
|---|---|---|---|
| planetary temperature rise | 66 | 32 | 161.7% |
| past weather events | 45 | 22 | 159.5% |
| renewables integration | 100 | 51 | 148.8% |
| renewable microgrids | 58 | 31 | 137.4% |
| roadwork updates | 48 | 27 | 125.6% |
| anthropogenic climate influence | 58 | 33 | 123.0% |
Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
68.6% across the displayed hubs
16 companies hiring · $1.6B disclosed funding
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7.3% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $56.4M disclosed funding
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6.3% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $2.2M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Edinburgh ↗
4.2% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $9.1M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Manchester ↗
3.7% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $39.7M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Nottingham ↗
3.7% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $81.0M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Oxford ↗
3.7% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $13.7M disclosed funding
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2.6% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $796.4K disclosed funding
Explore companies in Liverpool ↗Clear definitions for making better comparisons.
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
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Company ecosystem snapshot: 3 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
Canonical landscape ↗