via the Vatican:

Second, do not forget the poorest and the discarded. The “circular economy” has become a buzzword, calling for the reuse and recycling of waste. But while we recycle discarded materials and waste, we have not yet learnt – allow me the expression – to “recycle” and not discard people, workers, especially the most fragile, for whom the culture of rejection often prevails. Be wary of a certain “meritocracy” that is used to legitimize the exclusion of the poor, judged without merit, to the point of considering poverty itself as a fault. And do not settle for mere philanthropy, it is too little: the challenge is to include the poor in companies, to make them become resources for common benefit. It is possible. I dream of a world where the discarded can become protagonists of change – but I think a certain Jesus has already achieved this, don’t you?