Manufactured zeolites are widely recognized for their high purity, cation exchange capacity, molecular sieve structure, and environmental stability, enabling applications across diverse industries. Unlike existing studies that primarily investigate the material properties or interdisciplinary applications of manufactured zeolites, this work uniquely positions them within a circular economy (CE) framework. This study pioneers the concept of zeolite synthesis from waste-derived feedstocks as a direct driver of CE, linking this transformation to concrete pathways for achieving multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), highlights their untapped role in resource recovery, pollution reduction, and climate change mitigation. In addition, this work advances novelty by not only mapping opportunities but also identifying systemic barriers—economic, technical, and governance-related—that hinder large-scale adoption. This dual focus on value creation from waste and barrier resolution establishes a new research direction that previous studies have not addressed, thereby extending the role of manufactured zeolites from industrial materials to strategic enablers of sustainable policy and practice.