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Paving the way for a circular economy: insights on status and potentials

Publication Created 09 Sep 2019 Published 01 Oct 2019

Fostering circular material use requires a broad system perspective and extensive stakeholder involvement. The entire product lifecycle — including the design, production, consumption and waste phases — needs to be addressed in a coherent way. The enablers of and barriers to circular business models need to be well understood and addressed before innovation and competitiveness can be enhanced.