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

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste ,

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.

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EEA Report No 11/2019

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