Is It Possible to Change from a Linear to a Circular Economy? An Overview of Opportunities and Barriers for European Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Companies

The Circular Economy is a paradigm shift attempting to replace the end-of-life concept with reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering materials and to slow down, close and narrow material and power loops. This concept is much discussed in the academic literature, but limited progress has been acco...

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Main Authors: Concepción Garcés-Ayerbe, Pilar Rivera-Torres, Inés Suárez-Perales, Dante I. Leyva-de la Hiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
4Rs
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/5/851