Barriers to the Circular Economy: Evidence From the European Union (EU)

Julian Kirchherr; Laura Piscicelli; Ruben Bour; Erica Kostense-Smit; Jennifer Muller; Anne Huibrechtse-Truijens; Marko P. Hekkert

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.04.028

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Circular economyEuropean unionWork (physics)BlameBusinessEconomyEconomicsInternational tradeEngineering

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Utrecht University NL

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 150
Pages: 264-272
Citations: 1574
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                                    Julian Kirchherr, 
                                
                                    Laura Piscicelli, 
                                
                                    Ruben Bour
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Barriers to the Circular Economy: Evidence From the European Union (EU). 
                            Ecological Economics
                            , 150
                            
                            , 264-272.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.04.028

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