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000078842 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-4045-5918$$aGarcés-Ayerbe, C.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000078842 245__ $$aIs 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
000078842 260__ $$c2019
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000078842 5203_ $$aThe 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 accomplished so far regarding its empirical analysis. The objective of this work is to study circular economy practices and analyze in depth the circular economy behavior in European firms. We find that firms' circular economy behavior is a gradual process where measures are implemented gradually, starting with activities involving control measures and ending with putting preventive practices in place. We discovered also that the most proactive companies in implementing circular economy measures generally come across certain common barriers such as administrative processes, regulations and a lack of human resources to perform these practices, while firms that have not implemented circular economy measures view financing, investment and cost¿benefit barriers as the most significant. Significant efforts need to be undertaken by firms to accomplished circular economy. Also circular economy regulation should be improved to make it easier for companies to implement strategies that will make them more sustainable.
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000078842 591__ $$aPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH$$b32 / 170 = 0.188$$c2019$$dQ1$$eT1
000078842 593__ $$aHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis$$c2019$$dQ2
000078842 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES$$b105 / 265 = 0.396$$c2019$$dQ2$$eT2
000078842 593__ $$aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health$$c2019$$dQ2
000078842 591__ $$aPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH$$b58 / 193 = 0.301$$c2019$$dQ2$$eT1
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000078842 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-9319-5895$$aRivera-Torres, P.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000078842 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-5003-4039$$aSuárez-Perales, I.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000078842 700__ $$aLeyva-de la Hiz, D.I.
000078842 7102_ $$14012$$2650$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas$$cÁrea Organización de Empresas
000078842 7102_ $$14011$$2095$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Direc.Mark.Inves.Mercad.$$cÁrea Comerci.Investig.Mercados
000078842 773__ $$g16, 5 (2019), 851 [15 pp]$$pInt. j. environ. res. public health$$tInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health$$x1661-7827
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