Exploratory Study on Circular Economy Approaches A Comparative Analysis of Theory and Practice

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List of Figures

Fig. 1 Illustration of circular economy in the context of other new

economy models (own illustration) ............................. 16

Fig. 2 Overview of monetary and non-monetary benefits derived

from literature ............................................... 24

Fig. 3 Research process based on Yin, 2014 and Eisenhardt, 1989 ........ 42

Fig. 4 Visualization of closed-loop production process of case Gamma

(Based on figure in Product Profile, 2015, p. 6) ................... 66

Fig. 5 Overview of identified impacts resulting from circular

economy implementation .................................... 102

Fig. 6 Overview of identified challenges in the context of circular

economy implementation .................................... 115

Fig. 7 Impacts of circular economy implementation (results from

case study) ................................................. 128

Fig. 8 Challenges deriving from circular economy implementation

(results from case study) ..................................... 129