Different but the Same? Comparing Drivers and Barriers for Circular Economy Innovation Systems in Wood- and Plastic-Based Industries

Circular economy is an emerging concept that places an emphasis on strategies (e.g., reduce, reuse, recycle) to decouple resource use from economic growth, minimize waste and emissions, and maintain the highest utility along a product life cycle. The transition to a circular economy requires innovat...

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Published in:Circular economy and sustainability (Online) 2023-06, Vol.3 (2), p.983-1011
Main Authors: Holzer, Daniel, Mair-Bauernfeind, Claudia, Kriechbaum, Michael, Rauter, Romana, Stern, Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied Science
Earth and Environmental Science
Engineering Economics
Environment
Environmental Economics
Logistics
Marketing
multidisciplinary
Organization
Review Paper
Science
Sustainable Development
Waste Management/Waste Technology
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Summary:Circular economy is an emerging concept that places an emphasis on strategies (e.g., reduce, reuse, recycle) to decouple resource use from economic growth, minimize waste and emissions, and maintain the highest utility along a product life cycle. The transition to a circular economy requires innovative solutions along entire value chains. This literature review was carried out to investigate the respective innovation systems that emerge along the wood-based and plastic-based value chains. To investigate different barriers to and drivers for the transition to a circular economy, the system functions of the technological innovation system framework were used. The results reveal that the two sectors hold different strategic positions and that barriers are dominant in the innovation system for plastics, while drivers are more prevalent in the innovation system for wood. This study is one of the first to direct a focus toward different industrial origins and their underlying logic, contributing to a better overall understanding of the circular economy.
ISSN:2730-597X
2730-5988
DOI:10.1007/s43615-022-00210-9