European Manufacturers Towards the Circular Economy: Barriers that Hinder the Effective Implementation

The chapter aims at investigating the barriers that overall hinder the implementation of the circular economy (CE) principles within the European manufacturing sector. Based on an in-depth literature review carried out with a systematic approach, the chapter aims at identifying and in-depth describing the external and internal barriers that affect the implementation of CE principles. In the end, a comprehensive map of such barriers and possible ways to overcome these are reported as the main contributions of the study.