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This chapter discusses the role of business models as a catalyst for circular transformation. It starts with the conceptualization of circular business models before moving on to presenting several circular business model frameworks, as well as unifying strategies and circular economy principles. This chapter also outlines the enablers (or drivers) of and barriers to move towards circular business models.
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3R—reduce, reuse, recycle; 4R—reduce, reuse, recycle, recover; 5R—reduce, reuse, repair, recycle, and regulate; 6R—includes 3R and redesign, recover, remanufacture; 10R—includes 3R and refuse, rethink, repair, refurbish, recover, remanufacture, repurpose. The higher number of R shows the higher level of detail. There are also existing combinations of 7R, 8R, 9R.
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What is industrial symbiosis? https://fissacproject.eu/en/what-is-industrial-symbiosis/.
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Dagilienė, L., Bruneckienė, J., Varaniūtė, V., Banionienė, J. (2023). Transition to Circular Business Models. In: Circular Business Models in the Manufacturing Industry. Studies in Energy, Resource and Environmental Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28809-8_2
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