Circular economy indicators: What do they measure?

• Published in: Resources, conservation and recycling Vol. 146; pp. 452 - 461
• Main Authors: Moraga, Gustavo, Huysveld, Sophie, Mathieux, Fabrice, Blengini, Gian Andrea, Alaerts, Luc, Van Acker, Karel, de Meester, Steven, Dewulf, Jo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Circular economy; embodied energy; European Union; Indicators; Life cycle thinking; monitoring; recycling; Sustainability; sustainable development; Circular economy; Indicators; Sustainability; Life cycle thinking

•Indicators are useful to support circular economy progress.•Circular economy has different definitions entailing challenges for indicators.•A classification framework to understand what indicators measure is proposed.•Most of the analysed indicators focus on the preservation of materials.•None of t...