Table 1

Key barriers to CE in PPP projects

S/NBarriers to CE in PPP construction projectsReferences
CBR1Cost of reclaimed construction materialsTirumala and Tiwari (2023) 
CBR2Complex circular design and architectureDe Matteis et al. (2025) 
CBR3Insufficient green procurement policiesLiu et al. (2023) 
CBR4Hiring costs of construction workersAkomea-Frimpong et al. (2024a) 
CBR5Limited access to fundingMa et al. (2022) 
CBR6Expensive virgin material costsOwojori and Okoro (2022) 
CBR7Cost of disposing of wastesShah et al. (2025) 
CBR8Clients not ready to pay extraTahir et al. (2024) 
CBR9Rising insurance costsTahir et al. (2024) 
CBR10Profit-seeking motives of private partnersAkinade et al. (2020) 
CBR11Inaccuracies in cost estimationMahpour (2023) 
CBR12Contradictions in circular policiesBao et al. (2019) 
CBR13Poor management of construction, demolition and wastesEsposito and Dicorato (2020) 
CBR14Lack of industry standardsBalsalobre-Lorente et al. (2025) 
CBR15Lack of national regulatory frameworkBellezoni et al. (2022) 
CBR16Insufficient government supportAkomea-Frimpong et al. (2024a) 
CBR17No common international policiesPrabawati et al. (2023) 
CBR18Poor knowledge and awarenessKristensen et al. (2021) 
CBR19Inadequate skill set on circular economyAkomea-Frimpong et al. (2024c) 
CBR20Incomprehensive data on CEMenezes et al. (2024) 
CBR21Absence of sustainable CE cultural practiceHo et al. (2024) 
CBR22Unconvincing business case for CEForastero (2023) 
CBR23CE not part of the strategic plan of the organizationSingh et al. (2024) 
CBR24Leadership commitment is lacking on CE causesKwasafo et al. (2024) 
CBR25Lack of technologies on CE managementCharef and Lu (2021) 
CBR26No eco-friendly CE technological toolsKristensen et al. (2021) 
CBR27Dominance of traditional construction techniquesMahpour (2023) 
CBR28Lack of transparency and information sharingOluleye et al. (2023) 
CBR29Stakeholders not getting involvedAkomea-Frimpong et al. (2024a) 
CBR30Green and cohesive supply chain networksKristensen et al. (2021) 
CBR31Poorly managed end-life of projectsTirumala and Tiwari (2023) 
CBR32Resistance to changeMenezes et al. (2024) 
CBR33Deeply ingrained linear mindsetTripathy et al. (2025) 
CBR34Contract management constraintsGovindan and Hasanagic (2018) 
CBR35Transition risksSingh et al. (2024) 
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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