Table 2

Barriers to implement CE in CDWM

CategoryBarriers/ChallengesReference
Regulatory and policyLack of incentives and supportive regulationsHerrador (2024), Ossio et al. (2023), Véliz et al. (2023), Zaman et al. (2023), Shooshtarian et al. (2023), Bhavsar et al. (2023), Lee et al. (2023), Christensen et al. (2022), Liu et al. (2021), Ghisellini et al. (2018) 
Inconsistent policies across regionsHerrador (2024), Papamichael et al. (2023), Lee et al. (2023), Zaman et al. (2023), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Sharma et al. (2022), Liu et al. (2021), Purchase et al. (2021), Mahpour (2018) 
Limited enforcement of existing policies and waste management regulationsSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Christensen et al. (2022), Luciano et al. (2022), Liu et al. (2021), Mahpour (2018) 
Lack of clearly defined national goals, visions, and targets to adopt CE in CDW managementSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Sharma et al. (2022), Mahpour (2018), Ghisellini et al. (2018) 
Economic or FinancialLack of funding and insufficient finance to implement circular economySwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Bhavsar et al. (2023), Gherman et al. (2023), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b), Liu et al. (2021), Purchase et al. (2021), Mahpour (2018) 
High initial investment and operating costs for recycling facilitiesHan et al. (2024), Herrador (2024), Gherman et al. (2023), Ding et al. (2023), Ramos et al. (2023a), Véliz et al. (2023), Lee et al. (2023), Bhavsar et al. (2023), Shooshtarian et al. (2023), Liu et al. (2021) 
Uncertain market demand for recycled materialSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Lee et al. (2023), Véliz et al. (2023), Luciano et al. (2022), Christensen et al. (2022), Ghisellini et al. (2018) 
Perceived financial risk and minimum profit marginsVéliz et al. (2023), Gherman et al. (2023), Christensen et al. (2022), Mahpour (2018) 
Low landfill gate fee and inadequate strict rule for CDW disposalSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Herrador (2024), Gherman et al. (2023), Purchase et al. (2021), Ghisellini et al. (2018) 
Technology and InfrastructureLack of advanced recycling system and technologiesHerrador (2024), Gherman et al. (2023), Kabirifar et al. (2023), Bhavsar et al. (2023), Lee et al. (2023), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Liu et al. (2021), Mahpour (2018) 
Difficulties in separating materials from construction and demolition wastesCzekała et al. (2023), Zaman et al. (2023), Shooshtarian et al. (2023), Liu et al. (2021), Purchase et al. (2021) 
Limited availability of good quality and pure recycled materialsKabirifar et al. (2023), Papamichael et al. (2023), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Bhavsar et al. (2023), Christensen et al. (2022), Luciano et al. (2022) 
Lack of infrastructure for waste management (i.e. collection, sorting, processing, and storage)Herrador (2024), Zaman et al. (2023), Gherman et al. (2023), Véliz et al. (2023), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Ramos et al. (2023a), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b), Ghisellini et al. (2018) 
Lack of advanced technology for tracing material flowSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Purchase et al. (2021), Ghisellini et al. (2018) 
Cultural and BehavioralResistance to change from linear economy model to circular economyHan et al. (2024), Lim et al. (2024), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b), Purchase et al. (2021) 
Minimum stakeholders’ collaboration and engagementHerrador (2024), Zaman et al. (2023), Ossio et al. (2023), Gherman et al. (2023), Véliz et al. (2023), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Bhavsar et al. (2023), Shooshtarian et al. (2023), Sharma et al. (2022) 
Lack of education and awareness about CE benefitsLim et al. (2024), Zaman et al. (2023), Herrador (2024), Gherman et al. (2023), Lee et al. (2023), Bhavsar et al. (2023), Shooshtarian et al. (2023), Liu et al. (2021), Mahpour (2018) 
Reluctance to use recycled materials due to quality issuesLim et al. (2024), Zaman et al. (2023), Gherman et al. (2023), Papamichael et al. (2023), Véliz et al. (2023), Bhavsar et al. (2023), Zaman et al. (2023), Liu et al. (2021), Purchase et al. (2021), Ghisellini et al. (2018) 
Design and PlanningLack of proper integration of CE principles in building designLim et al. (2024), Kabirifar et al. (2023), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b), Liu et al. (2021), Mahpour (2018) 
Lack of standardization in design for deconstruction and use of materialKabirifar et al. (2023), Zaman et al. (2023), Gherman et al. (2023), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Sharma et al. (2022) 
Inadequate planning for end-of-life material uses and recoverySwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Kabirifar et al. (2023), Liu et al. (2021) 
Logistic and OperationalInefficient logistics for collection and transportation of CDW materialHerrador (2024), Kabirifar et al. (2023), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Luciano et al. (2022), Liu et al. (2021), Mahpour (2018) 
Lack of space for on-site sorting and storage of materialsLim et al. (2024), Herrador (2024), Kabirifar et al. (2023), Zaman et al. (2023), Ramos et al. (2023a), Liu et al. (2021), Mahpour (2018) 
Complexity in managing and handling various types of CDW materialsSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Ramos et al. (2023a), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b), Mahpour (2018) 
Market and Supply ChainLimited and undeveloped market for secondary raw materialsLim et al. (2024), Gherman et al. (2023), Herrador (2024), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b) 
Inconsistent supply and poor quality of recycled materialsSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Luciano et al. (2022), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b) 
Availability of cheap virgin materials in the marketHaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Gherman et al. (2023), Papamichael et al. (2023), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b), Sharma et al. (2022) 
Fragmented supply chain of circular materials making coordination difficultHerrador (2024), Luciano et al. (2022), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b) 
Data and InformationLack of reliable data on CDW generation and compositionHerrador (2024), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Torgautov et al. (2021), Liu et al. (2021), Mahpour (2018) 
Lack of information related to performance of recycled materialsVéliz et al. (2023), Zaman et al. (2023), Papamichael et al. (2023), Bhavsar et al. (2023), Purchase et al. (2021) 
Limited access to case studies and best practicesShooshtarian et al. (2023), Gherman et al. (2023), Christensen et al. (2022), Purchase et al. (2021) 

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