THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

The circular economy represents one of the main topics nowadays. Because of its benefits and its huge potential, it represents a sure way to a sustainable economic system. The aim of implementing this model, despite the conventional linear one, is to increase the rates of longterm sustainability. The actual study goal is to show how important the CE from the perspective of current research. The research question represents the title of the paper and describes the importance of the CE. How important is the CE? The real significance of the research question is, by answering it, to identify and state how often the CE appears in multiple kinds of scientific articles in recent years. The importance of the circular economy has grown exponentially in recent years, with each year seeing an increase in interest. With the implementation of the first circular economy action plan, implemented by the EC in 2015, this topic has become very attractive for researchers. Even though the CE subject gained real success in the last years, its potential is not exploited to its maximum, and it represents a huge opportunity to study because of its numerous advantages.