The academic literature offers some insights about lagging progress on circular economy (CE) transition, including cultural, regulatory, market, and technical barriers. There is also an increasing body of knowledge about barriers to CE adoption that takes a macro-level perspective across industries. However, such studies have largely neglected the industry scale. This study fills that gap by examining barriers to CE transition in the Dutch technical and interior textiles industries. Using data from 27 interviews with manufacturers and retailers, the study finds that high costs for production and marketing, along with lack of consumer interest, are among the most substantial barriers. To provide a system-wide perspective, the study conceptualizes relationships among barriers as a chain reaction: limited knowledge of CE design options raises the difficulty and cost of delivering high-quality circular products at the firm level, while limited availability of circular supply streams combined with the orientation of existing production systems toward linear supply chains constrain CE transition at the industry level. These findings highlight the need for intervention at levels beyond the scale of individual firms, a key implication for public policy.

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循环经济的障碍：荷兰技术和室内纺织品行业的案例

学术文献提供了一些关于循环经济 (CE) 转型进展滞后的见解，包括文化、监管、市场和技术障碍。关于 CE 采用障碍的知识也越来越多，这些知识从各个行业的宏观角度来看。然而，此类研究在很大程度上忽略了行业规模。本研究通过检查荷兰技术和室内纺织品行业的 CE 过渡障碍填补了这一空白。该研究使用来自对制造商和零售商的 27 次采访的数据发现，生产和营销的高成本以及缺乏消费者兴趣是最重要的障碍之一。为了提供全系统的视角，该研究将障碍之间的关系概念化为连锁反应：对 CE 设计选项的有限了解增加了在公司层面交付高质量循环产品的难度和成本，而循环供应流的有限可用性以及现有生产系统向线性供应链的方向限制了行业层面的 CE 转型。这些发现强调了在个体公司规模之外进行干预的必要性，这是对公共政策的重要影响。