The implementation of the circular economy will entail a major transformation from a resource-destroying, linear economy to a circular one that operates within the planet¿s regenerative boundaries. This book presents an interim assessment of the implementation of a circular economy in the EU. It reveals what achievements have been made in various EU institutions, but which are scarcely perceived by the public; which basic scientific principles can be applied in this context; and what NGOs are demanding beyond this progress. It provides convincing arguments for abandoning the ¿hamster wheel¿ of material- based satisfaction of our needs, and shows that the primacy of the economy stands in