Driving Circular Economy Performance through Green Logistics Infrastructure: The Mediating Roles of Recycling Efficiency and the Moderating Role of Waste Segregation and Collection Policy
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https://doi.org/10.46977/amt.2026.v07i02.002Keywords:
Green Logistics Infrastructure, Circular Economy Performance, Recycling Efficiency, Waste Segregation and Collection Policy, SustainabilityAbstract
Purpose: This study evaluates the effect of green logistics infrastructure on the functioning of the circular economy in the Pakistani context. Methods: These data were collected using a cross-sectional survey that was carried out on logistics experts, production engineers, and leaders from various private and public manufacturing sectors in Pakistan. A total of 356 valid responses were used for analysis. The study, based on structural equation modeling, attempted to identify ways in which the practice of green logistics infrastructure influences different measures of circular economy performance. Results: This empirical study indicates that there is a strong, statistically significant positive relationship between green logistics infrastructure and corporate performance in the supply chain context. In particular, the increase in recycling efficiency, which is the degree of integration of waste recycling activities and the creation of process systems with generative capacity, has a positive impact on the metrics of improved performance. This study contributes to the existing literature by demonstrating how recycling efficiency mediates the relationship between green logistics infrastructure and circular economy performance, while waste segregation and collection policy strengthens this relationship within the context of Pakistan. Conclusion: This study suggests that the development of a circular economic system in the developing setting is not facilitated by individual efforts but rather by the coordinated structuring of infrastructure, operations, and governance. In practice, the findings can be useful to policymakers and the stakeholders of the industry when it comes to improving sustainability outcomes by using the policy of integrated infrastructure development and waste management planning.
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