Ⅰ. Introduction
o The amount of waste generated has been increasing due to changes in consumers’ life patterns in Korea since the country’s national economic development.
o Despite the government's efforts to reduce waste and circulate resources, various waste-related problems have surfaced, such as the plastic waste crisis in April 2018.
o There is a strong need to build a research plan for developing fundamental solutions to environmental issues, which can bring tangible improvements in people’s daily lives. In particular, a roadmap for developing resource recycling policies should be established, which can help Korea to make a transition to a circular economy by enabling the provision of management strategies for waste resource circulation.
o Through a review and analysis of prior research on resource circulation and its trends, three major areas were identified in the area of resource circulation policies, and the limitations of existing research and the direction of task development were reviewed.
o A mid-to-long-term roadmap for resource circulation was put together based on the analyses of policy reports and public opinion surveys concerning resource circulation conducted in Korea and expert opinions collected through forums.

Ⅱ. The Virtuous Cycle of Resource Circulation and the Performance and Target Areas of Resource Circulation
1. Analysis of domestic and foreign research trends and identification of major issues
o Japan has been evaluating the input, consumption, circulation rate, and final disposal of resources through its Basic Act on Establishing a Sound Ma