Figure 1A.
Figure 1B.
Figure 2.
A truth table (n_cut = 1; incl_cut = 0_8) with the MSW treatment efficiency scores in brackets
| L.p. | EA | RD | INW | CMU | Eff | n | Consistency index | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.931 | Belgium (1), Denmark (0.9), France (1), Netherlands (0.98) |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.883 | Estonia (1), Slovenia (1) |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.813 | Finland (1), Sweden (1) |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.807 | Germany (1), Austria (1) |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.771 | Lithuania (0.79) |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.759 | Ireland (0.89), Spain (0.43), Cyprus (1) |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | Czech Republic (0.72) |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.682 | Portugal (0.445) |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.631 | Italy (0.63), Poland (0.61), Slovakia (0.72) |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.553 | Croatia (0.66), Latvia (1) |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.465 | Bulgaria (0.62), Greece (0.56), Hungary (0.56), Romania (0.18) |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | |||
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | |||
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | |||
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | |||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? |
The intermediate solution for ~Eff (n_cut = 2; incl_cut = 0_75)
| Factor | Solution 1 | Solution 2 |
|---|---|---|
| EA | ||
| RD | ||
| INW | ⊗ | |
| CMU | ⊗ | |
| Consistency | 0.833 | 0.870 |
| PRI | 0.765 | 0.816 |
| Coverage | 0.547 | 0.547 |
| Cases | Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Romania Italy, Poland, Slovakia | Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Romania Croatia, Latvia* |
| Consistency (total) | 0.837 | |
| PRI (total) | 0.780 | |
| Coverage (total) | 0.624 |
The results of TRM
| Factor | Coefficient | Sth. error | z-Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | −0.141 | 0.198 | 0.710 |
| EA (level 5–8) | 0.021*** | 0.007 | 3.095 |
| RD – R&D expenditure | 0.161* | 0.091 | 1.770 |
| INW – private investment in circular economy sectors | −0.064 | 0.218 | 0.295 |
| CMU | 0.009 | 0.013 | 0.706 |
The intermediate solution for Eff (n_cut = 1; incl_cut = 0_8)
| Factor | Solution 1 | Solution 2 |
|---|---|---|
| EA | ||
| RD | ||
| INW | ||
| CMU | ||
| Cases | Finland, Sweden Estonia, Slovenia | Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands Germany, Austria |
| Consistency | 0.848 | 0.869 |
| PRI | 0.768 | 0.814 |
| Coverage | 0.362 | 0.492 |