Technical Journal, Vol. 15 No. 3, 2021.
Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.31803/tg-20210728111533
Information Practices and Digital Perspectives of Municipal Waste Recovery Providers in Europe
Ljerka Luić
orcid.org/0000-0002-2707-9367
; (1) University North, Jurja Križanića 31b, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia (2) Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, Trg J. J. Strossmayera 9, 47000 Karlovac, Croatia
Krešimir Labura
; Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, Trg J. J. Strossmayera 9, 47000 Karlovac, Croatia
Abstract
The priority of modern business systems of municipal waste management is recycling of waste materials while the imperative of their mission is determined by the degree of digital transformation which enables their reproduction, distribution, usage, and storage of information in digital form, as well as new ways of digital communication with the general public. In this paper the focus is on examining the information practices and digital perspectives of municipal waste recycling service providers in Europe. The goal of this paper was to detect information concepts relevant for establishing the degree of their digital maturity. Five data classes were created for the purpose of content analysis method to conduct research on practices on digital communication channels in seven countries to evaluate their availability and accuracy. The designed information model defines a unique conceptual framework of the digital communication information set of the municipal waste recycling service providers.
Keywords
digital communication; digital transformation; Europe; information model; recycling; waste recovery
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262155
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Publication date:
13.9.2021.
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