Recyclable resource matching support system, recyclable resource matching support method, and program

Abstract

To make it possible to support matching between a discharger and a recipient and to promote the revitalization of the recycling industry by visualizing the profitability of the recipient taking the market value of recyclable resources into account.SOLUTION: A recyclable resource matching support system includes at least one processor and at least one memory resource. The memory resource stores a matching support program. The processor executes the matching support program to calculate a purchase price and a sale price that reflect the market price of a recyclable resource, and outputs information indicating the profitability of a recipient of the recyclable resource based on the purchase price and the sale price, to a computer used by the recipient.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a circulative resource matching support system, a circulative resource matching support method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Initiatives related to resource circulation, such as the circular economy, face the challenge of improving resource recovery rates. In addition to changing consumer behavior, revitalizing the venous industry is considered to be one of the important measures to address this challenge.

[0003] In order to revitalize the venous industry, it is important that recyclable resources such as waste, scrap materials, and recycled materials are traded at fair prices that reflect their market value. However, the current state of trading is such that waste disposal fees are fixed, and in the trading of scrap materials and recycled materials, bidding and purchasing are often the norm, making it difficult for the market value of recyclable resources to be reflected in the transaction price.

[0004] Patent Document 1 discloses an information processing method capable of outputting estimates from waste disposal companies. Specifically, Patent Document 1 states that "the information processing method acquires the type and quantity of waste to be disposed of, acquires client information including the address of the client requesting the disposal of the waste, selects multiple candidate disposal companies based on the acquired type of waste and client information, identifies the evaluation value of the selected candidate disposal companies and the estimated amount according to the type and quantity of waste, and outputs information about the candidate disposal companies and the estimated amount in order of evaluation value." [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-177573 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for selecting a waste type and a waste processor, and calculating an estimated cost according to the evaluation value of the candidate waste processor and the type and quantity of waste. However, this document does not take into consideration the calculation of a transaction price that takes into account the market value of recyclable resources. Therefore, it is difficult for the technique in Patent Document 1 to solve the above problems by revitalizing the venous industry.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to support matching between waste generators and receivers and promote the revitalization of the venous industry by visualizing the profitability of receivers, taking into account the market value of recyclable resources. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The present application includes multiple means for solving at least part of the above problems, examples of which are as follows: A recyclable resource matching support system according to one aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems is a recyclable resource matching support system having one or more processors and one or more memory resources, the memory resources storing a matching support program, and executing the matching support program, the processor calculating a purchase price and a sale price that reflect the market price of the recyclable resource, and outputting information indicating the profitability of the receiver of the recyclable resource based on the purchase price and the sale price to a computer used by the receiver. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, by visualizing the profitability of receivers taking into account the market value of recyclable resources, it is possible to support matching between generators and receivers and promote the revitalization of the venous industry.

[0010] Problems, configurations, effects, and the like other than those described above will become apparent from the description of the following embodiments. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a generator and receiver of recyclable resources. [Diagram 2] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a circulative resource matching support system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a circulative resource matching support device. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of user information. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of circulative resource discharge information by discharger. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of processing cost information. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a flow diagram showing an example of a circulative resource matching support process. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for requesting acceptance of circulative resources. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] The following embodiments are illustrative for explaining the present invention, and some omissions and simplifications have been made for clarity of explanation. The present invention can be implemented in various other forms. In addition, unless otherwise specified, each component may be singular or plural.

[0013] In addition, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, the position, size, shape, range, etc. of each component shown in the drawings may not represent the actual position, size, shape, range, etc. Therefore, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the position, size, shape, range, etc. disclosed in the drawings.

[0014] In addition, although the various information may be described using expressions such as "table" and "list" as examples, the various information may be expressed in other data structures. For example, various information such as "** table" may be expressed as "** information." In addition, when describing identification information, expressions such as "identification information," "identifier," "name," "ID," and "number" are used, but these are mutually interchangeable.

[0015] In addition, when there are multiple components having the same or similar functions, they may be described by using the same reference numerals with different subscripts, or when there is no need to distinguish between these multiple components, the subscripts may be omitted.

[0016] In addition, in the embodiments, there may be cases where a process performed by executing a program is described. Here, a computer executes a program using a processor (e.g., CPU: Central Processing Unit, GPU: Graphics Processing Unit), and performs the process defined by the program while using storage resources (e.g., memory resources) and interface devices (e.g., communication ports). Therefore, the subject of the process performed by executing the program may be the processor.

[0017] Similarly, the subject of processing performed by executing a program may be a controller, device, system, computer, or node having a processor. The subject of processing performed by executing a program may be a computing unit (processing unit), and may include a dedicated circuit that performs specific processing. Here, the dedicated circuit is, for example, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or a Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD).

[0018] Also, the program may be installed in the computer from a program source. The program source may be, for example, a program distribution server or a computer-readable storage medium. When the program source is a program distribution server, the program distribution server may include a processor and a storage resource for storing the program to be distributed, and the processor of the program distribution server may distribute the program to be distributed to other computers. Also, in the embodiment, two or more programs may be realized as one program, and one program may be realized as two or more programs.

[0019] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0020] <Dischargers and receivers of recyclable resources> 1 is a diagram showing an example of a generator and receiver of recyclable resources, who are users of a recyclable resource matching support system (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "this system") 1000. Note that the recyclable resources in this embodiment correspond to waste, scrapped waste materials, and recycled materials manufactured using scrap materials.

[0021] As shown in the figure, when the recyclable resource is waste, the waste collector (or the person disposing of the waste) is the generator, and the intermediate processor that scraps the waste, etc. is the receiver.

[0022] In addition, when the recyclable resource is waste material (scrap iron made from waste materials, waste plastic, waste paper, etc.), the intermediate processor is the generator, and the receiver is a recycled material manufacturer that uses the waste material to produce recycled materials (for example, scrap iron recycling companies, recycled plastic recycling companies, waste paper recycling companies, etc.).

[0023] In addition, when the circulative resource is a recycled material (for example, recycled iron, recycled plastic, or recycled paper), the manufacturer of the recycled material is the emitter, and the manufacturer of the product using the recycled material (for example, a steel manufacturer, a processing manufacturer, a home appliance manufacturer, a paper manufacturer, etc.) is the receiver.

[0024] The present system 1000 assists in matching the dischargers and receivers of such recyclable resources.

[0025] Specifically, the system 1000 calculates the receiver's income and expenditure based on the amount (purchase price) paid when purchasing recyclable resources from a generator, which reflects the market transaction price of recyclable resources (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "market price"), the amount (sale price) obtained when selling the processed recyclable resources, and the costs involved in manufacturing and processing scrap and recycled materials (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "processing costs"). More specifically, the system 1000 calculates the receiver's income and expenditure by subtracting the purchase price reflecting the market price and the processing costs from the selling price reflecting the market price. This allows the receiver to consider whether or not to accept recyclable resources such as waste, scrap materials, and recycled materials from a generator, referring to the calculated income and expenditure.

[0026] In this way, the system 1000 supports matching between the generators and receivers of recyclable resources by presenting the receivers with a rough estimate of income and expenditure calculated in consideration of the market value of the recyclable resources. As a result, the system 1000 can promote the revitalization of the venous industry.

[0027] <Overall configuration of the recyclable resource matching support system 1000> 2 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a circulative resource matching support system 1000. As shown in the figure, in this system 1000, a circulative resource matching support device 100 and an external device 10 are communicably connected via a predetermined network N. The predetermined network N is, for example, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), or a WAN (Wide Area Network).

[0028] <<External device 10>> The external device 10 corresponds to a computer used by a sender, a computer used by a receiver, and an information distribution server / website. The computers used by the sender and the receiver are, for example, information processing devices such as smartphones, tablet terminals, or personal computers.

[0029] In addition, when the computers used by the discharger and the receiver are smartphones or tablet terminals, the computers are assumed to have dedicated application software (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "apps") pre-installed. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified below, information communication between the computers used by the discharger and the receiver and the recyclable resource matching support device 100 is assumed to be performed via the app.

[0030] When the application accepts input of information on recyclable resources such as waste from a generator, it transmits the information to the recyclable resource matching support device 100 as recyclable resource discharge information.

[0031] In addition, when the application receives input information on the processing costs for scrap processing and the like from each acceptor, it transmits this to the recyclable resource matching support device 100 as processing cost information.

[0032] Based on an acquisition request from the recyclable resource matching support device 100, the information distribution server (or website) provides (transmits) to the recyclable resource matching support device 100 the market price of recyclable resources based on, for example, the constituent materials of the waste, the types and grades of scrap materials and recycled materials.

[0033] The application also acquires acceptance request information, including the income and expenditure of the acceptor when accepting the recyclable resource to be discharged, from the recyclable resource matching support device 100, and displays this on the display of the computer.

[0034] Furthermore, when the application receives input of information from the receiver regarding whether or not to accept recyclable resources, the application transmits this to the recyclable resource matching support device 100 as the receiver's response.

[0035] In addition, the computer application used by the waste generator obtains the answer from the receiver and the purchase price of the recyclable resource from the recyclable resource matching support device 100, and displays them on the display.

[0036] <Details of the Circulation Resource Matching Support Device 100> 3 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the circulative resource matching support device 100. The circulative resource matching support device 100 is a processor system that executes various processes by having the processor 20 read programs and various information stored in the memory resource 30. Specifically, the circulative resource matching support device 100 performs matching support processing related to the discharge and acceptance of circulative resources. The details of this processing will be described later.

[0037] The circulative resource matching support device 100 is, for example, a computer such as a server computer, a cloud server, or a personal computer, and is configured from at least one computer.

[0038] The circulative resource matching support device 100 also includes a processor 20, a memory resource 30, an NI (Network Interface Device) 40, and a UI (User Interface Device) 50.

[0039] The processor 20 is an arithmetic device that reads a program stored in the memory resource 30 and executes processing corresponding to the program. Examples of the processor 20 include a microprocessor, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or other semiconductor devices capable of performing calculations.

[0040] The memory resource 30 is a storage device that stores various types of information. Specifically, the memory resource 30 is a non-volatile or volatile storage medium such as a random access memory (RAM) or a read only memory (ROM). The memory resource 30 may be a rewritable storage medium such as a flash memory, a hard disk, or a solid state drive (SSD), or may be a universal serial bus (USB) memory, a memory card, or a hard disk.

[0041] The NI 40 is a communication device that performs information communication with the external device 10. The NI 40 performs information communication with the external device 10 via the network N. Unless otherwise specified below, it is assumed that information communication between the circulative resource matching support device 100 and the external device 10 is performed via the NI 40.

[0042] The UI 50 is an input device for inputting operator's instructions to the recyclable resource matching support device 100, and an output device for outputting information generated by the recyclable resource matching support device 100. Examples of the input device include a keyboard, a touch panel, a pointing device such as a mouse, and a voice input device such as a microphone.

[0043] The output device may be, for example, a display, a printer, a voice synthesizer, etc. Unless otherwise specified below, it is assumed that the operator's operations on the circulative resource matching support device 100 (for example, inputting and outputting information, and issuing instructions to execute processing, etc.) are performed via the UI 50.

[0044] Furthermore, each configuration, function, processing means, etc. of the circulative resource matching support device 100 may be realized in part or in whole by hardware, for example by designing it as an integrated circuit. Also, the circulative resource matching support device 100 may realize each function in part or in whole by software, or by a combination of software and hardware. Also, the circulative resource matching support device 100 may use hardware having fixed circuits, or may use hardware in which at least some of the circuits are changeable.

[0045] In addition, the circulative resource matching support device 100 can also realize a system by an operator implementing some or all of the functions and processes realized by each program.

[0046] The program executed by the circulative resource matching support device 100 may be stored in a non-volatile storage medium that can be read by the device. The program stored in the non-volatile storage medium may be directly read by the circulative resource matching support device 100, or a processor system for program distribution may read the program from the medium, and then transmit (distribute) the program from the processor system for program distribution to the circulative resource matching support device 100. Examples of the non-volatile storage medium include the non-volatile memory described as the memory resource 30, but other optical disk media may also be used.

[0047] <<User information DB110>> The user information DB 110 is a database that stores user information. The user information registers information about users, i.e., generators and receivers, who are users of the recyclable resource matching support system 1000. Specifically, the user information has records in which identification information, company name, name, attributes, address, etc. are associated with each other.

[0048] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of user information. Here, the identification information is information that uniquely identifies users who are the generator and receiver. The company name and name are information that indicates the company name or name (in the case of individuals) of the generator and receiver. The attributes are information that indicates the attributes of the generator and receiver, such as a waste collector, intermediate processing company, recycled material manufacturer, and product manufacturer. The addresses, etc. are information that specifies the addresses, telephone numbers, etc. of the generator and receiver.

[0049] The user information is registered in the user information DB 110 by the circulative resource matching support device 100, which acquires the user information by inputting necessary information into the computers used by the discharger and the receiver.

[0050] <<Circulated resource emission information DB120>> The recyclable resource discharge information DB120 is a database that stores recyclable resource discharge information. Information on the recyclable resources to be discharged is registered in the recyclable resource discharge information. Specifically, the recyclable resource discharge information includes information on the recyclable resources, information on the discharge location, and information on the discharger.

[0051] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of recyclable resource discharge information by generator. As shown in the figure, when the generator is a waste collection company (or an individual), various types of waste, such as refrigerators and printers, are registered as the type of recyclable resource. In addition, the constituent materials of the waste, such as iron, plastic, and glass, are registered together with their composition ratios (%).

[0052] Furthermore, if the generator is an intermediate processor, the type of recyclable resource registered includes the type of waste, such as scrap iron or waste plastic. The constituent materials of the waste, such as iron or foreign matter other than iron (e.g., plastic or glass), are registered along with their composition ratio (%). The grade registered includes predetermined grades determined according to conditions such as the content rate of foreign matter, the method (type) of scrap processing, or the shape of the waste.

[0053] In addition, if the generator is a recycled material manufacturer, the type of recycled material, such as recycled steel or recycled plastic, is registered as the type of recyclable resource. In addition, the constituent components contained in each recycled material are registered along with their composition ratio (%).

[0054] In addition, information is registered for each discharge location and discharger, specifying the waste collection company (or individual), intermediate treatment company, and recycled material manufacturer who is the discharge location and discharger of the recyclable resources.

[0055] The recyclable resource discharge information is input via an application on a computer used by the discharger, and the recyclable resource matching support device 100 that acquires the information stores the information in the recyclable resource discharge information DB 120.

[0056] <<Processing Cost Information DB130>> The processing fee information DB 130 is a database that stores processing fee information. The processing fee information includes processing fees, such as processing fees for scrapping waste and processing for producing recycled materials from waste materials. Specifically, the processing fee information has records in which the receiver and the processing fee are associated with each other.

[0057] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of processing fee information. Here, the receiver is information indicating the receiver of the discharged recyclable resources (for example, the company name of the receiver). The processing fee is information indicating the cost for various processing such as scrap processing and manufacturing processing of recycled materials. The processing fee usually varies depending on the type of waste, the type of waste material, the type of recycled material, the constituent materials and the constituent ratio, the size, weight, the grade of the waste material, and the company performing the processing. Therefore, the processing fee is registered for each company in association with the type, size, weight, constituent materials and the constituent ratio, and the grade of the waste material, waste material, and recycled material. The size, weight, and constituent materials of the waste and waste material, and the constituent materials of the waste material, etc., may be registered within a predetermined range.

[0058] In addition, if the receiver is a product manufacturer, the allowable purchase price is registered as the processing cost. Since product manufacturers manufacture products using recycled materials, the allowable purchase price (unit price) calculated from the selling price and profit of the manufactured products becomes the processing cost.

[0059] Such processing fee information is received in advance from each acceptor and registered in the processing fee information DB 130 by the circulative resource matching support device 100.

[0060] <<Market Price Source Information 140>> The market price provider information 140 is information that registers information distribution servers and websites that provide current market prices for various recyclable resources. Specifically, the market price provider information 140 registers, for example, the URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) of the information distribution servers and websites.

[0061] In addition, based on the market price source information 140, the recyclable resource matching support device 100 identifies an information distribution server or website that provides the market price corresponding to the recyclable resource to be discharged, and obtains information regarding the market price from the server or website.

[0062] <<Matching Support Program 211>> The matching support program 211 is a program for supporting matching between a person who generates a recyclable resource and a person who receives the recyclable resource. Specifically, the matching support program 211 executes a recyclable resource matching support process.

[0063] More specifically, the matching support program 211 calculates purchase prices and sale prices that reflect the market prices of waste, waste materials, and recycled materials. The purchase price of waste is the amount paid by the intermediate processing company, which is the receiver, when the intermediate processing company purchases waste from the waste collection company, which is the generator. The sale price of waste is the amount obtained when the intermediate processing company, which is the generator, sells the waste to the recycled material manufacturer, which is the receiver. The purchase price of waste is the amount paid by the recycled material manufacturer, which is the receiver, when the intermediate processing company purchases the waste from the discarder. The sale price of recycled materials is the amount obtained when the recycled material manufacturer, which is the generator, sells the recycled materials to the product manufacturer, which is the receiver. The purchase price of recycled materials is the amount paid by the product manufacturer, which is the receiver, when the product manufacturer, which is the receiver, purchases the recycled materials from the recycled material manufacturer, which is the generator.

[0064] Furthermore, the matching support program 211 calculates the amount obtained by subtracting the purchase price of the recyclable resource reflecting the market price and the processing cost from the selling price of the recyclable resource reflecting the market price as the income and expenditure of the receiver, and presents this amount to each receiver together with information on the recyclable resource to be discharged. Note that, when the discharger is a recycled material manufacturer, the matching support program 211 calculates the difference between the purchase price of the recyclable resource reflecting the market price and the allowable purchase price, which is the processing cost of the product manufacturer, as the income and expenditure of the receiver, that is, the product manufacturer.

[0065] Furthermore, the matching support program 211 displays the responses received from each receiver on a computer used by the generator together with the purchase price of the recyclable resource that reflects the market price.

[0066] The details of the circulative resource matching support device 100 have been described above.

[0067] <Processing Description> 7 is a flow diagram showing an example of a circulative resource matching support process. This process is started, for example, when the circulative resource matching support device 100 is started.

[0068] When the process starts, the matching support program 211 determines whether or not circulative resource discharge information has been acquired (step S10).

[0069] If it is determined that the information has been acquired (Yes in step S10), the matching support program 211 proceeds to step S20. On the other hand, if it is determined that the circulative resource discharge information has not been acquired (No in step S10), the matching support program 211 performs the process of step S10 again.

[0070] In step S20, the matching support program 211 identifies the market price of the recyclable resource. Specifically, the matching support program 211 identifies the type, constituent materials, and constituent ratio of the recyclable resource (including grade in the case of waste material) from the recyclable resource discharge information. The matching support program 211 also identifies an information distribution server (or website) that provides market prices corresponding to the identified type of recyclable resource from the market price provider information 140. The matching support program 211 also acquires the market price of the recyclable resource to be discharged (for example, the market price per unit amount of the recyclable resource) by making a request to acquire the market price to the server or website.

[0071] As a result, when the circulative resource to be discharged is waste, the matching support program 211 acquires the market price of the waste and the market price of the waste material after scrap processing. When the circulative resource to be discharged is waste, the matching support program 211 acquires the market price of the waste material and the market price of the recycled material after manufacturing processing. When the circulative resource to be discharged is recycled, the matching support program 211 acquires the market price of the recycled material.

[0072] Next, the matching support program 211 calculates the income and expenditure of each receiver (step S30). Specifically, the matching support program 211 calculates the selling price and the buying price of the recyclable resource reflecting the market price. More specifically, the matching support program 211 calculates the selling price and the buying price of the recyclable resource based on the acquired market price and various information (e.g., the size and weight of the recyclable resource) specified from the recyclable resource discharge information.

[0073] The matching support program 211 also identifies the processing cost of each receiver. Specifically, the matching support program 211 identifies the type, size, weight, constituent materials, composition ratio, etc. (including grade in case of waste material) of the recyclable resource to be discharged and the discharger from the recyclable resource discharge information. The matching support program 211 also deducts the processing cost of each receiver corresponding to the identified information from the processing cost information.

[0074] In addition, the matching support program 211 calculates the income and expenditure of each acceptor by subtracting the purchase price reflecting the market price and the processing fee from the selling price reflecting the market price.

[0075] When the generator is a recycled material manufacturer, the matching support program 211 acquires the market price according to the type of recycled material and the composition ratio of the constituent materials from an information distribution server, etc. The matching support program 211 also identifies a record to which the type of corresponding recycled material, etc. is associated from the processing fee information. The matching support program 211 also calculates the difference between the purchase price reflecting the market price when the product manufacturer purchases the recycled material from the recycled material manufacturer and the allowable purchase price registered in the identified record as the income and expenditure of the product manufacturer, which is the receiver.

[0076] Next, the matching support program 211 generates acceptance request information for the recyclable resources, including the recyclable resources, the place of discharge, the discharger, and the calculated balance, and transmits the information to the computer used by each acceptor (step S40).

[0077] Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displaying information on a request for receiving recyclable resources. As shown in the diagram, the information on a request for receiving recyclable resources, which is displayed on each recipient's computer via the app, includes the type of recyclable resource to be discharged, the person who discharged it, the place where it is discharged, the balance, and the deadline for responding.

[0078] Here, each receiver displays the received acceptance request information on a display via the app, and checks the balance of revenue and expenditure if the recyclable resources to be discharged are accepted. Each receiver also judges whether or not to accept the recyclable resources to be discharged based on the balance of revenue and expenditure. For example, if the balance of revenue and expenditure is negative or below the desired minimum profit amount, the receiver responds that the recyclable resources will not be accepted. For example, if the balance of revenue and expenditure is positive or above the desired minimum profit amount, the receiver responds that the recyclable resources will be accepted.

[0079] Each recipient inputs their answer via the app and sends it to the recyclable resource matching support device 100.

[0080] Next, the matching support program 211 judges whether or not a response has been obtained from the acceptor (step S50). If it is judged that a response has been obtained (Yes in step S50), the matching support program 211 transmits the obtained response to the computer used by the discharger (step S60). If the response from the acceptor is a response to accept recyclable resources, the matching support program 211 transmits the purchase price calculated in step S30 (the purchase price corresponding to the acceptor who responds) together with the response obtained from the acceptor to the computer used by the discharger. On the other hand, if it is judged that a response has not been obtained (No in step S50), the matching support program 211 shifts the process to step S70.

[0081] In step S70, the matching support program 211 determines whether the deadline for replying has passed, and if it determines that the deadline has not passed (No in step S70), the process returns to step S50. On the other hand, if it determines that the deadline has passed (Yes in step S70), the matching support program 211 returns to step S10 and determines whether new circulative resource discharge information has been acquired.

[0082] The recyclable resource matching support process has been described above.

[0083] The waste collector who receives the response decides on a receiver, for example, by referring to the purchase price for each receiver presented. The waste collector may also communicate with the determined receiver via the app. In this case, the app provides the waste collector and receiver with a known communication function, such as a chat function or a messenger function.

[0084] This type of recyclable resource matching support system can help match generators with receivers by visualizing the profitability of receivers, taking into account the market value of recyclable resources, thereby promoting the revitalization of the venous industry.

[0085] In particular, the Recyclable Resource Matching Support System can calculate income and expenditures based on purchase and sale prices that reflect the market price of recyclable resources, and processing costs. This makes it easier for recipients to judge their own profitability if they accept recyclable resources, which is expected to encourage more proactive acceptance of recyclable resources. For these reasons, the Recyclable Resource Matching Support System can contribute to promoting the revitalization of the venous industry.

[0086] Furthermore, in the past, when disposing of waste, the person disposing of the waste (especially those who disposed of home appliances, etc.) often paid the disposal fee, making it difficult to actively recover recyclable resources. In contrast, the Recyclable Resource Matching Support System calculates the income and expenditures of intermediate processing companies based on a purchase price that reflects the market price of the waste, making it possible to create a system in which waste generators can receive purchase fees from intermediate processing companies. In this way, the Recyclable Resource Matching Support System contributes to the promotion of waste recovery and can promote the revitalization of the venous industry.

[0087] <First Modification> The recyclable resource matching support system 1000 according to the first modified example calculates the selling price of the receiver taking into consideration the yield in scrap processing or recycled material manufacturing processing. The yield differs depending on the type of processing such as scrap processing or recycled material manufacturing processing, the type of recyclable resource, the composition ratio of the constituent materials, the grade, or the company performing the processing. Therefore, the recyclable resource matching support device 100 accepts the yield from each receiver according to the type of processing, the type of recyclable resource, the composition ratio of the constituent materials, etc. (including the grade if the target recyclable resource is a waste material), and registers it in a specified database (not shown).

[0088] In addition, in step S30 of the recyclable resource matching support process, the recyclable resource matching support device 100 reflects the amount of recyclable resources that can actually be used in the calculation of the selling price based on the market price, taking into account the yield. Specifically, the recyclable resource matching support device 100 identifies the type, size, weight, constituent materials, and constituent ratio of the recyclable resource to be discharged (including the grade if the target recyclable resource is waste material) based on the recyclable resource discharge information.

[0089] The recyclable resource matching support device 100 also calculates the selling price of the recyclable resource based on, for example, the amount (weight) of the recyclable resource taking into account the yield rate and the market price per unit amount of the acquired recyclable resource. The recyclable resource matching support device 100 also calculates the income and expenditure of each receiver when accepting the recyclable resource by subtracting the purchase price and the processing cost from the calculated selling price.

[0090] According to the circulative resource matching support system of the first modified example, it is possible to calculate a more accurate balance of circulative resources taking into account the yield rate.

[0091] <Second Modification> In the second variant, when the waste materials contain industrial waste (hereinafter sometimes referred to as industrial waste) as foreign matter, the recyclable resource matching support device 100 calculates the income and expenditure of each receiver, taking into account the costs of processing the industrial waste.

[0092] Specifically, the circulative resource matching support device 100 acquires from each receiver the type of industrial waste contained in the waste material and the cost required for its processing, and registers this in the processing cost information.

[0093] In addition, in step S30 of the recyclable resource matching support process, the recyclable resource matching support device 100 calculates the income and expenditure of each receiver by calculating the processing cost taking into consideration the cost of processing industrial waste. The recyclable resource matching support device 100 also calculates the income and expenditure of each receiver by subtracting the processing cost calculated in this manner and the purchase price reflecting the market price from the selling price reflecting the market price.

[0094] According to the recyclable resource matching support device of the second modified example, even if the waste materials include industrial waste, the receiver's income and expenditure can be accurately calculated taking into account the costs of processing the waste materials.

[0095] <Third modified example> The recyclable resource matching support device 100 according to the third modification displays the acceptance request information including the evaluation of the generator on the computer of each receiver. As described above, the recyclable resource matching support device 100 calculates the selling price and the buying price reflecting the market price of the corresponding recyclable resource based on the size, weight, constituent materials, etc. input in the recyclable resource discharge information. Therefore, if the input information by the generator, especially the constituent materials, composition ratio, weight, etc., differs from the actual product, the error in the buying price and the selling price will be large, which will affect the profitability of the receiver.

[0096] Therefore, the recyclable resource matching support device 100 according to this embodiment acquires the receiver's evaluation of the discharger with whom the receiver has done business in the past, and displays the reception request information including the evaluation on the computer of each receiver.

[0097] The method of evaluation is not particularly limited. For example, the evaluation may be in the form of evaluation points, or in the form of a text that describes things that the receiver found interesting in past transactions.

[0098] According to the recyclable resource matching support device of the third modified example, the receiver can determine whether or not to accept a recyclable resource based on the evaluation of the generator in addition to the balance of payments.

[0099] In the above-described embodiment, the recyclable resource matching support process presented the receiver with a balance calculated taking into account market prices, but other than the balance, for example, the purchase price and the selling price may also be presented (displayed) to the receiver.

[0100] In the above embodiment, the recyclable resource matching support device 100 transmits the purchase price calculated together with the receiver's response to the discharger, but the matching support program 211 may receive an input of the receiver's desired purchase price (desired purchase price) and transmit this to the discharger. Alternatively, the matching support program 211 may present both the purchase price calculated in step S30 and the desired purchase price received from the receiver to the discharger.

[0101] In this way, by allowing the receiver to input the desired purchase price, the range of potential receivers for recyclable resources can be expanded. For example, if the presented balance is below the receiver's desired minimum profit amount (if the profit is smaller than expected), the receiver will not accept the recyclable resources. In that case, the number of potential receivers will decrease, which is not desirable as a resource circulation mechanism.

[0102] Therefore, the matching support program 211 accepts an input of a desired purchase price from the receiver himself / herself. In this case, the matching support program 211 presents both the desired purchase price and the purchase price calculated in step S30 to the discharger, for example.

[0103] This allows the waste generator to refer to both the purchase price calculated by the circulative resource matching support device 100 and the desired purchase price of the receiver, and to determine an appropriate receiver from among the candidate receivers.

[0104] The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and modifications, and includes various other embodiments and modifications. For example, the above-mentioned embodiments have been described in detail to clearly explain the present invention, and the present invention is not necessarily limited to those having all of the configurations described. In addition, it is possible to replace a part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment or modification, and it is also possible to add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. In addition, it is possible to add, delete, or replace a part of the configuration of each embodiment with another configuration.

[0105] In addition, in the above explanation, the control lines and information lines are those that are considered necessary for the explanation, and do not necessarily show all the control lines and information lines in the product. In reality, it can be considered that almost all components are connected to each other. [Explanation of symbols]

[0106] 1000 ···Recyclable resource matching support system, 100 ···Recyclable resource matching support device, 110 ···User information DB, 120 ···Recyclable resource discharge information DB, 130 ···Processing cost information DB, 140 ···Market price provider information, 210 ···Program, 211 ···Matching support program, 20 ···Processor, 30 ···Memory resource, 40 ···NI (network interface device), 50 ···UI (user interface device), 10 ···External device, N ···Network

Claims

1. A circulative resource matching support system having one or more processors and one or more memory resources, The memory resource stores a matching assistance program; By executing the matching support program, the processor Calculating purchase and sale prices that reflect the market price of recyclable resources, and outputting information indicating the profitability of the receiver of the recyclable resources based on the purchase and sale prices to a computer used by the receiver. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

2. The circulative resource matching support system according to claim 1, The processor, The balance, which is the difference between the selling price of the recyclable resource and the purchase price and the cost of a predetermined processing performed by the receiver on the recyclable resource, is calculated as information indicating the profitability of the receiver. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

3. The circulative resource matching support system according to claim 1, The processor, based on the market price of the circulative resource, The amount that a waste processor pays to a waste generator when purchasing the waste, and the amount that the processor receives when selling the waste to the receiver are calculated as the purchase price and the selling price, respectively. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

4. The circulative resource matching support system according to claim 1, The processor, based on the market price of the circulative resource, The amount paid by the manufacturer of recycled materials to the generator of the waste materials when purchasing the waste materials, and the amount obtained when the manufacturer sells the recycled materials produced from the waste materials to the receiver are calculated as the purchase price and the selling price, respectively. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

5. The circulative resource matching support system according to claim 1, The processor, based on the market price of the circulative resource, The purchase price is calculated as the amount paid by the product manufacturer to the generator of the recycled material when purchasing the recycled material. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

6. The circulative resource matching support system according to claim 1, The processor, When a response regarding the purchase of recyclable resources is obtained from the receiver, the purchase price calculated based on the market price and the response are output to a computer used by the generator of the recyclable resources. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

7. The circulative resource matching support system according to claim 1, The processor, Taking into account the yield of the recyclable resources, the selling price is calculated based on the amount of the recyclable resources that can actually be used. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

8. The circulative resource matching support system according to claim 2, The processor, When the recyclable resources include industrial waste, the balance, which is the difference between the selling price of the recyclable resources and the purchase price, including the cost of treating the industrial waste, is calculated as information indicating the profitability of the receiver. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

9. The circulative resource matching support system according to claim 1, The processor, An evaluation indicating the reliability of the generator of the recyclable resource is output to a computer used by the receiver. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

10. The circulative resource matching support system according to claim 1, The processor, Outputting the purchase price and the sale price to a computer used by the receiver. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

11. The circulative resource matching support system according to claim 1, The processor, When the desired purchase price of the recyclable resources is received from the receiver, the desired purchase price and the calculated purchase price are output to a computer used by the discharger of the recyclable resources. A recyclable resource matching support system characterized by:

12. A circulative resource matching support method performed by a circulative resource matching support system having one or more processors and one or more memory resources, comprising: The memory resource stores a matching assistance program; By executing the matching support program, the processor A step of calculating a purchase price and a sale price that reflect the market price of the recyclable resource, and outputting information indicating the profitability of the receiver of the recyclable resource based on the purchase price and the sale price to a computer used by the receiver. A recyclable resource matching support method comprising:

13. The circulative resource matching support method according to claim 12, The processor, A step of calculating a balance, which is a difference obtained by subtracting the purchase price and the cost of a predetermined processing performed by the receiver on the recyclable resource from the selling price of the recyclable resource, as information indicating the profitability of the receiver. A recyclable resource matching support method comprising:

14. A circulative resource matching support system having one or more processors and one or more memory resources, the processor reading and executing the program from the memory resource, The memory resource stores a matching assistance program; The matching support program executed by the processor includes: Calculating purchase and sale prices that reflect the market price of recyclable resources, and outputting information indicating the profitability of the receiver of the recyclable resources based on the purchase and sale prices to a computer used by the receiver. A program characterized by:

15. The program according to claim 14, The matching support program executed by the processor includes: The balance, which is the difference between the selling price of the recyclable resource and the purchase price and the cost of a predetermined processing performed by the receiver on the recyclable resource, is calculated as information indicating the profitability of the receiver. A program characterized by:

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