Support system, support device, support method, and support program

Abstract

To provide a support system, a support device, a support method, and a support program capable of selecting a treating commissioned party for treating wastes disposed from a plant or the like by considering sustainability.SOLUTION: According to an aspect, there is provided a support system for matching a disposing user for disposing wastes and a treating user for treating the wastes. The support system includes a waste information acquisition unit and an information management unit. The waste information acquisition unit is configured to acquire waste information containing a waste parameter of the waste which affects one or more pieces of evaluation and is selected from a group consisting of an environment, a society, an enterprise governing, and a sustainable development target. The information management unit is configured to manage the waste information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an assistance system, an assistance device, an assistance method, and an assistance program. [Background technology]

[0002] Most of the waste generated at factories and other facilities is outsourced to waste disposal contractors. In many cases, candidates for such contractors are limited to certain companies based on past transactions, etc., but in some cases, multiple contractors must be compared and considered from the perspective of disposal costs, etc.

[0003] Therefore, for example, Patent Document 1 proposes a matching service between waste generators and recycling executors based on this registered information, whereby waste generators register the physical properties, amount generated, selling price, and generation amount transition plan of the waste they generate in an operation server, and recycling executors register the required physical properties, required amount, current purchase price, and purchase amount transition plan in the operation server. With such a service, waste generators can sell or process waste at a price close to the desires of both parties. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2006-201846 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In recent years, there has been a demand for recycling waste materials from the viewpoint of reducing environmental loads. For example, sludge discharged from factories and the like is recycled and used as fuel for thermal power generation and biomass power generation. In this example, the power generation efficiency differs between thermal power generation and biomass power generation, and even in thermal power generation, the power generation efficiency differs depending on the composition of the sludge and the equipment used to generate power. However, those who generate waste materials cannot know the extent of the environmental load that will be imposed when they process the waste materials.

[0006] In particular, in recent years, businesses have been required to ensure sustainability in their operations. Therefore, when discharging waste, there is a certain demand to select a waste disposal contractor not only based on low disposal costs, but also on sustainability, such as the power generation efficiency mentioned above.

[0007] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a support system, support device, support method, and support program that enable the selection of a disposal contractor for waste discharged from a factory or the like, taking sustainability into consideration. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a support system for matching a waste discharge user who discharges waste with a treatment user who treats the waste. The support system includes a waste information acquisition unit and an information management unit. The waste information acquisition unit is configured to acquire waste information including waste parameters that the waste has and that affect one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of the environment, society, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, in the treatment of waste discharged by the waste discharge user. The information management unit is configured to manage the waste information.

[0009] Specifically, it may be provided in the following forms: An apparatus for supporting matching waste discharge users with waste treatment users, the apparatus comprising: a waste information acquisition unit; and an information management unit, the waste information acquisition unit configured to acquire waste information including waste parameters that the waste has and that affect one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance and sustainable development goals, in the treatment of waste discharged by the waste discharge user, and the information management unit configured to manage the waste information. In the support device, the waste parameters include one or more selected from the group consisting of composition, physical properties, amount, delivery time, and delivery location of the waste. The support device further comprises a processing-related information acquisition unit, the processing-related information acquisition unit being configured to acquire processing-related information including evaluation parameters relating to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance and sustainable development goals that are affected by the processing of the waste performed by the processing user, and / or processing parameters that affect the evaluations. The support device further comprises a prediction unit, the prediction unit predicting a result when the waste is treated by the treatment user based on the waste information and the treatment-related information. The support device further includes an evaluation unit, which, when there are multiple processing users and / or multiple processing means, ranks the multiple processing users and / or the multiple processing means based on the results when the processing users process the waste. In the support device, the waste treatment performed by the processing user is recycling the waste into resources. In the support device, the waste treatment performed by the processing user is to convert the waste into fuel. A method for supporting matching between waste discharge users who discharge waste and processing users who process the waste, comprising a waste information acquisition step and an information management step, wherein the waste information acquisition step acquires waste information including waste parameters that are possessed by the waste discharged by the waste discharge user and that affect one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance and sustainable development goals, in the processing of the waste discharged by the waste discharge user, and the information management step manages the waste information. A support program for matching waste discharge users with waste treatment users who treat the waste, the support program causing a computer to function as a waste information acquisition unit, a treatment-related information acquisition unit, and an information management unit, the waste information acquisition unit being configured to acquire waste information including waste parameters that the waste has and that affect one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals in the treatment of waste discharged by the waste discharge user, and the information management unit being configured to manage the waste information. Of course, this is not the case. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a support system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the functional configuration of the support device according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 3] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a hardware configuration of an assistance device according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a support method according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Each component shown in the following embodiment can be combined with each other.

[0012] The program for realizing the software of this embodiment may be provided as a non-temporary computer-readable recording medium, or may be provided so as to be downloadable from an external server, or may be provided so that the program is launched on an external computer and its functions are realized on a client terminal (so-called cloud computing).

[0013] In addition, in this embodiment, the term "unit" may include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by a circuit in the broad sense and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. In addition, in this embodiment, various information is handled, and this information is represented, for example, by physical values ​​of signal values ​​representing voltage and current, high and low signal values ​​as a binary bit collection consisting of 0 or 1, or quantum superposition (so-called quantum bits), and communication and calculation can be performed on the circuit in the broad sense.

[0014] In addition, a circuit in the broad sense is a circuit realized by at least appropriately combining a circuit, circuitry, a processor, a memory, etc. In other words, it includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (e.g., a simple programmable logic device (SPLD), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA)), etc.

[0015] <Support system> The support system according to this embodiment is a support system for matching waste discharge users who discharge waste with waste treatment users who treat the waste. This support system includes a waste information acquisition unit and an information management unit. Here, the waste information acquisition unit is configured to acquire waste information including waste parameters that are possessed by the waste discharged by the waste discharge user and that affect one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, in the treatment of the waste. Furthermore, the information management unit is configured to manage the waste information and treatment-related information.

[0016] Although not essential, the evaluation system according to the present embodiment may include one or more of an output unit, a waste information measurement unit, and a processing-related information measurement unit. Note that FIG. 1 described below mainly describes an evaluation system including all of these.

[0017] Here, "waste" refers to the waste generation user U E It is discharged by the processing user U T The waste is not limited to solid waste, and may be in any form, such as liquid, powder, gel, etc. Specific examples of waste include, but are not limited to, organic waste such as wastewater from wet painting booths in paper factories and automobile factories, waste oil, grease traps, methane fermentation residues, used paper diapers, food waste, scraps of waste food plastics, scraps of wood, agricultural crop residues, cleaning wastewater, sludge, scum, sludge, leftover food, and human waste, and inorganic waste such as wastewater from plating liquid, scraps of metal, soot and dust (fly ash), and bottom ash.

[0018] Here, "treatment" refers to any operation performed on waste, such as converting it into fuel or other raw materials to make it useful, or rendering it harmless by removing toxic substances or converting it into non-toxic substances.

[0019] [Functional configuration of the evaluation system] 1 is a schematic diagram of an evaluation system according to the present embodiment. The evaluation system 1 includes an evaluation device 2, an output device 3, a waste information measuring device 4, and a treatment-related information measuring device 5.

[0020] Of these, the evaluation device 2 controls information processing for evaluation in the evaluation system 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the functional configuration of the evaluation device according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the support device 2 according to this embodiment includes a waste information acquisition unit 21, an information management unit 22, a processing-related information acquisition unit 23, a search instruction acquisition unit 24, a search execution unit 25, a prediction unit 26, and an evaluation unit 27. The output device 3 is an example of an output unit. The waste information measurement device 4 is an example of a waste information measurement unit, and the processing-related information measurement device 5 is an example of a processing-related information measurement unit, but in the following description, no distinction will be made between them.

[0021] [Support system functions] The function of each part of the support system 1 will be specifically described below.

[0022] [Waste Information Acquisition Department] The waste information acquisition unit 21 is a waste discharge user U E The waste information includes waste parameters relating to the waste discharged by the waste disposal facility.

[0023] Discharge User U E The users who use the support system are the users who generate waste. In addition, when a certain waste is generated by outsourcing the generation of waste to another company, while another waste is received and processed, the waste generation user U E and processing user U T It is possible that the two users can be the same person. E and processing user U T Each of the users may be a natural person or a legal entity. E and processing user U T If at least one of the users U is a corporation, the industry of the users is not limited to manufacturing, but may be forestry, agriculture, construction, wholesale, retail, etc. E and processing user U TIf at least one of them is a corporation, the waste generated from them may be not only directly generated from business activities (e.g., scraps in forestry, etc.), but also indirectly generated (e.g., wastewater from cleaning, leftover food (other than restaurants, which are directly generated in the case of restaurants), human waste, etc.). E and processing user U T Although each of these may be used singly or in multiple places, using multiple of each of them provides network economy in that the more users there are, the easier it becomes for both parties to find business partners that meet their needs.

[0024] In this specification, "entrustment, etc." includes entrustment, contracting, buying and selling of waste, etc., and there are no limitations on the specific contract form or the form of transfer of ownership. E However, the processing user U T The waste is handed over to the treatment user U T This refers to contracts in general in order to make them useful or harmless.

[0025] Discharge User U E Examples of waste parameters related to waste discharged by include not only characteristic parameters of the waste itself, such as the composition, physical properties, and calorific value (calories), but also condition parameters related to the transaction of waste, such as the amount (number, mass, etc.), delivery time, and delivery location. Although one of these may be used alone, the waste parameters preferably include one or more selected from the group consisting of the composition, physical properties, amount, delivery time, and delivery location of the waste, and more preferably include all of these. In one embodiment, it is preferable to use at least the amount (number, mass, etc.) and composition, and further use other waste parameters.

[0026] It should be noted that the waste parameters do not include a transaction amount (including a desired amount), but the information management unit 22, which will be described later, may manage transaction amount information.

[0027] In addition, when a certain product is manufactured and waste of a certain composition and amount is obtained, etc., and the composition and amount can be predicted or can be predicted using AI, etc., the predicted amount may be used as the waste parameter instead of the actual amount.

[0028] The waste parameters may be quantitative or qualitative, and may be ranked according to stages.

[0029] Discharge User U E The waste information may be measured and input by the waste information measuring device 4 described later, or the waste information may be measured and input by the waste information measuring device 4 described later, or the waste information may be acquired by the waste information acquiring unit 21 by communication between the waste information measuring device 4 and the waste information acquiring unit 21, etc.

[0030] [Information Management Department] The information management unit 22 is configured to manage waste information.

[0031] Specifically, the information management unit 22 transmits waste information (and, if necessary, transaction amount information) to at least the waste generating user U. E In addition, when a transaction-related information acquisition unit 23 described later is provided, the information management unit 22 manages the transaction-related information (and, if necessary, transaction amount information) in association with at least the transaction user U. T (or its ID) for management. The method for managing this information is not particularly limited, but specifically, in terms of hardware configuration, it is preferable to configure it so that the information is stored in a storage unit, which will be described later.

[0032] [Processing-related information acquisition section] Although not a required configuration, the support system 1 and the support device 2 further include a process-related information acquisition unit 23. The process-related information acquisition unit 23 acquires, for example, TThe system is configured to obtain treatment-related information including evaluation parameters related to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance and sustainable development goals that are affected by the waste treatment carried out by the company and / or treatment parameters that affect such evaluations.

[0033] Processing User U T Among the users who use the support system 1, the emission users U E The waste treatment user U is a user who treats waste generated from T The waste treatment carried out by the company may be recycling the waste or turning the waste into fuel. Here, "recycling the waste" refers to making the waste useful for similar or different purposes. Specific examples of recycling the waste include turning organic wastewater or its residue, waste plastic, wood chips, food residues, etc. into fuel, recycling waste plastic into plastic, recycling waste paper into paper, and recycling metals.

[0034] The processing parameters are T The evaluation parameter relates to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of the environment, society, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals that are affected by waste disposal carried out by the company. Among these evaluation parameters, the evaluation from the environmental perspective, the evaluation from the social perspective, and the evaluation from the corporate governance perspective can be, for example, an ESG score. Note that although there are FTSE, MSCI, Sustainalytics, and other evaluation agencies for ESG scores, there is no particular limitation on the ESG score, and any score from any agency can be used. Furthermore, the evaluation from the perspective of sustainable development goals may be, for example, an evaluation using the SDGs score, or may be a qualitative evaluation.

[0035] Specifically, the treatment parameters are not particularly limited, but may be one or more of the following: the amount and quality of products obtained from waste as a raw material, the amount of energy (electricity, heat, etc.) generated, the environmental impact of by-products, the disposal costs of by-products, the amount of other raw materials used in waste treatment, the amount of treatment agent used in waste treatment, the amount of additives used in waste treatment, the amount of water used in waste treatment, the operating equipment required for waste treatment, the equipment operating time required for waste treatment, the amount of energy (electricity, heat, etc.) used in waste treatment, CO2 emissions generated by waste treatment, NOx / SOx emissions generated by waste treatment, the logistics volume generated by waste treatment, production efficiency that changes due to waste treatment, the number of workers required for waste treatment, and the hazards of worker operation caused by waste treatment. In this case, the processing user U T For example, when the waste desired to be treated is found by looking at the search results of the search execution unit 25 described later, the treatment user U T The processing parameters for treating the waste are calculated and acquired by the processing-related information acquisition unit 23. The results are output from the output unit 3, which will be described later.

[0036] On the other hand, the treatment parameters may be one or more of the following per unit amount of waste: the amount, quality, and amount of energy (electricity, heat, etc.) generated from the waste as a raw material of the product, the environmental load of the by-product, the disposal cost of the by-product, the amount of other raw materials used in the waste treatment, the amount of treatment agent used in the waste treatment, the amount of additives used in the waste treatment, the amount of water used in the waste treatment, the operating equipment required for the waste treatment, the operating time of the equipment required for the waste treatment, the amount of energy (electricity, heat, etc.) used in the waste treatment, the amount of CO2 emissions generated by the waste treatment, the amount of NOx and SOx emissions generated by the waste treatment, the logistics volume generated by the waste treatment, the production efficiency that changes due to the waste treatment, the number of workers required for the waste treatment, the risk of operation of the workers caused by the waste treatment, etc. In this case, for example, a calculation unit (not shown) may be provided to calculate and use the treatment parameters per total amount of waste (or a part of the amount of waste if the amount desired to be treated is a part). The processing parameters per unit amount of waste are set in advance (for example, when the evaluation system 1 is registered, before the waste is searched for by the search execution unit 25 described later) by the processing user U. T Alternatively, when a waste is searched for by the search execution unit 25 described later, the evaluation system 1 may request the user to input the parameters. In the above example, the processing parameters are per unit amount of waste, but the processing parameters are not limited to those per unit amount of waste. For example, the user U E Any processing parameters can be used in the same manner as described above as long as they can be calculated for the total amount of waste (or for a portion of the amount desired to be processed, for example by combining the waste information).

[0037] The processing parameters do not include monetary information such as transaction amounts and logistics costs incurred by waste processing, but such monetary information can be used together with the processing parameters and processing-related information. Also, evaluation parameters such as the amount that can be processed, the time when the waste can be collected, the time when the waste can be collected, and the place where the waste can be collected, and / or information other than the processing parameters may be used together with the processing-related information.E and processing user U T Both can receive and pay money.

[0038] The processing parameters may be quantitative or qualitative, may be functions (particularly functions of any of the waste information), and may be ranked in stages.

[0039] In addition, if the relationship between any of the waste information and the processing parameters can be expressed as a function based on past performance, or if the processing parameters can be predicted using AI, etc., the predicted value may be used as the processing parameter.

[0040] [Search instruction acquisition section] Although not a required configuration, the support system 1 and the support device 2 further include a search instruction acquisition unit 24. The search instruction acquisition unit 24 is E from the waste disposal user U T Instructions for search (processing user search) and / or processing user U T From the waste generation user U, who generates waste that is treated by himself E Obtain instructions for search (emission user search).

[0041] In addition, the waste user U E or processing user U T The instruction from may be received by, but is not limited to, a receiving unit (not shown) such as a mouse or a keyboard.

[0042] Items for receiving search instructions are not particularly limited, but for example, in the case of a processing user search, may include the quantity and quality of products obtained from waste as raw materials, amount of energy (electricity, heat, etc.) generated, environmental impact of by-products, disposal costs of by-products, amount of other raw materials used, amount of processing agents used, amount of additives used, amount of water used, operating equipment, equipment operating time, energy (electricity, heat, etc.) used, CO2 emissions, NOx / SOx emissions, logistics volume, logistics costs, production volume, production efficiency, number of workers required, risk of worker operation, transaction amount, amount that can be treated, time when treatment is possible, time when waste can be picked up, and place where it can be picked up.

[0043] The items for which a search instruction is received are not particularly limited, but for example, in the case of a waste generator search, the waste may include the composition, physical properties, transaction amount, desired delivery amount, desired delivery time, and possible delivery location of the waste.

[0044] If the accepted item of the search instruction is a numerical value, a threshold value (upper limit value, lower limit value) may be accepted. In this case, the search execution unit 25 described later searches for a discharge user U that matches this range. E or processing user U T Extract.

[0045] If the accepted item of the search instruction is not a numerical value, a keyword may be accepted. In this case, the search execution unit 25 described later searches for a discharge user U who has an explanation that matches the keyword. E or processing user U T Extract.

[0046] [Search execution section] Although not a required component, the support system 1 and the support device 2 further include a search execution unit 25. The search execution unit 25 searches for a user U E Processing user search instructions from and processing user U T The search is executed based on the discarded user search instruction from the user ID. The specific search method is as described above.

[0047] [Prediction section] Although not a required configuration, the support system 1 and the support device 2 further include a prediction unit 26. The evaluation unit 26 estimates the waste disposal user U based on the waste information and the disposal information. T It predicts the results when the

[0048] Specifically, the waste disposal user U T The results (targets of prediction) when processed by may be one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of the environment, society, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, various parameters that affect these evaluations, transaction amounts, etc. These may be used alone or in combination.

[0049] The results predicted by the prediction unit are different from the above-mentioned processing-related information, and are further predicted using the processing-related information. For example, in the case of using waste to generate electricity, the amount of electricity generated by the waste is recorded as processing-related information to the processing user U. T However, the processing-related information obtained may differ for each user or processing means, and may be different from other processing users U, T From ', the E score of the ESG score may be directly obtained as processing-related information.

[0050] Similarly, when waste is used for power generation, the function of the waste composition and the amount of power generated is sent to the processing user U as processing-related information. T If obtained from the above, the predicted outcome may be a function of the amount of power generated.

[0051] [Evaluation Department] Although not a required configuration, the support system 1 and the support device 2 further include an evaluation unit 27. The evaluation unit 27 evaluates the processing user U T When there are a plurality of users and / or a plurality of means of processing, the waste processing user U predicted by the above-mentioned prediction unit 26 is T Based on the results of processing by multiple processing users U TAnd / or multiple treatment measures may be prioritized.

[0052] The ranking method is not particularly limited, but if the result of waste disposal by a waste disposal user is a quantitative value, the ranking may be based on the magnitude of the value. In addition, if the ranking is based on multiple quantitative results, the ranking method is not particularly limited, and the ranking may be based on one parameter or multiple parameters may be weighted.

[0053] The evaluation unit 27 also estimates the number of users U who will treat the waste, as predicted by the prediction unit 26. T Instead of the result of processing by user U, T The waste disposal user U predicted T Based on the results (predicted results) of processing by multiple processing users U T And / or a plurality of processing means may be prioritized. In this case, the prediction result may be acquired as processing related information by the processing related information acquisition unit 23, or may be acquired by a separate prediction result acquisition unit (not shown). The prediction result may be the same as the result predicted by the prediction unit 26 described above.

[0054] [Output section] The output unit 3 is configured to output one or more of the results calculated by the calculation unit, the results searched by the search execution unit 25, the results predicted by the prediction unit 26, and the results ranked by the evaluation unit 27.

[0055] The output display by the output unit 3 is not particularly limited, but these results are displayed to the discharge user U E or processing user U T You can display the necessary items, including the name (or ID) of the waste discharger, to improve the visibility. E or processing user U T The user U may select these display items. E or processing user U THowever, it may be possible to sort the results by the size of various items.

[0056] The output unit 3 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a display. In the present embodiment, the output unit 3 is described as a device separate from the evaluation device 2, but may be a part of the evaluation device 2.

[0057] Note that, to reiterate, the output unit 3 is not a required component, and the discharge user U E or processing user U T When the user uses the support system 1 or the support device, a display or the like (discharge user U) connected to the device via a network such as the Internet E or processing user U T You can output it in "http: / / www.microsoft.com / downloads / details.aspx?" instead.

[0058] [Waste Information Measurement Division] Although not an essential component, the support system 1 further includes a waste information measurement unit 4. This waste information measurement unit 4 is configured to acquire waste information including waste parameters related to the waste discharged by the waste discharging user.

[0059] As for specific measuring devices, appropriate devices and sensors can be selected depending on the waste parameters to be measured. For example, for wastewater as waste, a pH meter can be used to measure pH, a SS concentration meter can be used to measure SS concentration, a BOD concentration meter can be used to measure BOD concentration, and an ORP meter can be used to measure ORP. For example, to measure the amount of waste, a weight scale can be used.

[0060] [Processing-related information measurement section] Although not an essential component, the support system 1 further includes a processing-related information measurement unit 5. This processing-related information measurement unit 5 is configured to acquire processing-related information including evaluation parameters related to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of the environment, society, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, which are affected by the waste processing performed by the processing user, and / or processing parameters that affect the evaluations.

[0061] As a specific measuring device, an appropriate device or sensor can be selected depending on the waste parameter to be measured. For example, if the amount of power generated is to be measured, a power generation meter may be used.

[0062] A matching method using such a support system 1 and support device 2 will be described.

[0063] In one embodiment, the disposal user U E A processing user U provides waste information to the support system 1 and the support device 2 in advance and views the waste information or the processed information of the waste information processed by the support system 1 and the support device 2. T provides the process-related information to the support system 1 and the support device 2. The support system 1 and the support device 2 provide all such process-related information or processed information obtained by processing the process-related information by the support system 1 and the support device 2 to the disposal user U. E In this case, the processing user U T The support system 1 and the support device 2 may provide a means for contacting the user (which may be a platform provided by the support system 1 and the support device 2) and contact information.

[0064] In one embodiment, the discard user U E provides waste information to the support system 1 and the support device 2 in advance. At this point, the waste processing user U T The processing-related information of the user U is compared with the processing-related information processed by the support system 1 and the support device 2. E If the conditions are met, or if the user U E Processing user U who closely matches the conditionsT Identify the processing user U T The support system 1 and the support device 2 may provide a means for contacting the user (which may be a platform provided by the support system 1 and the support device 2) and contact information.

[0065] [Application example: A company discharging organic wastewater] Hereinafter, a discharge user U of organic wastewater treatment using the support system 1 and the support device 2 will be referred to as E and processing user U T The matching of the support system 1 and the support device 2 will be specifically described. In addition to providing the support system 1 and the support device 2, the provider of the support system 1 and the support device 2 also provides the emission user U E The company also lends and manages various analytical equipment for the organic wastewater it discharges.

[0066] Discharge User U E The organic wastewater discharged from the facility is measured as it is (concentrated wastewater) with a pH meter for pH, an SS concentration with an SS concentration meter, a BOD concentration with a BOD concentration meter, and an ORP with an ORP meter. This concentrated wastewater may be used as it is, or, to improve drainage, waste paper may be added and used as fuel.

[0067] Meanwhile, for the wastewater obtained by subjecting concentrated wastewater to biological treatment, the pH is measured using a pH meter, the SS concentration using an SS concentration meter, the BOD concentration using a BOD concentration meter, and the ORP using an ORP meter. Next, for the wastewater obtained by coagulation and sedimentation treatment, the state of coagulation in the wastewater is measured before discharge. For the precipitate (sludge), the absorbance and light scattering intensity are measured using an absorbance and light scattering intensity meter, and then waste paper is added to improve drainage, and the cake is dehydrated in a dehydrator. For the dehydrated cake, the moisture content is measured using a moisture meter and the calories are measured using a calorie meter.

[0068] The information measured by each of the above-mentioned meters is transmitted to the waste information acquisition unit 21 of the support system 1 and the support device 2, and is managed by the information management unit 22. Here, the thick wastewater can be used as fuel by, for example, a power generation company. Also, the dehydrated cake can be used as a raw material for solid fuel by a solid fuel conversion company. In other words, in such waste transactions, the power generation company and the solid fuel conversion company act as a processing user U. T It is.

[0069] The support system 1 and the support device 2 are E The wastewater treatment user U T This information will be disclosed to power generation companies and solid fuel conversion companies.

[0070] Processing User U T Based on this information, power producers and solid fuel processors as the green power producers determine whether they are capable of processing the wastewater, and obtain the amount of green power generated as processing-related information by calculating their own processing capacity or predicting the results of processing. This amount of green power generated is then transmitted to the processing-related information acquisition unit 23 of the support system 1 and the support device 2. In addition to the amount of green power generated, the purchase price (or processing cost) of organic wastewater associated with processing is also transmitted to the processing-related information acquisition unit 23. This information on the amount of green power generated and the purchase price is managed by the information management unit 22, and is also sent to the waste discharge user U. E In addition, the emission user U E When notifying the user, the ESG score is calculated from the green power generation amount information, and this E score is also reported to the user. E will be notified.

[0071] The discharge user U E selects waste disposal companies based on purchase price, amount of green electricity generated, and E-score.

[0072] [Hardware configuration of the evaluation system] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a hardware configuration of the evaluation device 2 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the evaluation device 2 has a communication unit 61, a storage unit 62, and a control unit 63, and these components are electrically connected via a communication bus 64 inside the evaluation device 2. These components will be further described below.

[0073] The communication unit 61 is preferably a wired communication means such as USB, IEEE1394, Thunderbolt, wired LAN network communication, etc., but may also include wireless LAN network communication, mobile communication such as 3G / LTE / 5G, Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, etc. as necessary. In other words, it is more preferable to implement it as a collection of multiple communication means. This allows information and commands to be exchanged between the evaluation device 2 and other devices that can communicate with it.

[0074] The storage unit 62 stores various pieces of information defined by the above description. This may be implemented as a storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD), or as a memory such as a random access memory (RAM) that stores temporarily necessary information (arguments, arrays, etc.) related to the calculation of a program. The storage unit 62 may also be a combination of these. The storage unit 62 also stores various programs that can be read by the control unit 63 described later.

[0075] The control unit 63 performs processing and control of the overall operation related to the evaluation device 2. The control unit 26 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU, not shown). The control unit 63 realizes various functions related to the evaluation device 2 by reading out a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 62. That is, information processing by software (stored in the storage unit 62) is specifically realized by hardware (the control unit 63), and can be executed as each functional unit in the control unit 63 as shown in FIG. 3. Note that, although a single control unit 63 is shown in FIG. 3, in reality, this is not limited to this, and a configuration having multiple control units 63 for each function may be used, or a single control unit and multiple control units may be combined.

[0076] According to the above-described evaluation system 1 and evaluation device 2, the discharge user U E and processing user U T This allows both parties to choose a trading partner that offers more appropriate terms and conditions than the others, without being limited to a specific set of trading partners.

[0077] In particular, when waste is used as fuel for power generation, high power generation efficiency cannot be obtained by using the fuel alone, so multiple types of waste and non-waste fuel are blended for use. If the characteristics of the waste change, the blend ratio may also change. However, by using such an evaluation system 1 and evaluation device 2, the treatment user U T The power generation company, as an emission user, must only use the amount that can achieve the appropriate blend ratio. E In addition, waste can be procured from other waste users. E This will allow for stable and flexible waste transfer, such as procuring waste materials to be blended from other waste sources. This type of flexible waste transfer is particularly effective in areas where manufacturing is carried out as a community, such as industrial parks, and is thought to reduce the environmental burden of local production and consumption.

[0078] In addition, the evaluation system 1 and the evaluation device 2 hold evaluation parameters related to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of the environment, society, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, and / or processing parameters that affect the evaluations. E Based on this information, the emission user U can decide on a trading partner. E Processing user U, who is also the business partner T This can enhance the contribution of the company to social sustainability.

[0079] Furthermore, if the evaluation system 1 and evaluation device 2 are operated by a manufacturer of sensors, etc., waste information and processing-related information can be continuously collected by the sensors, and by using this information, environmental burdens can be reduced, thereby contributing to society. For the sensor company, too, the relationship with the customer can go beyond the relationship of simply selling sensors, and a continuous relationship can be developed with the customer.

[0080] <Evaluation method> The support method according to this embodiment is a method for supporting matching between a waste discharge user who discharges waste and a treatment user who treats the waste. The support method includes a waste information acquisition step, a treatment-related information acquisition step, and an information management step. Among these, the waste information acquisition step is a step of acquiring waste information including waste parameters related to the waste discharged by the waste discharge user. The treatment-related information acquisition step is a step of acquiring treatment-related information including evaluation parameters related to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of the environment, society, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, which are affected by the waste treatment performed by the treatment user, and / or treatment parameters that affect the evaluation. The information management step is a step of managing the waste information and the treatment-related information.

[0081] Fig. 4 is a flow chart of the support method according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 4, in the support method according to this embodiment, waste information is acquired (waste information acquisition step S1), and processing-related information is acquired (processing-related information acquisition step S2), and these are used as input information to manage the waste information and the processing-related information (information management step S3).

[0082] The evaluation method according to the present embodiment may include a waste information measurement step and a process-related information measurement step. These steps are similar to the operations of the waste information measurement unit and the process-related information measurement unit, respectively, and therefore will not be described here.

[0083] <Support Program> The support program according to this embodiment is a support program for matching waste discharge users who discharge waste with waste treatment users who treat the waste. Specifically, this support program causes a computer to function as a waste information acquisition unit, a treatment-related information acquisition unit, and an information management unit. The waste information acquisition unit, the treatment-related information acquisition unit, and the information management unit have been described above, so a description thereof will be omitted here.

[0084] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be practiced with appropriate modifications. [Explanation of symbols]

[0085] 1. Rating System 2. Evaluation equipment 21 Waste Information Acquisition Department 22 Information Management Department 23 Processing-related information acquisition unit 24 Search instruction acquisition unit 25 Search execution unit 26 Prediction Department 27 Evaluation Section 3. Output device or output section 4 Waste information measuring unit or waste information measuring device 5. Processing-related information measuring unit or processing-related information measuring device 61 Communications Department 62 Memory section 63 Control Unit 64 Communication Bus U E Discharge User U T Processing User

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1. A support device for matching a waste discharge user who discharges waste with a waste treatment user who treats the waste, comprising: The system includes a waste information acquisition unit, a processing-related information acquisition unit, an information management unit, and a prediction unit, The waste information acquisition unit is configured to acquire waste information including waste parameters that the waste has and that affect one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, in the treatment of waste discharged by the waste discharge user; Here, the waste parameters include one or more selected from the group consisting of composition, physical properties, amount, delivery time, and delivery location of the waste; The waste information is output to a display owned by the processing user; The processing-related information acquisition unit is configured to acquire processing-related information including evaluation parameters related to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals that are affected by the processing of the waste performed by the processing user, and / or processing parameters that affect the evaluations; The information management unit is configured to store the waste information in a storage unit in association with the waste generating user, and to store the processing-related information in a storage unit in association with the processing user, The prediction unit predicts a result when the waste is treated by the treatment user based on the waste information and the treatment-related information, The result is evaluation parameters related to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, which are affected by the waste treatment performed by the treatment user, and / or treatment parameters that affect the evaluations, which are different from the parameters acquired by the treatment-related information acquisition unit; It is different from financial information, and The output is output to a display device owned by the user. Support equipment.

2. 2. The support device according to claim 1, Further comprising an evaluation unit, When there are a plurality of the processing users and / or a plurality of the processing means, the evaluation unit ranks the plurality of the processing users and / or the plurality of the processing means based on the results of the processing of the waste by the processing users. Support equipment.

3. 3. The support device according to claim 1, The waste treatment carried out by the waste treatment user is recycling the waste into resources. Support equipment.

4. 3. The support device according to claim 1, The waste treatment carried out by the waste treatment user is to convert the waste into fuel. Support equipment.

5. In the support device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The prediction unit predicts the ESG score and / or the SDGs score. Support equipment.

6. In the support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The waste information acquisition unit acquires the waste information through communication with a waste information measurement device. Support equipment.

7. A support system for matching a waste discharge user who discharges waste with a treatment user who treats the waste, comprising: The support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is provided. Support system.

8. A method for supporting matching between a waste discharge user who discharges waste and a waste treatment user who treats the waste, comprising the steps of: The method includes a waste information acquisition step, a processing-related information acquisition step, an information management step, and a prediction step, The waste information acquisition step acquires waste information including waste parameters that the waste has and that affect one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, in the treatment of the waste discharged by the waste discharge user; Here, the waste parameters include one or more selected from the group consisting of composition, physical properties, amount, delivery time, and delivery location of the waste; The waste information is output to a display owned by the processing user; The processing-related information acquisition step acquires processing-related information including evaluation parameters related to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, which are affected by the processing of the waste performed by the processing user, and / or processing parameters that affect the evaluations; The information management step includes storing the waste information in a storage unit in association with the waste generating user, and storing the processing-related information in the storage unit in association with the processing user, The prediction step predicts a result when the waste is treated by the treatment user based on the waste information and the treatment-related information, The result is evaluation parameters relating to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, which are affected by the waste treatment performed by the treatment user, and / or treatment parameters that affect the evaluations, which are different from the parameters acquired in the treatment-related information acquisition step; It is different from financial information, and The output is output to a display device owned by the user. How to help.

9. A program for supporting matching between a waste discharge user who discharges waste and a waste treatment user who treats the waste, comprising: A computer is caused to function as a waste information acquisition unit, a processing-related information acquisition unit, an information management unit, and a prediction unit; The waste information acquisition unit is configured to acquire waste information including waste parameters that the waste has and that affect one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, in the treatment of waste discharged by the waste discharge user; Here, the waste parameters include one or more selected from the group consisting of composition, physical properties, amount, delivery time, and delivery location of the waste; The waste information is output to a display owned by the processing user; The processing-related information acquisition unit is configured to acquire processing-related information including evaluation parameters related to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals that are affected by the processing of the waste performed by the processing user, and / or processing parameters that affect the evaluations; The information management unit is configured to store the waste information in a storage unit in association with the waste generating user, and to store the processing-related information in a storage unit in association with the processing user, The prediction unit predicts a result when the waste is treated by the treatment user based on the waste information and the treatment-related information, The result is evaluation parameters related to one or more evaluations selected from the group consisting of environmental, social, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals, which are affected by the waste treatment performed by the treatment user, and / or treatment parameters that affect the evaluations, which are different from the parameters acquired by the treatment-related information acquisition unit; It is different from financial information, and The output is output to a display device owned by the user. Support programs.

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