Waste management method and its system

Abstract

To provide a waste management method capable of integrally managing waste collection and treatment processes, and a system thereof.SOLUTION: A waste management system 1 executes: a reading step of reading waste management information relating to waste from a mounting member 41 mounted on the waste when a waste collector and transporter 25 collects the waste from a waste generator 23; a read storing step of storing transaction data including collection information representing the read waste management information; and a carry-in storage step of storing the transaction data further including carry-in information representing that the collected waste is carried in an intermediate treatment business 27. The waste management system integrally manages the steps from collection of the waste 5 to regeneration treatment by generating the transaction data 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a waste management system.

Background Art

[0002] As waste, there are various types such as industrial waste generated in business activities and household waste generated from the daily life of ordinary households. Regarding specific waste, by-laws and other regulations oblige relevant parties such as waste producers, collection and transportation operators, and disposal operators to manage whether appropriate processing such as collection, transportation, and disposal has been carried out.

[0003] In addition, a waste producer causes a pre-contracted collection and transportation operator to collect and transport the waste, and causes a pre-contracted disposal operator (industrial waste disposal operator) to dispose of it. The waste producer contacts a pre-determined collection and transportation operator according to the type of waste and determines the collection date. This contact is generally often made by telephone or fax.

[0004] In Japan, due to the declining birthrate and aging population, the working-age population is decreasing, and a shortage of manpower is expected to occur in various fields. Currently, there is a shortage of drivers in the logistics field, and it is expected that the shortage of manpower in waste-related businesses will become even more serious in the future. In such a situation, it is essential to improve the efficiency of operations through digital management.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] The current actual situation of waste discharge in the business system can be divided into two cases: one is for each business operator, and the other is for each building (where multiple business operators are grouped together). In either case, it is not easy to identify the dischargers for each type of waste or resource. If the entire process from waste collection to treatment can be digitally managed using IT technology, it will not only solve the shortage of manpower, but also improve the efficiency of operations such as waste and resource traceability and the summarization of the results, leading to the improvement of the constitution and economic efficiency of the waste treatment industry, and also serving as a trigger for shifting towards a circular economy model.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its object is to provide a waste management method and system capable of collectively managing the waste collection and treatment processes.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] The waste management method of the present invention includes a reading step of reading waste management information related to the waste from a mounting member, which is an RFID tag directly or indirectly attached to the waste, when a waste collection and transportation operator collects the waste from a discharging operator; a reading and storage step of storing transaction data including collection information indicating the waste management information read in the reading step; a loading and storage step of storing the transaction data further including loading information indicating that the collected waste has been carried into an intermediate processing operator; a waste acceptance information storage step of storing the transaction data further including waste acceptance information indicating that the intermediate processing operator has accepted the waste; and an intermediate processing information storage step of storing the transaction data further including intermediate processing information related to the intermediate processing performed by the intermediate processing operator, which is executed by a computer.

[0008] Preferably, the waste management information includes at least one of information on the discharging operator related to the discharger who discharged the waste, type information related to the type of the waste, and waste quantity information related to the quantity of the waste.

[0009] Preferably, the type information includes information on the type of valuable items, and the waste quantity information includes information on the quantity of the valuable items.

[0010] Preferably, the computer further executes a manifest creation support step of creating support for manifest data indicating procedures related to the waste by the discharging business operator and the collection and transportation business operator, and the transaction data includes information not included in the manifest data.

[0011] Preferably, the computer further executes a shipping information storage step of storing the transaction data further including shipping information indicating that the intermediate processor has shipped the intermediate processed product after the intermediate processing to the recycling business operator.

[0012] Preferably, the computer further executes an intermediate processed product acceptance information storage step of storing the transaction data further including intermediate processed product acceptance information indicating that the recycling business operator has accepted the intermediate processed product.

[0013] Preferably, based on the intermediate processed product acceptance information included in the transaction data, the computer further executes an intermediate processed product arrival notification step of sending an intermediate processed product arrival notification indicating that the intermediate processed product of the waste of the discharging business operator has arrived at the recycling business operator to the discharging business operator.

[0014] Preferably, before the reading step, the computer executes a mounting member providing step of providing the mounting member to the discharging business operator and a mounting member information storage step of storing the transaction data indicating the identification information of the provided mounting member in association with the discharging business operator.

[0015] Preferably, when receiving the first collection request from the discharging operator, the computer executes a collection request information storage step of making a second collection request corresponding to the first collection request to the collection and transportation operator and storing the transaction data further including the information of the first collection request, a vehicle allocation information storage step of storing the transaction data further including the vehicle allocation information received from the collection and transportation operator corresponding to the first collection request, and a collection date and time notification step of notifying the discharging operator of the collection date and time information corresponding to the vehicle allocation information.

[0016] Preferably, the collection information includes at least one of the name of the collection and transportation operator, information on the type of the waste and valuable materials, the vehicle number, and the driver's name.

[0017] Preferably, the loading information includes at least one of the mounting member identification information, the name of the collection and transportation operator, the vehicle number, the driver's name, the name of the loading destination, and the loading date, the exhaust gas acceptance information includes at least one of information on the type of the waste and valuable materials, the name of the intermediate processing operator, the name of the person in charge, and the acceptance date, the intermediate processing information is the completion date of the intermediate processing, the shipping information is the shipping date and the name of the recycling operator as the shipping destination, and the intermediate processed material acceptance information is the name of the recycling operator and the acceptance date.

[0018] Preferably, at least one of the storages of the transaction data is in a blockchain format.

[0019] Preferably, it further has a calculation step of calculating the type and weight of the recycled material of the waste from the volume or weight of the waste.

[0020] Preferably, the mounting member is provided at a position above 1 / 5 from the bottom of the height of the storage bag.

[0021] The waste management system of the present invention includes a reading step of reading waste management information regarding the waste from a mounting member which is an RFID tag directly or indirectly mounted on the waste when a waste collection and transportation operator collects the waste from a discharging operator, a reading and storage step of storing transaction data including collection information indicating the waste management information read in the reading step, a loading and storage step of storing the transaction data further including loading information indicating that the collected waste has been loaded into an intermediate processing operator, a waste acceptance information storage step of storing the transaction data further including waste acceptance information indicating that the intermediate processing operator has accepted the waste, and an intermediate processing information storage step of storing the transaction data further including intermediate processing information regarding the intermediate processing performed by the intermediate processing operator, which are executed by a computer.

Effect of the Invention

[0022] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a waste management method and its system capable of collectively managing the waste collection and treatment processes.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0024] (OVERALL OUTLINE) FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining business operators who use the waste management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the waste management system 1 is used, for example, by an operating business operator 21 to comprehensively manage the processing of waste by a discharging business operator 23, a collection and transportation business operator 25, an intermediate processing business operator 27, and a recycling business operator 29.

[0025] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the flow of waste treatment using the waste management system 1 shown in FIG. 1. In response to a request from the discharging business operator 23, the operating business operator 21 provides the discharging business operator 23 with a mounting member or a waste storage bag to which the mounting member is attached.

[0026] When the disposal operator 23 receives the first collection request from the operating operator 21, the operating operator 21 makes a second collection request to the collection and transportation operator 25. In response to the second collection request, the collection and transportation operator 25 collects waste from the disposal operator 23 and transports it to the intermediate processing operator 27.

[0027] The intermediate processing operator 27 performs intermediate processing on the received waste and ships the intermediate processed materials to the recycling operator 29. The recycling operator 29 performs recycling processing on the received intermediate processed materials. Since the determination of whether it is waste or valuable material changes depending on the purchase price of the valuable material, in this embodiment, "waste" may include valuable materials.

[0028] FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the waste management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the waste management system 1 includes, for example, an operating operator device 121 used by the operating operator 21, a disposal operator device 123 used by the disposal operator 23, a collection and transportation operator device 125 used by the collection and transportation operator 25, an intermediate processing operator device 127 used by the intermediate processing operator 27, and a recycling operator device 129 used by the recycling operator 29. Each device is a computer such as a PC or a smartphone.

[0029] The waste management system 1 also uses a mounting member 41, a reading device 51, and a relay device 53 issued by the collection and transportation operator 25 and provided to the disposal operator 23.

[0030] The operating operator 21 provides the disposal operator 23 with a storage bag 345 provided with the mounting member 41. The mounting member 41 is provided at a position above 1 / 5 from the bottom in the height direction of the storage bag 345. By providing the mounting member 41 at such a position, it is possible to avoid the performance of the mounting member 41 being impaired by the liquid accumulated at the bottom of the bag. The inventor found this condition experimentally. By providing the mounting member 41 at such a position, the RFID tag cannot detect the presence of water, thus solving the problem that it cannot detect accumulated moisture in the bottom due to wet waste or water pooling during rainy days. The discharging operator 23 accommodates the waste 5 in the storage bag 345, and the collection and transportation operator 25 collects the storage bag 345.

[0031] [Mounting member 41] The mounting member 41 stores the waste management information 43. The mounting member 41 is configured to be able to wirelessly communicate the waste management information 43 with the reading device 51. The waste management information 43 stored in the mounting member 41 is read non - contact by the reading device 51.

[0032] In one example, the waste management information 43 includes at least one of the discharger information regarding the discharger who discharged the waste 5, the type information regarding the type of the waste 5, and the waste quantity information regarding the quantity of the waste 5. Examples of the discharger information include, but are not limited to, the name of the discharger, the identification information of the discharger, and the address of the discharger. Examples of the waste quantity information include, but are not limited to, the volume of the waste 5 and the number of the waste 5. Also, the waste management information 43 includes the identification information unique to the RFID tag.

[0033] Examples of the type information include, but are not limited to, whether it is combustible or not, whether it is non - combustible or not, whether it is recyclable waste or not, whether it is industrial waste belonging to a predetermined classification among the waste generated in business activities or not, whether it is particularly designated harmful special - management industrial waste among industrial waste or not, whether it is general waste other than industrial waste or not, whether it is business - system general waste other than industrial waste generated in business activities or not, whether it is household waste generated from the daily life of ordinary households or not, and whether it is particularly designated harmful specific - management general waste among general waste or not.

[0034] For example, the mounting member 41 is an RFID (radio-frequency identification device). For example, the mounting member 41 communicates using short-range wireless communication technology. The mounting member 41 may be various members capable of communicating the waste management information 43 with the outside. Mounting includes attaching to an object from the outside, embedding inside, and integrally forming with other objects.

[0035] For example, the person selling the mounting member 41 sells the mounting member 41 to the discharger with the waste management information 43 written in advance. For example, the person selling the mounting member 41 sells the mounting member 41 with the related waste management information 43 written in advance mounted on the container (e.g., box, bag, etc.) of the waste 5. For example, the discharger business operator device 123 may write the waste management information 43. For example, the discharger may discard the waste after mounting the mounting member 41 on the container. The waste management information 43 may be freely rewritable to increase the degree of freedom, or may be made non-rewritable to ensure the accuracy of the information. When the waste management information 43 is transmitted, other information such as the read date and time may be transmitted.

[0036] [Reading device 51] The reading device 51 is an RFID reader. It is configured to be able to read the waste management information 43 regarding the waste 5 from the mounting member 41 mounted on the waste 5. The reading device 51 may be an imaging device. The imaging device is capable of taking images. The images may be still images or moving images.

[0037] The reading unit reads the waste management information 43 from the mounting member 41 by communicating with the mounting member 41.

[0038] For example, the reading device 51 is a handheld type and is configured to be able to read the waste management information 43 from the mounting member 41 existing within a readable range (e.g., several meters). For example, when a person engaged in the processing step of the waste 5 operates a predetermined operation via an input / output device (e.g., a mechanical button, a touch panel) with one or more mounting members 41 within the readable range, the reading unit 27 acquires the waste management information 43 from the one or more mounting members 41. The reading unit transmits the acquired waste management information 43 to the relay device 53.

[0039] The reading unit acquires an external image via an imaging device. The reading unit executes image processing on the acquired image. For example, the reading unit executes image recognition processing on the image to identify the number of the waste 5, identify the type, recognize characters, etc. For example, when the number of the waste 5 derived by the image recognition processing does not match the number of the read waste management information 43, the reading unit issues a warning (e.g., sound, video, vibration, etc.) to the person via the input / output device. The reading unit may also acquire other information such as the type of the waste 5 from the image. The reading unit may transmit the information derived by the image recognition processing to the relay device 53.

[0040] The reading device 51 may be of a handy type worn on the waist of an employee (collector) or mounted on a waste transport vehicle. When the person throws the waste 5 into the storage section through the vehicle's inlet, the reading device 51 non - contact reads the waste management information 43 from the mounting member 41.

[0041] [Relay device 53] The relay device 53 can be mounted on, for example, a waste transport vehicle. In other examples, the relay device 53 may be installed at other locations involved in the processing step of the waste 5, such as a waste treatment plant. The reading device 51 may be configured to communicate with the collection and transportation operator device 125 without going through the relay device 53.

[0042] The transaction data 141 and the manifest data 145 in FIG. 3 are obtained, input, and managed by the operator device 121 (digital resource recycling) shown in FIG. 5. In the operator device 121 (digital resource recycling), information regarding the discharger and the waste is obtained in advance from the discharging business operator via the Internet as information necessary for contracts for entrusting the collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of waste. That is, it is a reception and contract integrated system as a function. In the operator device 121 (digital resource recycling), the shipment of the storage bags to be sent to the discharging business operator 23 and the number of storage bags held by the discharging business operator 23 are managed in inventory. The method of inventory management is to subtract the number of storage bags obtained by the reading device 51 from the number of storage bags sent in advance. Conventionally, the shipment was made after receiving a contact from the discharging business operator 23, but in the present invention, such contact is not necessary, and the operator device 121 (digital resource recycling) can automatically instruct the shipment. As a result, the convenience of both the discharging business operator 23 and the operator 21 is improved. Explain the relationship between digital resource recycling and RFID in FIG. 4. As information of the discharging business operator 23, information such as name, address, and telephone number is registered in the digital resource recycling. Therefore, the readable information obtained by encoding this information of the discharging business operator 23 is recorded in advance in the storage bag 345(5) to be sent to the mounting member (RFID tag). The reading device (RFID reader) reads the readable information (RFID tag) and transmits it to the operator device 121 via the Internet from the relay device. These are managed as transaction data. Since all information is managed from the discharging stage, the flow of the treatment of waste or valuable items can be grasped (visualized = "made visible").

[0043] Also, as shown in FIG. 5, the waste management system 1 pre-distributes garbage bags with a mounting member 41 to which information such as the discharger, item, and volume is attached, and performs data acquisition in information cooperation with "Digital Resource Circulation", which is a reception contract integrated processing system already developed by the operating operator 21, who is a cooperation implementer of this business. Specifically, by automatically or proactively inputting the information handled by each of the discharging business operator 23, the collection and transportation business operator 25, the intermediate processing business operator 27, and the recycling business operator 29 into the blockchain each time, the flow of waste or resources can be grasped. In the present invention, this grasping is hereinafter referred to as "visualization". Conventionally, waste has been grasped by a manifest, but the present invention creates a new value of managing information from discharge to recycling, including valuable items.

[0044] [Operating Operator Device 121] As shown in FIG. 2, the operating operator device 121 has, for example, a memory 151, a processing unit 153, a database 155, and a database 157. It also has a sixth communication unit. The sixth communication unit can communicate with other devices via the network 2. The operating operator device 121 may be able to communicate with a plurality of relay devices 53. The memory 151 stores a management program 161.

[0045] The processing unit 153 reads and executes the management program 161 from the memory 151 to execute the processing of the operating operator device 121 defined in the present embodiment.

[0046] FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the manifest data 145 created and supported by the operating operator device 121 shown in FIG. 3, as well as waste and resources. In this specification, "resources" mainly refer to valuable items, although there is also waste that is not a valuable item. Valuable items are those that can be sold. Since the selling price fluctuates, the boundary between waste and valuable items also fluctuates. As shown in Fig. 6, in addition to the waste 5, there may be resources in what the discharging operator 23 discharges. Also, among the intermediate processed materials carried out by the intermediate processing operator 27, there may be resources in addition to the waste. The operator device 121 manages (traces) the actual state of the said resources. Thereby, traceability including resources becomes possible. That is, it is possible to grasp the flow and quantity from the discharge to the disposal and recycling of the waste including valuable materials, which could not be achieved conventionally.

[0047] In addition to assisting in creating the manifest data 145, the operator device 121 creates and manages the transaction data 4 including information on resources not handled in the manifest data 145. That is, the operator device 121 registers and manages all information not linked in the primary and secondary manifests (for example, blockchain), so that the process from discharge to disposal and recycling, which could not be achieved conventionally, becomes "visible".

[0048] The management program 161 performs support processing for creating the manifest data 145 including the following information. · Discharger: Individual name, address, telephone number · Discharge workplace: Corporate name, address, telephone number · Type of waste: One of the types defined by the law on waste and cleaning

[0049] · Quantity, packaging form, name of industrial waste, presence or absence of hazardous substances, etc., disposal method · Intermediate processed industrial waste · Location of final disposal · Consignee for transportation: Individual name, address, telephone · Workplace of the destination of transportation: Corporate name, address, telephone number · Disposal contractor: Individual or corporation, address, telephone · Transfer or storage: Corporate name, address, telephone number · Commission of transportation: Name or title

[0050] · Date of completion of transportation · Quantity of valuable materials loaded · Commission of disposal: Name or title · Date of completion of disposal · Date of final disposal · Location where final disposal was carried out: name, address, and telephone number

[0051] The overall operation of the waste management system 1 under the centralized control of the operator device 121 will be described below. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the transaction data 4 generated in the waste management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, among the transaction data 4, for the discharging operator and the collection and transportation operator, for example, 19 types of information from the first row to the 19th row are included, and each data is associated with the object (number), which is the identification information of the mounting member 41. The transaction data 4 is stored in the database 155 as normal data and is also stored as a blockchain. Note that the transaction data 4 may be stored in either one. In FIG. 7, in the items of the type and amount of waste (discharge) in the 5th and 13th rows, and the type of incoming goods in the 21st row, the type of processed goods in the 28th row, and the type of received goods in the 32nd row, information not only about waste but also about valuable items is described.

[0052] FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the waste management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a continuation flowchart of FIG. 8.

[0053] In this embodiment, when performing the operation shown in FIG. 8, as shown in FIG. 4, the operator 21 provides the mounting member 41 or the storage bag to which the mounting member 41 is attached to the operator 21 in advance. At this time, transaction data 4 is generated that associates the identification information of the mounting member 41 with the discharging operator 23 that provided it. The transaction data 4 is stored, for example, in the database 155 and is also stored as a blockchain.

[0054] By storing it as a blockchain in this way, there are the following advantages. Among the things compared with blockchain, there is a cloud database. The cloud database can be repaired for errors and tampering, and the registered information can be corrected by an administrator or the like. It can be said that it has high stability in the management of regular operations and the like. However, its mechanism is centralized, requires the existence of an administrator who provides the service, and requires a lot of costs for system construction.

[0055] On the other hand, blockchain can be constructed step by step and can be constructed at a lower cost compared with a database. Also, even if it is a service provider, it cannot tamper with or delete the recorded data, and it has the feature that participants cannot delete their own transaction history. In the case where many emitters, collectors, intermediate processors, and recyclers (moreover, the number of participating companies changes) are involved, such as in waste treatment, it is not easy to design a database in advance, and an information processing system that expands step by step is inevitable. Blockchain is preferable as a technology to answer this issue.

[0056] Hereinafter, each step of FIGS. 8 and 9 will be described. Step ST11: When the processing unit 153 of the operator device 121 of the operator 21 that has received the provision of the mounting member 41 receives a first collection request from the emitter device 123, it stores the transaction data 141 indicating the first collection request information of the first collection request in the database 155 and also stores it in the blockchain (collection request information storage step). The first collection request information is the information of "1" to "8" shown in FIG. 7 or a part of these. The processing unit 153 stores the object photo in the database 157.

[0057] Step ST12: The processing unit 153 of the operator device 121 transmits a second collection request corresponding to the first collection request in step ST11 to the collection and transportation operator device 125.

[0058] Step ST13: The collection and transportation service provider device 125 performs vehicle allocation processing in response to the second collection request received in step ST12, and transmits the vehicle allocation information to the operator device 121.

[0059] Step ST14: The processing unit 153 of the operator device 121 stores the transaction data 141 with the vehicle allocation information added, which was received in step ST13, in the database 155 and also stores it as a blockchain (vehicle allocation information storage step). The said vehicle allocation information is "9", "10" shown in Fig. 7, or a part of these.

[0060] Step ST15: The processing unit 153 of the operator device 121 transmits a collection date and time notice indicating the vehicle allocation information to the disposal service provider device 123 (collection date and time notice step). The disposal service provider 23 prepares so that the waste 5 can be collected on the collection date based on the vehicle allocation information received by the disposal service provider device 123.

[0061] Step ST16: The collection and transportation service provider 25 goes to the disposal service provider 23 on the said collection date with the waste transportation vehicle 6 and collects the waste 5 At this time, an operator of the waste transportation vehicle 6 reads the waste management information 43 stored in the attachment member 41 attached to the bag containing the waste 5 with the reading device 51, and the collection information including the said waste management information 43 is transmitted to the operator device 121 via the relay device 53 and the network 2 (reading step).

[0062] Step ST17: The processing unit 153 of the operator device 121 stores the transaction data 141 with the collection information added, which was received in step ST16, in the database 155 and also stores it as a blockchain (reading and storage step). The said collection information is "11" to "18" shown in Fig. 7, or a part of these. Also, the processing unit 153 transmits a notice indicating that the collection has been done to the disposal service provider device 123 and updates the status.

[0063] Step ST18: The collection and transportation operator 25 transports the collected waste 5 to the intermediate treatment operator 27. The collection and transportation operator device 125 transmits the transportation information indicating this to the operation operator device 121.

[0064] Step ST19: The processing unit 153 of the operation operator device 121 stores the transaction data 141 with the transportation information received in Step ST18 added in the database 155 and also stores it as a blockchain (transportation storage process). The said transportation information is the information of "11", "16" to "20" shown in FIG. 7, or a part of these. In addition, the processing unit 153 transmits a notice indicating the transportation to the discharge operator device 123 and updates the status.

[0065] Step ST20: When the intermediate treatment operator 27 accepts the waste 5 in Step ST18, it transmits the waste acceptance information to the operation operator device 121.

[0066] Step ST21: The processing unit 153 of the operation operator device 121 stores the transaction data 141 with the waste acceptance information received in Step ST20 added in the database 155 and also stores it as a blockchain (waste acceptance information storage process). The said waste acceptance information is the information of "21" to "26" shown in FIG. 7, or a part of these. In addition, the processing unit 153 transmits a notice indicating the acceptance to the discharge operator device 123 and updates the status.

[0067] Step ST22: When the intermediate treatment operator 27 finishes the intermediate treatment, the intermediate treatment operator device 127 transmits the intermediate treatment information to the operation operator device 121.

[0068] Step ST23: The processing unit 153 of the operator device 121 stores the transaction data 141 added with the intermediate processing information received in step ST22 in the database 155 and also stores it as a blockchain (intermediate processing information storage step). The intermediate processing information is the intermediate processing completion date of "27" shown in FIG. 7. In addition, the processing unit 153 transmits a notification indicating that the intermediate processing has been completed to the discharging operator device 123 and updates the status.

[0069] Step ST24: When the intermediate processing operator 27 ships the intermediate processed goods to the recycling operator 29, the intermediate processing operator device 127 transmits the shipping information to the operator device 121.

[0070] Step ST25: The processing unit 153 of the operator device 121 stores the transaction data 141 added with the shipping information received in step ST24 in the database 155 and also stores it as a blockchain (shipping information storage step). The shipping information is the information of "28" to "30" shown in FIG. 7 or a part of these. In addition, the processing unit 153 transmits a notification indicating that the shipment has been made to the discharging operator device 123 and updates the status.

[0071] Step ST26: When the recycling operator 29 receives the intermediate processed goods in step ST25, the recycling operator device 129 transmits the intermediate processed goods reception information to the operator device 121.

[0072] Step ST27: The processing unit 153 of the operator device 121 stores the transaction data 141 added with the intermediate processed goods reception information received in step ST26 in the database 155 and also stores it as a blockchain (intermediate processed goods reception information storage step). The intermediate processed goods reception information is the information of "31" to "35" shown in FIG. 7 or a part of these. Further, the processing unit 153 transmits an intermediate processed item arrival notice indicating that it has been received to the discharging business operator device 123 and updates the status (intermediate processed item arrival notice step).

[0073] Step ST28: The processing unit of the operating business operator device 121 performs information registration and description responsibility + token granting. For example, it is assumed that points equivalent to resource purchase are given to the discharging business operator as tokens (cooperation and gratuity, or incentives to encourage actions).

[0074] Based on the information received from the operating business operator device 121 in step ST28 (for example, a notice such as "It has indeed been recycled"), the discharging business operator device 123 of the discharging business operator 23 can know which intermediate processing business operator and recycling business operator have recycled the waste 5 discharged by itself.

[0075] As shown in FIG. 10, the discharging business operator 23 can confirm the collection, intermediate processing, and recycling status of the waste 5 discharged by itself by operating the discharging business operator device 123 to access the operating business operator device 121.

[0076] The operating business operator device 121 uses the transaction data 141 to create, for example, a standard form document shown in FIG. 11.

[0077] In addition, the operator device 121 uses the transaction data 141 to calculate the type and weight of the recycled materials of the waste based on, for example, the weight of the waste and the number (capacity) of storage bags in the waste recycling process shown in FIG. 12, as shown in FIG. 13. That is, not only the discharger 23 but also waste from "other dischargers" flows into the intermediate processor 27. Next, from the intermediate processor 27, it branches not only to the recycler 29 but also to "other disposers". Therefore, by sorting as shown in FIG. 13, it is possible to know what percentage of the waste discharged by the discharger 23 arrives at the recycler 29 and then in what proportions it is processed by chemical recycling, material recycling, landfilling, etc. Conventionally, the discharger 23 could not know this numerical value, but in the present invention, it can be known by grasping and managing the transaction data 4. This generates an incentive for waste recycling.

[0078] According to the present embodiment, transaction data 4 including information from the collection to the recycling of the waste 5 can be generated by the waste management information 43 of the mounting member 41 associated with the waste 5, and this process can be managed collectively. Thereby, the discharger 23 can easily grasp how the waste 5 it discharged was collected and processed. Also, according to the present embodiment, the operator device 121 can collectively manage the transactions between the various operators, so that the transactions can be made smoothly between them and the history can be saved.

[0079] According to the present embodiment, by storing the transaction data 4 as blockchain registration information, it can be managed as highly reliable data that is difficult to tamper with.

[0080] According to the present embodiment, the operator device 121 manages (traces) the actual state of the resource. This enables traceability including resources. That is, it becomes possible to see from discharge to disposal and recycling, which was not achievable in the past.

[0081] According to this embodiment, in addition to assisting in the creation of the manifest data 145, the operator device 121 creates and manages the transaction data 4 including information on resources not handled in the manifest data 145. Thereby, the operator device 121 can register and manage all information not linked in the primary and secondary manifests, and the process from discharge to disposal and recycling, which could not be achieved conventionally, becomes "visible".

[0082] FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the digital resource circulation function, information, and timing. The digital resource circulation function, information, and timing will be described with reference to this figure. As shown in FIG. 14, it was manual work such as by phone or customer visit. In digital resource circulation, as shown on the right side of the figure, a request for collection of waste or valuable items from the discharge operator 23 is received via the Web, and all of the estimate, contract, electronic manifest procedure agency, fee billing, and payment can be consistently implemented in a digitalized manner.

[0083] Examples of the network 2 include, but are not limited to, various communication paths such as the Internet, intranet, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), wired communication network, wireless communication network, television communication network, satellite communication network, and acoustic communication.

[0084] Examples of the operator device 121, discharge operator device 123, collection and transportation operator device 125, intermediate processing operator device 127, and recycling operator device 129 include, but are not limited to, distributed computers, server computers, desktop personal computers, smartphones, portable information terminals, laptop personal computers, tablet personal computers, televisions, dedicated devices, and combinations thereof.

[0085] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. That is, those skilled in the art may make various changes, combinations, sub-combinations, and substitutions with respect to the components of the above-described embodiments within the technical scope of the present invention or its equivalent scope. In the above-described embodiment, the case where information on all processes such as those of the emitter 23, the collection and transportation operator 25, the intermediate treatment operator 27, and the recycling operator 29 is included in the transaction data 4 for management has been exemplified. However, only a part of this information may be managed by the transaction data 4.

Industrial Applicability

[0086] The present invention is applicable to various applications for managing information related to waste.

Explanation of Signs

[0087] 1... Waste management system 2... Network 4... Transaction data 5... Waste 21... Operator 23... Emitter 25... Collection and transportation operator 27... Intermediate treatment operator 29... Recycling operator 41... Mounting member 43... Waste management information 51... Reading device 53... Relay device 121... Operator device 123... Emitter device 125... Collection and transportation operator device 127... Intermediate treatment operator device 129... Recycling operator device

Claims

1. When a waste collection and transportation operator collects waste from a discharging operator, a reading step of reading waste management information regarding the waste from a mounting member which is an RFID tag directly or indirectly mounted on the waste; A reading and storing step of storing transaction data including collection information indicating the waste management information read in the reading step; A loading and storing step of storing the transaction data further including loading information indicating that the collected waste has been loaded into an intermediate processing operator; A waste acceptance information storing step of storing the transaction data further including waste acceptance information indicating that the intermediate processing operator has accepted the waste; An intermediate processing information storing step of storing the transaction data further including intermediate processing information regarding the intermediate processing performed by the intermediate processing operator; A waste management method executed by a computer, When receiving a first collection request from the discharging operator, sending a second collection request corresponding to the first collection request to the collection and transportation operator, and a collection request information storing step of storing the transaction data further including information on the first collection request; A vehicle allocation information storing step of storing the transaction data further including vehicle allocation information received from the collection and transportation operator corresponding to the first collection request; A collection date and time notification step of notifying the discharging operator of collection date and time information corresponding to the vehicle allocation information further executed by the computer Waste management method.

2. The waste management information includes at least one of information on the discharging operator regarding the discharger who discharged the waste, type information regarding the type of the waste, and waste quantity information regarding the quantity of the waste. The waste management method according to Claim 1.

3. The type information includes information on the type of valuable materials, and the waste quantity information includes information on the quantity of the valuable materials. The waste management method according to Claim 2.

4. A manifest creation support step of supporting the creation of manifest data indicating procedures regarding the waste by the discharging operator and the collection and transportation operator further executed by the computer, wherein the transaction data includes information not included in the manifest data. The waste management method according to any one of Claims 1 to 3.

5. A shipping information storage step of storing the transaction data further including shipping information indicating that the intermediate processor has shipped the intermediate processed product after the intermediate processing to the recycler which is further executed by the computer The waste management method according to any one of claims 1 to 4

6. An intermediate processed product acceptance information storage step of storing the transaction data further including intermediate processed product acceptance information indicating that the recycler has accepted the intermediate processed product which is further executed by the computer The waste management method according to claim 5

7. An intermediate processed product arrival notice step of transmitting an intermediate processed product arrival notice indicating that the intermediate processed product of the waste of the discharging business operator has arrived at the recycler to the discharging business operator based on the intermediate processed product acceptance information included in the transaction data which is further executed by the computer The waste management method according to claim 6

8. A mounting member providing step of providing the mounting member to the discharging business operator, and A mounting member information storage step of storing the transaction data indicating the identification information of the provided mounting member in association with the discharging business operator which is executed by the computer before the reading step The waste management method according to any one of claims 1 to 7

9. The collection information is at least one of the name of the collection and transportation business operator, information on the type and valuable substances of the waste, the vehicle number, and the driver's name The waste management method according to any one of claims 1 to 8

10. The loading information is at least one of the mounting member identification information, the name of the collection and transportation business operator, the vehicle number, the driver's name, the loading destination name, and the loading date, The waste acceptance information is at least one of information on the type and valuable substances of the waste, the name of the intermediate processing business operator, the name of the person in charge, and the acceptance date, The intermediate processing information is the completion date of the intermediate processing, The shipping information is the shipping date and the name of the recycler as the shipping destination, The pre-intermediate processed product acceptance information is the name of the recycler and the acceptance date The waste management method according to claim 5

11. At least one of the storage of the transaction data is in a blockchain format The waste management method according to any one of claims 1 to 10

12. A calculation step of calculating the type and weight of the recycled product of the waste from the volume or weight of the waste which is further included The waste management method according to any one of claims 1 to 11

13. The mounting member is provided at a position above 1 / 5 from the bottom of the height of the storage bag for storing the waste. The waste management method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. When a waste collection and transportation operator collects waste from a discharging operator, a reading step of reading waste management information regarding the waste from a mounting member which is an RFID tag directly or indirectly mounted on the waste; A reading and storage step of storing transaction data including collection information indicating the waste management information read in the reading step; A loading and storage step of storing the transaction data further including loading information indicating that the collected waste has been loaded into an intermediate processing operator; A waste acceptance information storage step of storing the transaction data further including waste acceptance information indicating that the intermediate processing operator has accepted the waste; An intermediate processing information storage step of storing the transaction data further including intermediate processing information regarding the intermediate processing performed by the intermediate processing operator; A waste management system executed by a computer, When receiving a first collection request from the discharging operator, a collection request information storage step of making a second collection request corresponding to the first collection request to the collection and transportation operator and storing the transaction data further including information of the first collection request; A vehicle allocation information storage step of storing the transaction data further including vehicle allocation information received from the collection and transportation operator corresponding to the first collection request; A collection date and time notification step of notifying the discharging operator of collection date and time information corresponding to the vehicle allocation information and further executed by the computer Waste management system.

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