JPH07112801A - Recovering system for waste can, waste bottle and waste container, etc. - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide unmanned classification on a material basis material at a recovering point and delivering work to a recovering trader by establishing a commercial distribution system for synthefically managing the recovery and a price payment for waste cans, waste bottles and waste containers and setting the recovery action itself as an economical activity. CONSTITUTION:Matters recovered from an owner 1 of such as waste cans, waste bottles and waste containers are firstly analyzed in their data by a recovery/price paying machine 2 and a deposit price and a price determined by the owner 1 of the recovered matters to give the recovery action an economical stimulus are paid to the owner 1 for the recovered matter using deposit refund system. For the recovered matter which doesn't apply the system. only the latter is paid. Then the recovered matters are classified ber material and initial processing is carried out in an appropriate shape and kept for a short period. A fund for giving the recovery action an economical stimulus is born by a fund bearing organ 8 and the distribution of the recovered matter and the price payment are managed by a central managing center 4 uniformly through a communication circuit between the recovery trades under the management of the organ.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for collecting empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers made of plastic or paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is well known that the amount of empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc., has been enormous and has been a problem that cannot be left unattended. Regionally, local governments are at the core,
From the perspectives of environmental beautification and resource recycling, attempts have been made to create a full-scale collection system, with some success.

[0003]

However, in any case, the collection itself is a voluntary bringing to the collection point by the consumer (that is, the origin of empty cans, bottles, containers, etc.), At present, the sorting of materials at collection points and the delivery of sorted collections to a collection company must be supported by volunteer activities such as volunteers and carrying around. It can be said that the system can be permanently operated only by being supported.

Therefore, the present invention was created in view of the above-mentioned problems, adds economic stimulus to the collection of empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc., and pays the burden and pays the burden. Established as a commercial distribution system that comprehensively manages billing, billing, etc. associated with sales, shifts the collection act itself from pure volunteer activities to economic activities, sorts at collection points, hands over to collection companies, etc. By unmanning, the burden on the owner of empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. will be reduced as much as possible, providing a permanently effective collection system for empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. Although the most effective collection method is currently used to collect some glass bottles, it is easy to introduce a deposit refund system, which has been considered unusable due to the nature of empty cans, bottles, and containers. Empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers There is provided a recovery system etc.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an owner of an empty can, an empty bottle, an empty container made of plastic or paper, and an empty can from the owner. Empty bottle,
Collect the empty containers, analyze the data of the collected items, and ask the owner to check the amount of deposit and the amount of money collected for the empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. for which the deposit refund system is adopted. In order to give economic stimulus, the amount of money pre-arranged between this system and the owners of empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc., and empty cans, empty bottles for which the deposit refund system is not adopted, For empty containers, etc., pay only the latter, further sort the collected materials by material for reuse, and then perform initial processing into a shape that considers cost reduction at the time of transportation or at a reuse factory, A collection / payment machine having a function of storing for a short period of time, a fund-bearing institution that bears the funds for providing economic stimulus to the collection,
With a centralized management center that centrally manages the distribution of the cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. It is composed of.

[0006]

Then, by the technical means as described above, the owner collects the empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. by the payment / payment machine, and collects / pays the payment / payment machine. Data such as the contents of collected containers and payees are sent to the host computer of the central control center immediately or at fixed intervals, and the host computer of the central control center collects the data received from each collection and consideration payment machine. , Analyze, and immediately or at regular intervals, make a claim for the contribution calculated from the collection data to the funding organization that bears the funds to give economic stimulus to the collection,
If you are instructed to sell to a collection company that carries out collection work under that control, you will be charged the price to the collection company and the difference between the prescribed contribution and the sale price. If the payment for the owner of the empty bottle, empty container, etc. is not cash but credit with a magnetic card, etc., the amount corresponding to the amount will be borne in order to provide financial stimulus for recovery. Charge the funding agency and pool it as a reserve for payment to the seller when the credited amount is purchased later, or pay directly to the seller when the purchase is made Notice. In this case, for empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. for which the deposit refund system has been adopted, the refunded amount will be billed for withdrawal from the deposit, and the system will allow empty cans, empty bottles, Establish a commercial distribution system that manages collection and payment of empty containers in an integrated manner.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the collection system for empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers and the like according to the present invention includes an owner 1 of empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers made of plastic or paper, and the owner 1. Empty can,
Collected empty bottles, empty containers, etc., analyzed the collected data, and asked owner 1 for the amount of money deposited for empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. for which the deposit refund system was adopted. And the amount of money that has been pre-arranged between the system and the owner 1 of the empty can, empty bottle, empty container, etc. in order to give an economic stimulus to recovery, and the amount of money that the deposit refund system has not adopted. For cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc., pay only the latter, and sort the collected materials by material for reuse, and then shape them in consideration of cost reduction in subsequent transportation or reuse factory. A collection / payment machine 2 having a function of performing initial processing and storing for a short period of time, a fund-bearing institution 8 that bears funds for giving economic stimulus to collection, and carrying out collection work under its control. Collectors and their A centralized management center 4 that centrally manages the distribution and consideration settlement of empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. between them by a communication line. A computer network centered on this centralized management center 4 It is combined with.

[0009] The collection and consideration payment machine 2 is a special collection machine controlled by a microcomputer, and uses a bar code stamped on the surface of an empty can, an empty bottle, an empty container, etc. A price / sales amount determination mechanism 7 for reading the code reading unit 6 to identify the manufacturer name, material, etc. and determining the price and the amount of money sold to the collection company 5, and the amount of money determined by reading the bar code. On a magnetic card 9 inserted by a fund-bearing institution 8 which bears the funds for giving an economic stimulus to the collection of empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, and the like, and a recovery company who executes recovery operations under its control. A charge credit mechanism 10 which is magnetically written in and the basic data in which the manufacturer name, material, etc. are read by reading the bar code are further integrated, and the collected amount of collected material by material, the magnetic card 9 every A data transmission mechanism 11a for transmitting the amount credited to each and the credit destination in real time to the host computer installed in the centralized management center 4 that is online with the main unit 2, and similarly a recovery company for each material of the recovered material. 5, a data transmission mechanism 11b for transmitting data such as the amount of money sold and the record of collection by the collection company 5 to the host computer in real time.

Further, the consideration / sales amount determination mechanism 7 is
For each material identified by reading the bar code, a pre-treatment process 12 such as separation by metal, crushing, heat treatment, squeezing, etc. is performed by a built-in mechanism, and finally these are processed by the registered recovery company 5 Although it is collected from the machine 2 and reprocessing is required in some cases, performing the pretreatment process 12 at the time of collection greatly helps to reduce subsequent distribution and reprocessing costs and save labor. In this case, barcode-unregistered products, foreign matter, etc. are sorted at this stage and discharged out of the machine.

In addition, the consideration credit mechanism 10 is
It would be possible to support a more reliable and cheaper portable magnetic card 9 in the future, and a cheaper system could be developed. Since we aim to collaborate, it is rational to match the current bank cash card system (magnetic card system).

Although the recovery / payment machine 2 is installed independently, it may be built in a conventional drinking water vending machine.

On the other hand, the centralized management center 4 includes a collector registration database 13 and a collector registration database 1
4 、 Collection / payment machine administrator registration database 15, maker name / material / value registration database 16, etc.
An organization that bears the funds to provide financial incentives for recovery,
And the creditor's magnetic card issuance 17 that issues the magnetic card 9 of the collection company that executes the collection work under its control, and the amount credited based on the data transmitted from each of the collection and consideration payment machines 2 (terminal devices). Is a fund-bearing institution 8 that bears the financial incentive for each collection, and a collector payment 18 paid to a collection company that carries out the collection business under its control, and the manager of each collection and consideration payment machine. Administrator fee payment 19 that pays a fee to 3, and the recovery company 5
Is registered, and based on the data transmitted from each of the collection and consideration payment machines 2 (terminal devices), the collection company 5 is billed, and the collection company price collection 20 for collecting the price is performed. ing.

That is, the characteristic feature of the collection system for empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. of the present invention is that wastes (trash) such as empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers A, etc. are promoted as industrial materials (valuable materials). Well, a stable supply is assured by purchasing from a fund-bearing institution 8 that bears the funds to give an economic stimulus to recovery, and a recovery company that executes recovery operations under its control. Of course, in order to reduce the required cost, we have to thoroughly unmanned and rationalize, which is a matter of course for industrial materials, which is what every manufacturer does. However, since the other party is only waste (garbage), things with different shapes and materials are messy and mixed, and how this is sorted by material at low cost, how low cost and reasonable transportation And the biggest point is to perform pre-processing to make the shape reasonably reprocessable. This system has completely overcome that point.

Next, an application example of the recovery system for empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. of the present invention will be explained. Since this system itself constitutes one complete cycle, it can be applied to a very wide range. .

As the central control center 4 (host computer), the central control center 4 alone, a plurality of joint organizations, a third sector, etc., such as drinking water manufacturers, voluntary groups, municipalities, local governments, public offices, railways, etc. ,
Bus companies, road corporations, banks, broadcasting stations, newspaper companies, publishers,
Supermarkets, convenience stores, oil companies, credit companies, NTT, movie companies, professional baseball teams, etc.

As the manager 3 of the collection and consideration payment machine 2 (terminal device), there are drinking water dealers, welfare groups, schools, drinking water makers, voluntary groups, city / ward offices, town and village offices, public halls, shopping centers. , Supermarket, convenience store, gas station, station, airfield, hotel, department store, bank, pachinko parlor, arcade,
Drive-ins (highway service areas), telephone stations, movie theaters, baseball fields, etc.

[0018] In addition, as the fund-bearing institution 8 that bears the financial incentive for recovery and the recovery company that executes recovery operations under its control, all cans, bottles, containers (plastic bottles) ) Individuals who are consumers of drinking water and food such as entering, volunteer volunteer groups, schools, welfare groups, workplace groups, labor unions, etc., and the financial institution 8 manufactures products that use the containers. The companies that sell the products, the municipalities that tackle garbage as a government, the improvement of the environment, etc. as the government, and the companies that co-sponsor their own images.

On the other hand, while this system itself is one complete cycle, it is easy to have an interface for connecting with other cycles because it is a centralized management system using a computer. You can get bigger and bigger by repeating the connection with the cycle.
Also, since the items handled are originally sold nationwide, they can be combined without changing the computer program due to regional differences. In addition, since each barcode is common to all products, it is possible to have a single cycle nationwide.

There are various methods for converting the credited amount depending on the nature of the magnetic card 9 issued by the centralized management center 4. For example, a magnetic card for purchasing a product issued by the company to a customer. By using a card (prepaid card) as a card for this system and using it for payment when purchasing your own product, you can shop in empty cans, bottles, containers A, etc., put gasoline, call , You can take a train / bus, watch movies, and watch baseball. If the bank or credit company is a centralized control center, you can use the cash card or credit card of each bank as the card for this system and transfer it to the bank account of the cash card or credit card. Savings will increase with bottles and empty containers. Besides, if the municipalities, local governments, and public offices are centralized control centers, you can pay the tax with the credited amount.
You can pay taxes on empty cans, bottles, and containers. Furthermore, if all cash cards, credit cards, prepaid cards, etc. are unified in the future, empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. will be the same as cash.

[0021]

As described above, the recovery system for empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, and the like according to the present invention is the owner 1 of empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers made of plastic or paper, and this owner. Empty cans from 1
Collected empty bottles, empty containers, etc., analyzed the collected data, and asked owner 1 for the amount of money deposited for empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. for which the deposit refund system was adopted. And the amount of money that has been pre-arranged between the system and the owner 1 of the empty can, empty bottle, empty container, etc. in order to give an economic stimulus to recovery, and the amount of money that the deposit refund system has not adopted. For cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc., pay only the latter, and sort the collected materials by material for reuse, and then shape them in consideration of cost reduction in subsequent transportation or reuse factory. A collection / payment machine 2 having a function of performing initial processing and storing for a short period of time, a fund-bearing institution 8 that bears funds for giving economic stimulus to collection, and carrying out collection work under its control. Collectors and their A centralized management center 4 that centrally manages the distribution and consideration settlement of empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. between them by a communication line. A computer network centered on this centralized management center 4 The owner 1 collects empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc.
The collection / payment payment machine 2 that paid the consideration sends the data of the collected container, the payee, etc. to the host computer of the central management center 4 immediately or at fixed intervals, and the host computer of the central management center 4 Collects the data received from each collection and consideration payment machine 2,
To the fund-bearing institution 8 that analyzes and immediately or at regular intervals, bears the funds to give economic stimulus to recovery,
If you are requested to pay the contribution calculated from the collection data and are instructed to sell it to a collection company that executes collection work under its control, you will be charged the price to the collection company and the specified payment If the payment of the price to the owner 1 of the empty can, the empty bottle, the empty container, etc. is not cash but a credit by a magnetic card etc., the amount according to the amount will be charged. , Charge the fund-bearing institution 8 that bears the financial incentive for recovery, and pool it as a reserve for payment to the seller when the product is purchased with the credited amount thereafter, or Notify the seller directly to pay when the item is purchased. In this case, for empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. for which the deposit refund system has been adopted, the refunded amount will be billed for withdrawal from the deposit, and the system will allow empty cans, empty bottles, Since it can be established as a commercial distribution system that manages collection and payment of empty containers in an integrated manner, the collection itself changes from volunteer activity to economic activity, and it also serves as a terminal.
By installing the payment machine 2, it is possible to unmanned the sorting of the materials at the collection point and the delivery work of the sorted collections to the collection company 5, and the collection and re-collection of empty cans, bottles, empty containers A, etc. Permanently effective use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Owner 2 Collection / payment payment machine 3 Manager 4 Centralized management center 5 Collection agency 6 Bar code reader 7 Consideration system for consideration / sales amount 8 Funds bearing organization 9 Magnetic card 10 Consideration credit mechanism 11a Data transmission mechanism 11b Data transmission Mechanism 12 Pre-treatment process 13 Collection person registration database 14 Collection operator registration database 15 Collection and consideration payment machine administrator registration database 16 Manufacturer name, material and consideration registration database 17 Recovery magnetic card issuance 18 Collection person payment 19 Management fee payment 20 Collection company price collection

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An owner of an empty can, an empty bottle, an empty container made of plastic or paper, etc., and an empty can, an empty bottle, an empty container, etc. are collected from this owner, and the data of this recovered product is analyzed. For empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. for which the owner has a deposit refund system, this system and empty cans, empty bottles are provided in advance to give economic stimulus to the amount of deposit and collection. Pay the amount agreed with the owner of the empty container, etc., and only the latter for empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. for which the deposit refund system is not adopted, and recycle the collected items. A collection / payment machine having a function of separating each material for use, performing initial processing into a shape in consideration of cost reduction in subsequent transportation or reuse factory, and storing for a short period of time, Funding to provide financial incentives for recovery Centralize the distribution and consideration settlement of the empty cans, empty bottles, empty containers, etc. between them, with the funding organization that bears them, the collection company that executes collection work under its control, and the communication line between them. A collection system for empty cans, bottles, containers, etc., which is composed of a centralized management center that manages the centralized management center, and is connected by a computer network whose center is the centralized management center.