CH710830B1 - Waste collection method and computer system for implementing the method. - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a waste collection method, comprising the following steps: a user introduced into a computer terminal, p. ex. a mobile phone, a location information available waste, said user introduced into said computer terminal a set of forecast information (12a-12e) for waste that it provides for one or more categories of waste, the nature and the available quantity, the location information and the set of forecast information (12a-12e) are transmitted to a server, a computer program in said server calculates, from said set of forecast information (12a-12e) , a predictive value for each type of waste made available, and transmits this forecast value to said computer terminal, said user enters into the computer terminal a validation or refusal response of said predicted value assigned for each type of waste made available, and at least one collection organ carries out the collection of waste having received a validation response from the user.

Description

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a waste collection method and a computer system for carrying out this collection method.

Household and industrial waste represent food requiring treatment requiring several operations, among which we find one or more of the following operations: the location of the waste, transportation, sorting, storage, recycling, destruction, transformation, trading ...

STATE OF THE ART [0003] These various operations are currently carried out by various parties, most often in silos, including by the waste producer (private household, private enterprise, community, etc.).

In particular, the sorting of waste is carried out at least in part by a stakeholder outside the waste generator, either by the local authority or by a private provider.

The collection on the one hand and the recovery of this waste on the other hand are major concerns and the processing operations of these waste represent a significant cost that is taken into account in the optimization of the valuation.

Thus, for example, the collection and treatment of waste represent a cost that depends in particular on the amount of waste collected by each passage to the collection site, the amount of waste collected, their intrinsic quality (raw material recoverable). or calorific value, for example), whether or not they are sorted beforehand, the length of the collection circuit, or even the time elapsed since the production of this waste or waste (for example the recycled paper used to form the paper pulp loses in suitability for recycling over time) ...

We are now seeking to ensure that the waste producer provides sorted waste, at least partially, for example by family categories of waste. Thus, different waste bins are set up within the waste production site (residential home, workplace, community such as schools, administrations, etc.). In addition, containers each dedicated to one or a few categories of waste are accessible to users, whether in the different districts of a city and / or waste collection centers.

[0008] This sorting procedure, whether at the level of the place of production of waste or in a dump-type collection site, is an act that is not natural and which remains largely an act guided by constraints. such as respect for life in society and rules of citizenship.

Moreover, in a very common way, stakeholders who perform the collection and / or sorting of waste, and those who carry out other waste treatment operations such as processing and / or recycling, are not the same. same. Also these other processing operations as well as the complete processing chain depend on the category of waste. If we stick to this point, to the only household waste: the situation is thus for example different, that one considers on one side the paper / cardboard, on the other hand the glass, the metals, on the other hand chemicals and / or toxic, or electronic devices or appliances ...

As a result, the commercial and industrial imperatives of these various stakeholders are often not the same, which does not contribute to the optimization of the waste treatment chain.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0011] An object of the present invention is to provide a method of collecting waste free from the limitations of known collection methods.

Another object of the invention is to provide a waste collection process that improves the optimization of the waste treatment chain, taking into account the type of waste considered. It also seeks to provide a waste treatment process that brings the producer of waste from the intervener who processes the waste in question.

An object of the invention is also to provide a waste collection process that adds an incentive dimension to the waste producer, or any other person in possession of the waste, so that it sorts and easily disposes of the waste. products, by category of waste.

Another object of the invention is to optimize the saturation rate of sorting equipment and recovery of waste collected.

Another object of the invention is to control the flow of waste in the most appropriate center to treat and value or revalue.

According to the invention, these aims are achieved in particular by means of a waste collection method, comprising the following steps: a user introduced into a computer terminal (fixed or mobile) of the user a location information waste available: this is the place of delivery of the waste, including either a sorting center, collection or the place of removal such as the geographical coordinates of the user (geolocation data established via the terminal user's computer); said user introduces into said computer terminal a set of forecast information (i.e. promise) for waste that he makes available including for one or more categories of waste, the nature and the quantity available; the location information and the set of predictive information are transmitted to a server comprising a database for storing the location information and the set of forecast information; - A computer program in said server calculates, from said set of forecast information, a predictive value for each type of waste made available, and transmits this forecast value to said computer terminal; said user enters into the computer terminal a validation or refusal response of said predicted value assigned for each type of waste made available (it is preferably the same computer terminal as that used to introduce the location information of waste available), and - at least one collection body collects the waste that has received a validation response from the user: this collection body is a waste sorting or recovery center or an entity that comes to the user (public or private service).

[0017] Preferably, said server indicates to the user via the computer terminal the place where the places forming the collection centers where the owner of the waste can deposit the latter: it is a proposed choice to determine the location information.

It is understood that in this way, the user can choose between the conventional circuit of waste collection, and in particular the regular collection of certain waste at home, and the voluntary deposit at the sorting center for other waste, or to propose all or part of its waste, via the process according to the invention.

This solution has the advantage over the prior art to encourage the user, who may be the producer of waste, where the owner of the waste, to make available more easily and by categories, its waste and thereby participate in an incentive to preserve the environment by adopting eco-responsible behavior. The attribution of a value to the different categories of waste gives the user of the process according to the invention additional motivation to connect, via this process, with the collection member corresponding to the waste whose collection via the method according to the invention has been approved by the user.

In this way, the collection member will be able to organize its collection, and therefore also the subsequent processing of the corresponding waste that is actually collected, depending on the waste stock that is proposed by the various users of the process according to the invention. In this way, it is understood that this makes it possible to optimize the treatment chain of this category of waste.

In some cases, this process reduces the number of intermediate speakers, and therefore to bring the user, waste producer, the intervener who performs all or part of the processing operations contributing to the valuation of the category of waste concerned.

The invention also relates to a computer system for implementing the above-mentioned collection method, comprising - at least one computer terminal comprising computer input means, - a server connected to said computer terminal and comprising a database wherein at least said location information and said set of forecast information are stored and a computer program capable of calculating, from said set of forecasting information, a predictive value for each type of waste made available.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES [0023] Examples of implementation of the invention are indicated in the description illustrated by the appended figures in which:

Fig. 1 illustrates a first step of the waste collection method according to the invention, FIG. 2 illustrates another step of the waste collection method according to the invention, and FIG. 3 illustrates yet another step of the waste collection method according to the invention.

Example (s) of embodiment of the invention [0024] According to the invention, the user uses a computer terminal 10, such as a smartphone, and in particular a multimedia telephone operating using a screen 12. A server (not shown) remote from the computer terminal 10 is also used, and comprising a database used for the implementation of the invention as will be described below.

The computer terminal 10 and the server are connected to each other in order to exchange information. Such a link can be wired but is preferably wireless, over the air or GSM or a wireless network according to the TCP-IP communication protocol, namely the Internet.

According to the method of the invention, the user who disposes of waste made available, performs a first location step, illustrated in FIG. 1. In this step, the user enters in the computer terminal 10 available waste location information. For this purpose, in the exemplary embodiment illustrated, as seen in FIG. 1, the method proposes the use of a geolocation step for representing on the screen 12 the different possible collection locations, among which the user will choose by providing the computer terminal 10 waste location information. In practice, the user will select by pressing the corresponding area of the touch screen of the place where the user agrees to make waste available (place of potential disposal of waste). In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the first place 14a corresponds to the home of the user, the second place 14b corresponds to a first dump, and the third place 14c corresponds to a second dump.

In general, said location information corresponds to either the geographic coordinates of the user (which can be provided to the server by geolocation), or to the geographical coordinates of a sorting center or revaluation of waste.

In a second step shown in FIG. 2, said user introduces into said computer terminal information related to a promise, or a proposal for providing waste, in the location selected in the step described above. For this purpose, the user enters into said computer terminal 10 a set of forecast information for waste that it provides including for one or more categories of waste the nature and quantity available. Again, in the example shown the touch screen 12 proposes a list of different waste, in portions 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d of the screen 12. Each of these portions 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d includes a button incrementation allowing to enter a quantity (in unit of weight, volume or other) available of the waste in question. Thus, the portion 12a of the screen corresponds to a first category of waste (here paper, proposed to the height of 2 kg), the portion 12b of the screen corresponds to a second category of waste (here fuel proposed at height of 2 liters), the portion 12c of the screen corresponds to a third category of waste (here electronic devices proposed for 4 units) and the portion 12d of the screen corresponds to a fourth category of waste (here waste household goods proposed for 2 kg).

According to the invention, this information (the location information and the set of forecast information) are transmitted to the server, which contains a computer program that will calculate a predictive value for each of the four types of waste set. disposition, and will transmit this predictive value to said computer terminal 10. In practice, in the exemplary embodiment illustrated, the user sees appear in a 12e portion of the screen this forecast value, here a value of 100 points attributed to the all the different types of waste proposed (ie the total estimated value corresponding to the sum of the projected values of each of the four categories of waste proposed).

Having knowledge of this predictive value, the user then enters into the computer terminal 10 a validation or refusal response of said estimated value assigned for each type of waste made available. For this purpose, the user uses another portion 12f of the screen comprising instruction buttons allowing in particular to validate or reject the predictive value (here of 100 points).

If the user confirms his agreement for this predictive value, it validates its agreement for the effective provision of said previously declared waste as made available in the previously selected location.

If the user refuses its agreement for this predictive value, it can repeat the steps previously described in whole or in part, by changing the selected location and / or the nature of the proposed waste, and / or the amount of waste proposed , and obtain a new forecast value for which it confirms its agreement.

When the agreement of the user is given, the validation of the predictive value, can trigger the actual collection operation of waste proposed and validated by the user.

This physical collection step consists of different possibilities, depending on the collection location initially selected, which may correspond to different collection organs likely to intervene. In general, said collection member is either a sorting center or destruction or recovery or destruction of waste where the user goes and where the user deposits his waste, whereby the collection of waste is realized, that is an entity that comes to the user to carry out the collection of waste.

If this place is the home of the user, the collection body which is in charge of collection at home, regular or on request, at least one of the waste in question, is notified of the implementation immediate disposal of proposed waste and validated by the user. In this case, the collection organ in question can organize its collection round taking into account all the waste proposed and validated by different users, which makes it possible to anticipate the management of schedules and places of passage, but also of the stock which will increase, and its subsequent processing.

If this place is a different location of the home, the corresponding collection organ, for example the dump, is notified of the next arrival of waste proposed and validated by the user. In this case, the collection organ in question can anticipate the management of the stock that will increase, and its subsequent processing.

In one embodiment, during the collection or after performing the collection, the method according to the invention further comprises the following steps: - said collection member records the collected waste by providing said server with a set of actual information including for each category of waste collected, the nature and quantity collected, - said computer program calculates, from said set of actual information an effective value corresponding to the waste actually collected; and transmitting this effective value to said computer terminal.

Such a procedure can happen for the user as seen on lafig. 3: on the screen 12 has appeared a zone 13 dedicated to the display of the actual information. More precisely, we see for each category of waste collected the nature and quantity collected. In this example, it appears the actual information of the first category of waste (here paper collected at 281 g), the second category of waste (here fuel collected at 37 liters), and the third category waste (here electronic devices collected up to 445 g).

In one embodiment, the provision of said set of effective information is performed by an operator of said collection member, which introduces said set of effective information into a computer terminal (fixed or mobile) accompanying the operator of the collecting member in its work, which transmits said set of effective information to said server. This computer terminal is for example the computer terminal 10 already used by the user declaring the waste. This computer terminal may for example be another computer terminal, not shown, including a mobile device accompanying the operator of the collection member in his work.

In one embodiment, not shown, the method according to the invention further comprises the following steps: said user introduces into the computer terminal personal information enabling his recording, creation on said server from said information of a value unit account associated with said registered user and - the computer program credits said user account with as many units of value as said effective value previously described. These units of value may be points and / or rewards, such as cash rewards, including a reduction on household waste paid by the user, or as gifts.

Thus, in this case, the method according to the invention also provides the user with a reward corresponding to the actual value of the waste confirmed during the actual collection, in particular by the operator of the collection organ. This results in an incentive for the user to implement the method according to the invention, and to sort the waste which contributes to the optimization of the recovery of this waste, which is also a benefit for the community .

For the implementation of the collection method according to the invention, one can use a computer system also object of the present invention. Such a computer system comprises in particular: at least one computer terminal 10 comprising computer input means that can be used by the user, and a server connected to said computer terminal 10 and comprising a database in which at least said information is stored. location and said set of forecasting information.

In one embodiment, this database also includes one or more of the following information: the set of actual information (nature and quantity collected for each category of waste proposed and validated by the user) , the actual value corresponding to the waste actually collected, the date of collection, the user's personal information (name, address ...), the credit of the account of units of value ...

[0044] Also, preferably, said database further comprises a scale of value attributing to each type of waste at least one rate corresponding to the value of said waste unit and wherein said computer program is further able to take into account. for the calculation of the said estimated value of each type of waste, the said scale of value.

In this case, preferably, said scale of value assigns each type of waste several rates respectively corresponding to several possible location information.

Also, advantageously, the computer system further comprises an Internet network for the exchange of information between said server and said computer terminal 10 of the user, and preferably also with the computer terminal of the operator of the collection organ.

Numbers used in the figures [0047] 10 Computer terminal 12 Touch screen 12a Screen portion for a first category of waste 12b Screen portion for a second category of waste 12c Portion of the screen for a third category 12d Screen portion for a fourth category of waste 12th Portion of the screen corresponding to a predictive value 12f Portion of the screen comprising instruction buttons 14a First place 14b Second place 14c Third place 15 Displaying information effective

Claims (10)

claims 1. A method of collecting waste, comprising the following steps: - a user introduced into a computer terminal (10) of the user location information (14a, 14b, 14c) available waste, - said user introduced into said terminal computing (10) a set of forecast information (12a-12e) for waste that it makes available including for one or more categories of waste the nature and quantity available, - the location information and the set of forecasting information is transmitted to a server comprising a database for storing the location information and the set of predictive information, - a computer program in said server calculates, from said set of forecasting information, a provisional value. for each type of waste made available, and transmits this predictive value to said computer terminal (10), - edit user introduces in the computer terminal (10) a response for validation or refusal of said predicted value assigned for each type of waste made available, and - at least one collection member realizes the collection of waste having received a validation response from the user. 2. Method according to the preceding claim, which further comprises the following steps: said collection body accounts for the waste collected by supplying said server with a set of effective information comprising for each category of waste collected, the nature and quantity collected, - said computer program calculates, from said set of actual information an effective value corresponding to the waste actually collected, and transmission of this effective value (12f) to said computer terminal (10). 3. Method according to the preceding claim, wherein the provision of said set of actual information is performed by an operator of said collection member, which introduces said set of actual information in a computer terminal accompanying the operator of the collection member. in his work, which transmits said set of effective information to said server. 4. The method of claim 2, which further comprises the following steps: said user introduces personal information into said computer terminal (10) enabling his registration, creation on said server from said personal information of an account of units of value associated with said registered user and - the computer program credits said user account with as many units of value as said actual value. 5. A method of collecting according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said location information corresponds to either the geographical coordinates of the user (14a) or the geographical coordinates of a waste sorting center or revalorization (14b, 14c). 6. The collection method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said collection member is either a sorting center or destruction or recovery or recovery of waste where the user goes and where the user deposits his waste by which the collection of waste is carried out, that is an entity that comes to the user to carry out the collection of waste. 7. Computer system for implementing the collection method according to one of claims 1 to 6, comprising - at least one computer terminal (10) comprising computer input means, - a server connected to said computer terminal (10) and comprising a database in which at least said location information and said set of forecasting information are stored and a computer program capable of calculating, from said set of forecasting information, a predictive value for each type of waste disposed of. disposition. 8. computer system according to the preceding claim, further comprising an internet network for the exchange of information between said server and said computer terminal (10). 9. Computer system according to claim 7, wherein said database further comprises a scale of value attributing to each type of waste at least a rate corresponding to the value of said waste unit and wherein said computer program is also suitable to take into account, for the calculation of the said estimated value of each type of waste, the said scale of value. 10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein said scale of value assigns each type of waste several rates respectively corresponding to several possible location information.