Waste handling system and method
AssigneeMaricap Oy
InventorGöran Sundholm
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Abstract
A method and a waste handling system, wherein waste or recyclable material is transported in carrier bags, bags or sack to a disposal point, and from there onwards by a transport vehicle for further processing. An RFID identifier is used in connection with the carrier bag, bag, or sack, or used in waste transport. A closing member is provided with an RFID) identifier used in closing, or as verification of the closing of the carrier bag, bag, sack. A sensor is arranged in connection with, or in the proximity of, a disposal point, such as a waste room, of the waste system. Information read from the RFID identifier by the sensor is transmitted to a control unit, that is fitted to control the waste transport system based on the information given by the RFID identifier.
Claims26
A method in a waste handling system wherein waste or recyclable material is transported in carrier bags (1) to a disposal point (WR1, WR2, WR3) and thereafter transported for further processing comprising the following steps:
- providing a closing means (2) comprising an RFID identifier (3) for closing the carrier bag (1) or securing the closing of the carrier bag (1);
- arranging a sensor (S1, S2, S3) of the disposal point in connection with the disposal point (WR1, WR2, WR3) of a waste system, wherein information read from the RFID identifier by the sensor of the disposal point is transmitted to a control unit (CS) for controlling a waste transport system, or the disposal point of the waste system, on the basis of information given by the RFID identifier;
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- transmitting from the control unit (CS) to a terminal (T1) of one or more waste transport vehicles (V1), or a driver of a transport vehicle information from the disposal point, on a basis of a filling degree of waste bins (B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6) of the disposal point (WR1, WR2, WR3), or an amount of a certain type of waste in a disposal point (WR1, WR2, WR3) can be determined.
A waste transport system wherein waste or recyclable material is transported in carrier bags (1) to a disposal point (WR1, WR2, WR3) and thereafter transported for further processing, comprising:
- an RFID identifier (3) positioned in a closing means (2), the closing means (2) arranged for closing the carrier bag (1) or securing the closing of the carrier bag (1);
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- a sensor (S1, S2, S3) of the disposal point positioned in connection with the a disposal point of the waste system for reading information from the RFID identifier and for transmitting the information to a control unit (CS) for controlling the waste transport system, or the disposal point of the waste system, on the basis of the information given by the RFID identifier;
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- the control unit (CS) transmits information from a disposal point to a terminal (T1) of one or more waste transport vehicles or of the driver of a transport vehicle, on a basis of which information the filling degree of waste bins (B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6) of the disposal point, or the amount of a certain type of waste in the disposal point, can be determined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.