Review of a Real-Time Infectious Waste Management System Using QR Code

In the management of industrial waste, conversion from the use of paper invoices to electronic forms is currently under way in developed countries. Difficulties in such computerization include the lack of synchronization between the actual goods and the corresponding data managed by the server. Consequently, a system which utilizes the incorporation of a QR code in connection with the waste material has been developed. The code is read at each stage, from discharge until disposal, and progress at each stage can be easily reported. This system can be linked with Japanese public digital authentication service of waste, taking advantage of its good points, and can be used to submit reports to the regulatory authorities. Its usefulness was confirmed by a verification test, and put into actual practice.

• Hiraku Nunomiya
• Takuo Ichiju
• Yoshiyuki Higuchi

• Infectious Waste
• Electronic Manifest
• Real Time Management
• QR code.

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