Patent ID: 6842596

Claim:
A recycling apparatus comprising: an item information input unit for inputting information about a recycling item; a first sorting condition preparing unit that prepares a first sorting condition for sorting the recycling item into one of a plurality of decomposing groups corresponding to conditions for decomposing the recycling item; a second sorting condition preparing unit that prepares a second sorting condition for sorting recycling parts obtained by decomposing the recycling item sorted out according to the first sorting condition, into at least one of a plurality of material groups corresponding to material of each of the recycling parts; a third sorting condition preparing unit that prepares a third sorting condition for sorting the recycling parts sorted out according to the second sorting condition, into at least one of a plurality of processing groups corresponding to types of recycling processing to be carried out; and a transmitting unit that transmits the first sorting condition, the second sorting condition, and the third sorting condition to respective fields where the recycling item and the recycling parts are sorted.