System, method and medium for providing mixed color cullet brokering services

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for brokering the purchase and/or sale of mixed-color glass and/or cullet, optionally over a computer network. In one embodiment, the broker facilitates the purchase and/or sale of three color mixed cullet between beneficiators, MRFs and/or glass plants, in order to supply, for example, glass plants with and/or allow glass plants to purchase desired quantity and/or quality (e.g., cleanliness) of cullet.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows: 
     
         1 . A system for brokering the purchase and sale of glass cullet, comprising:
 a broker computing device for: (i) receiving from a buyer computing device a query pertaining to at least one of a quantity and price of cullet for sale, (ii) querying a database of available cullet, and (iii) transmitting, directly or indirectly, to the buyer computing device cullet information substantially satisfying the purchase inquiry.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the quantity of cullet for sale comprises a range. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the price of cullet for sale comprises a range. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the buyer inquiry comprises a cullet price range. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the buyer inquiry comprises a cullet quantity range. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the broker computing device further receives from at least one seller computing device a quantity and price of cullet for sale. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the cullet information comprises at least one of a price per ton, a seller name, a seller address, and a delivery date. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a display data for displaying, responsive to querying a data repository, cullet data that matches the inquiry. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a storage device for storing data pertaining to a quantity and price of cullet for sale. 
     
     
         10 . A computing device that facilitates the purchase and sale of recycled glass cullet, comprising:
 at least one memory area; and   at least one processor that uses the at least one software module to (i) store data pertaining to a quantity and price of cullet for sale from a plurality of sellers; (ii) receive a query pertaining to a quantity and price of cullet for sale; and (iii) access a data repository to determine if a quantity and price of cullet satisfies the query.   
     
     
         11 . The computing device according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor further uses the at least one software module to (iv) generate, responsive to the query, data pertaining to a seller name that satisfies the query.