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Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 5: Performance requirements and test
methods
Fahrbare Abfall- und Wertstoffbehälter - Teil 5: Anforderungen an die Ausführung und
Prüfverfahren
Conteneurs roulants à ordures ménagères et recyclables - Partie 5 : Exigences de
performance et méthodes d'essais
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 840-5:2012
ICS:
13.030.40 Naprave in oprema za Installations and equipment
odstranjevanje in obdelavo for waste disposal and
odpadkov treatment
SIST EN 840-5:2014 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 840-5

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2012
ICS 13.030.40 Supersedes EN 840-5:2004
English Version
Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 5: Performance
requirements and test methods
Conteneurs roulants à ordures ménagères et recyclables - Fahrbare Abfall- und Wertstoffbehälter - Teil 5:
Partie 5 : Exigences de performance et méthodes d'essais Anforderungen an die Ausführung und Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 22 September 2012.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United
Kingdom.





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© 2012 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 840-5:2012: E
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Terms and definitions .4
4 Tests .4
5 Test report . 20
Annex A (informative) Slope and stop for "kerb travel" test . 21
Annex B (informative) Apparatus for kerb fall test . 22
Annex C (informative) Apparatus for lateral impact test on inclined plane . 24
Annex D (informative) Wheel Test . 25
Annex E (informative) Weathering tests . 26
Annex F (informative) A-Deviations . 27
Bibliography . 28

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Foreword
This document (EN 840-5:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 183 “Waste
management”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by June 2013.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 840-5:2004.
Technical changes from the latest edition:
 The content was adapted to the current state of the art and revised editorially.
 Annex D and Figure D.1 have been newly included.
This European Standard is one part of the series of standards of EN 840 with the main title Mobile waste and
recycling containers comprising the following parts:
 Part 1: Containers with 2 wheels with a capacity up to 400 l for comb lifting devices  Dimensions and
design;
 Part 2: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 300 l with flat lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb
lifting devices  Dimensions and design;
 Part 3: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 300 l with dome lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb
lifting devices  Dimensions and design;
 Part 4: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 700 l with flat lid(s), for wide trunnion or BG-
and/or wide comb lifting devices  Dimensions and design;
 Part 5: Performance requirements and test methods (the present document);
 Part 6: Safety and health requirements.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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1 Scope
This European Standard gives the test methods for mobile waste and recycling containers according to
EN 840-1 to EN 840-4. It also gives the levels to be reached during the tests or after they have been done.
This European Standard is applicable to mobile waste and recycling containers with capacities up to 1 700 l.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 840-1:2012, Mobile waste and recycling containers  Part 1: Containers with 2 wheels with a capacity up
to 400 l for comb lifting devices  Dimensions and design
EN 840-2:2012, Mobile waste and recycling containers  Part 2: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up
to 1 300 l with flat lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb lifting devices  Dimensions and design
EN 840-3:2012, Mobile waste and recycling containers  Part 3: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up
to 1 300 l with dome lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb lifting devices  Dimensions and design
EN 840-4:2012, Mobile waste and recycling containers  Part 4: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up
to 1 700 l with flat lid(s), for wide trunnion or BG- and/or wide comb lifting device  Dimensions and design
EN 1501-1, Refuse collection vehicles  General requirements and safety requirements  Part 1: Rear
loaded refuse collection vehicles
EN 10142, Continuously hot-dip zinc coated low carbon steels strip and sheet for cold forming  Technical
delivery conditions
EN ISO 1461, Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles  Specifications and test
methods (ISO 1461)
EN ISO 2081, Metallic and other inorganic coatings  Electroplated coatings of zinc with supplementary
treatments on iron or steel (ISO 2081)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions according to EN 840-1:2012, EN 840-2:2012,
EN 840-3:2012 and EN 840-4:2012 apply.
NOTE Terms for components of mobile waste and recycling containers and lifting devices in three languages are
given in Annex A of EN 840-1:2012.
4 Tests
4.1 General
Before and after the tests a visual inspection of the container shall be done for the purpose of:
a) checking that the container is not damaged and has no visual defect;
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b) checking that the manufacturing characteristics of the container to be tested are those specified in the
standards applying to the container according to EN 840-1 to EN 840-4;
c) comparing the condition of the container before and after the sequence of the tests.
After completing the tests some deformation of the container is permissible, however, it shall remain entirely
functional.
4.2 Control before the tests
4.2.1 Visual aspects
No obvious damage, cracks, bubbles, large flashes or sharp edges shall be present. No surface defects
(unsmooth areas; trails in colour) perceivable from a distance of 1 m by the naked eye shall be visible.
4.2.2 Compatibility with EN 840-1 to EN 840-4
4.2.2.1 Components
Body, lid, wheels and other fittings shall conform to the relevant container standard.
4.2.2.2 Sizes and dimensions
Functional and safety dimensions for the container and its components shall be checked according to the
figures and the relevant tables of EN 840-1 to EN 840-4.
4.2.2.3 Volumes
The volumes of container shall be measured:
a) for the body, by tank method;
b) for the lid, by tank method;
c) volume results in a) and b) minus any duplicated volumes.
The volumes shall be within the tolerances according to EN 840-1 to EN 840-4.
For containers according to EN 840-3 volume measurement by means of calculation is allowed.
4.2.2.4 Tank method
The test equipment shall consist of a tank with sufficient capacity to receive the container to be tested.
The test procedure is as follows:
 place the empty container in a tank, the container shall not be inclined;
 simultaneously fill the tank and the container with water at a temperature of (15 ± 5) °C;
 measure the quantity of water inside the container.
Accuracy of measurement shall be ± 1 % of the measured capacity of the container.
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4.2.3 Deflection for comb lifting system
The frontal receiver shall have a horizontal deflection of no more than:
a) 1,5 % of the length of the frontal receiver for plastic;
b) 0,6 % of the length for steel.
For other systems the values are to be defined when the systems are standardised.
4.2.4 Masses
The tolerances on the container mass claimed are as follows: for plastic containers ± 5 % and for metal
containers ± 10 %.
4.2.5 Colour
The colour shall be defined and agreed between customer and supplier. For colour measurement, differences
and tolerances refer to existing International Standards.
4.2.6 Marking
Marking of the container shall correspond to EN 840-1 to EN 840-4.
4.3 Control after the tests
Not withstanding variations in deflection and sizes, it shall be possible to lift and tilt the container loaded
according to 4.5 with nominal load safely on the designated lifting equipment and to move the container on its
wheels.
4.4 Conditions of the test
The tests shall be carried out at the following temperatures:
 T = (23 ± 5) °C
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0
 T = (− 18 ) °C.
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−2
The minimum duration of conditioning before testing at a test temperature T shall be 12 h. If the test shall be
2
carried out outside the room conditioned at T it shall be carried out within 5 min after taking the test pieces
2
from the conditioned room. If the duration of the tests is more than 5 min, then the container shall be kept in
the conditioned room for at least 15 min before a new 5 min period of testing.
For special purposes a temperature lower than -18 °C or higher than 23 °C can be agreed; in this case it shall
be indicated in the test report.
4.5 Test load
For the test the containers are to be filled with ballast bags of HDPE granules of 4 kg max., with granules
having a density of 0,5 kg/dm³.
The test load shall be 0,4 kg/dm³ multiplied by nominal volume, but not more than 440 kg.
4.6 Other test conditions
Any other test conditions shall be defined within the tests involved.
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4.7 Tests on the containers
4.7.1 General
All tests shall be carried out on new containers.
4.7.2 Impact tests by ball drop
The ball drop test is not compulsory for steel containers.
The ability of sensitive points of the container to resist impacts at low temperature shall be tested under
conditions in 4.4.
The 2-wheeled containers shall be placed on a concrete or steel surface in the normal position.
There shall be a steel frame between the concrete surface or the steel surface and the container so that the
complete area of the bottom of the container can be deflected during the test.
The 4-wheeled containers shall stand on their wheels.
Ball drop tests shall be carried out using a 5 kg steel cylinder, diameter 65 mm, with hemispheric end radius of
32,5 mm. The steel cylinder is guided in a vertical pipe with a slot or with holes in order to allow the air to
escape during the drop.
The device shall be according to Figure 1.
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Dimensions in millimetres

Key
1 vertical (plastic) pipe 6 free room
(inside diameter: 70 mm)
2 steel cylinder 7 concrete or steel surface
(diameter: 65 mm; 1 hemispheric end; mass: 5 kg)
3 height fall (0,80 m)
4 steel frame (see 4.7.2)
5 container bottom
Figure 1 — Device for ball drop test
The following areas of containers shall be tested by impact tests:
a) on the body bottom (see Figure 2 d) there shall be 3 successive impacts for each impact point defined
below:
1) the injection point(s),
2) A and D or C and B.
after the test the container shall be waterproof in the tested points;
b) there shall be 2 successive impacts for each impact point defined below (see Figures 2a), 2b), 2c))
1) the centre of the lid (E),
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2) one corner of the lid (cylinder to be tangent to the lid) (F),
3) the corner diametrically opposite (cylinder to be tangent to the lid) (G),
4) each hinge (H),
5) the centre of the front face of the top rim (J),
6) the centre of a lateral face of the top rim (I),
7) the back corner opposite the lateral face previously tested of the top rim (K),
8) centre of any handle (L, see Figure 2 c) key 2).
Dimensions in millimetres


b) Lid
a) Top view of the body/top rim



c) Handles, hinges d) Body bottom
Key
1 injection point
(if one injection point only, impact on it and on A - D or B - C)
2 middle of handle
Figure 2 — Impact points for ball drop test
Outside of the conditioning room (see 4.4), the test shall not last more than 5 min. After this time the container
shall be reconditioned for at least 15 min.
After the test the following procedure shall be applied, if there is any doubt about the result:
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 fill the body with a water volume equal to 10 % of the maximum capacity of the body;
 wait for 10 min.
After 10 min, if the container leaks, it is declared to be non conforming.
4.7.3 Impacts on an inclined plane
Only 4-wheeled containers shall be tested with impact on each wall of the body and on each corner to check
the resistance to straining and breaking of sensitive areas, including protruding areas and fittings. The test
conditions shall be:
 test temperature T = room temperature;
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 test load according to 4.5;
 inclination of 10° (ten degrees) to the horizontal;
 impact against a wall perpendicular to the moving direction;
 a total of 16 impacts according to the sequence in Table 1.
During the procedure the lid shall be closed. The loaded container shall be placed on a trolley with an
inclination of 10° (ten degrees) (relative to the horizontal). Precautions shall be taken to avoid accidental
tipping of the container during the test (see Figure C.1).
Other apparatus than shown in Figure C.1 may be used if it allows the same impact and velocity conditions.
The impact velocity shall be (1,85 ± 0,05) m/s when a face is tested and (1,3 ± 0,05) m/s when a corner is
tested.
The vertical faces of the container will be numbered from 1 to 4 and the face marked 1 being the large face
fitted for the (comb) lifting system. Corners are marked 1.2, 2.3, 3.4 and 4.1.
Table 1 — Sequence of the lateral impacts
Impact n° Face or corner tested No of impacts
1 to 2 Face 1 2
3 to 4 Corner 1.2 2
5 to 6 Face 2 2
7 to 8 Corner 2.3 2
9 to 10 Face 3 2
11 to 12 Corner 3.4 2
13 to 14 Face 4 2
15 to 16 Corner 4.1 2

After completing the test some deformation of the container is permissible, however, it shall remain entirely
functional.
4.7.4 Kerb travel (run)
Only 4-wheeled containers shall be tested for kerb travel using run tests under the following conditions:
 test shall be carried out at room temperature T ;
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 test load according to 4.5;
 apparatus shall comply with Annex A;
 kerb height shall be 140 mm orthogonal to the moving direction and located at the end of the run;
 wheels are to be guided in order to be orthogonal to the kerb at the time of the impact;
 impact velocity shall be (1,85 ± 0,05) m/s;
 there shall be 4 impacts for each of the shorter ends of the container (8 in total).
After the test there shall be no permanent deformation or breakage which disturbs handling, tilting, rolling
(castors move freely).
4.7.5 Kerb travel (falls)
4.7.5.1 General
Strength tests shall be carried out on 2- and 4-wheeled containers under the following conditions:
 test temperature T = room temperature;
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 test load according to 4.5;
 height fall of 140 mm.
The container shall be lifted up to 140 mm and then dropped freely so that 2 wheels hit the ground first.
After the test there shall be no permanent deformation or breakage, which disturbs handling, tilting, rolling or
safety and health (castors shall move freely).
4.7.5.2 Test conditions
 2 wheels shall hit the ground;
 at least 1 000 drops shall be carried out;
 number of 5 drops per minute maximum;
 test apparatus shall be according to Figure B.1 and B.2.
After the test there shall be no permanent deformation or breakage which disturbs handlin
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