EN 840-5:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 840-5:2014
Premični zabojniki za odpadke in za recikliranje - 5. del: Zahtevane lastnosti in
preskusne metode
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 déchets et de recyclage - Partie 5 : Exigences de performance et
méthodes d’essais
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 840-5:2020
ICS:
13.030.40 Naprave in oprema za Installations and equipment
odstranjevanje in obdelavo for waste disposal and
odpadkov treatment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 840-5
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.030.40 Supersedes EN 840-5:2012
English Version
Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 5:
Performance requirements and test methods
Conteneurs roulants à déchets et de recyclage - Partie 5 Fahrbare Abfall- und Wertstoffbehälter - Teil 5:
: Exigences de performance et méthodes d'essais Anforderungen an die Ausführung und Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 October 2019.

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
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Tests . 5
4.1 General . 5
4.2 Control before the tests. 5
4.3 Control after the tests . 6
4.4 Conditions of the test . 6
4.5 Test load . 6
4.6 Other test conditions . 6
4.7 Tests on the containers . 7
4.8 Stability test . 12
4.9 Pulling and rolling tests . 12
4.10 Lifting-tilting tests . 15
4.11 Miscellaneous tests . 16
5 Test report . 21
Annex A (informative) Slope and stop for “kerb travel” test . 22
Annex B (informative) Apparatus for kerb fall test . 23
Annex C (informative) Apparatus for lateral impact test on inclined plane . 25
Annex D (informative) Wheel Test . 26
Annex E (informative) Weathering tests . 27
Bibliography . 28
European foreword
This document (EN 840-5:2020) 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 October 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by October 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 840-5:2012.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are listed below:
a) 4.11.2 "Handle test" has been updated;
b) Table 4 "Sequence of tests" has been corrected;
c) the document has been editorially revised and adapted to the new design rules.
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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document 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 document is applicable to mobile waste and recycling containers with capacities up to 1 700 l.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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, EN 840-2,
EN 840-3 and EN 840-4 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
NOTE Terms for components of mobile waste and recycling containers and lifting devices in three languages
are given in Annex A of EN 840-1:2020.
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;
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.
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 standardized.
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
— T = ( -18 ) °C.
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The minimum duration of conditioning before testing at a test temperature T shall be 12 h. If the test
shall be carried out outside the room conditioned at T it shall be carried out within 5 min after taking
the test pieces 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/dm .
The test load shall be 0,4 kg/dm 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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