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ICS 13.030.40 Supersedes
DIN EN 8401:202006
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National foreword
This document (EN 840-1:2020+AC:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 183 “Waste
management” (Secretariat: DIN, Germany).
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was DIN-Normenausschuss Kommunale Technik
(DIN Standards Committee Municipal Services), Working Committee NA 051-02-01 AA “Waste management;
Containers up to 5 m3 and container shells (national mirror committee for CEN/TC 183/WG 1)”.
For current information on this document, please go to DIN’s website (www.din.de) and search for the
document number in question.
Amendments
a) Table 2 “Examples of the most frequent assignments of classes and volumes” has been added;
b) Tables 3 and 4 have been revised, and new recommendations have been added;
d) former Annex B “Recommendations for manufacturers of lifting devices” has been deleted;
e) the document has been editorially revised and brought in line with the current rules of presentation.
Compared with DIN EN 840-1:2020-06, the following corrections have been made:
a) below Figure 2, the caption for the frontal comb (“A” and “B”) has been included, and, in the German
version, the order of the figures has been adapted to the reference version.
Previous editions
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 840-1:2020+AC
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM November 2020
English Version
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 October 2019 and includes the Corrigendum issued by CEN on 25 November
2020.
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, 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
United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword....................................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 4
3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 4
4 Volumes .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
5 Dimensions and design ................................................................................................................................. 6
6 Nominal mass ................................................................................................................................................... 6
7 Safety and health requirements ................................................................................................................ 6
8 Testing................................................................................................................................................................. 6
9 Marking ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
10 Designation........................................................................................................................................................ 7
Annex A (informative) Nomenclature .................................................................................................................. 14
Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 18
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European foreword
This document (EN 840-1:2020+AC: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.
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by corrigendum is indicated in the text by tags ˜™.
The main changes compared to the previous edition EN 840-1:2012 are listed below:
a) Table 2 "Examples of the most frequent assignments of classes and volumes" has been added:
b) Tables 3 and 4 have been revised and new recommendations were added;
d) former Annex B "Recommendations for manufacturers of lifting devices" has been deleted;
e) document has been editorially revised and brought in line with the state of the art.
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.
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1 Scope
This document specifies dimensions and design requirements of mobile waste and recycling containers
with 2 wheels, with capacity up to 400 l to be used by comb lifting devices.
These containers are only approved for the before explicitly mentioned lifting devices.
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 840-5, Mobile waste and recycling containers — Part 5: Performance requirements and test methods
EN 840-6, Mobile waste and recycling containers — Part 6: Safety and health requirements
EN 1501-5:— 1, Refuse collection vehicles — General requirements and safety requirements — Part 5:
Lifting devices for refuse collection vehicles
EN ISO 11469, Plastics - Generic identification and marking of plastics products (ISO 11469)
NOTE Terms for components of mobile waste and recycling containers and lifting devices in three languages
are given in Annex A.
3.1
mobile waste and recycling container
appropriately designed container fitted with wheels intended to temporarily store waste
3.2
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lifting device
structure which picks-up, tilts and empties containers
3.3
comb lifting device
lifting device in which the picking-up system consists of a row of teeth and a locking system to retain
the container during emptying
3.4
volume
total space inside the container when the lid is closed
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3.5
nominal volume
capacity
volume stated by the manufacturer
Note 2 to entry: The English term “capacity” and the French term “capacité” are translated in the German
version by the term “Nennvolumen”.
3.6
nominal load
load mass of 0,4 kg/dm3 x nominal volume
3.7
total permissible mass
mass of the container plus the nominal load
3.8
functional and safety dimension
essential dimensions which ensure the functionality and interchangeability of the container with the
compatible lifting device and which are necessary for the operator's safety and health
4 Volumes
This standard identifies the two classes of containers:
— Class I - small size (nominal volume up to 200 l);
— Class II - large size (nominal volume between 200 l and 400 l).
Within the two above-mentioned classes of containers the volumes shown in Table 1 are identified.
Table 1 — Volumes
Volumes, in l
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390 ± 20
60 +−13
5 80 +−18
5 120 +−86 140 +−612 180 +−40
10 190 +−25
10 210 +−15
5 240 +−15
5 260 +−25
5 340 +−40
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5.2 The container shall be constructed so that when it is unloaded or loaded with a nominal load
(see Clause 6), it fits on an approved compatible lifting device. It shall be automatically locked safely
into the lifting device during the lifting operation. The frontal receiver shall correspond to one of the
options given in Figure 2 (Form A or B).
5.3 The lid(s) shall cover the opening of the container completely. It shall be opened easily by itself
during the emptying cycle. It/they shall be made with at least 2 fixing points and have at least one
means of opening.
5.4 Each wheel shall be capable of withstanding a static load of 100 kg.
5.5 All the surfaces of the container including design features shall be smooth and free of any foreign
bodies or flaws.
6 Nominal mass
The container shall be constructed strongly enough to carry a mass of 0,4 kg/dm3 x nominal volume.
The container shall meet the safety and health requirements according to EN 840-6.
8 Testing
The container shall fulfil the performance requirements and the tests of EN 840-5.
9 Marking
9.1 Each container complying with the requirements of this document shall be durably and readably
marked on the body in a visible part with:
— nominal volume;
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9.2 Plastic parts of containers, lids and wheels shall be marked in accordance with EN ISO 11469. The
use of recycled materials is allowed, presuming that all requirements of this standard are complied
with.
10 Designation
The container complying with the requirements of this document shall be designated as follows:
Container EN 840-1 240 A 96
Description
Standard number
Nominal load,
in kilograms
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1a 448 ± 5 480 ± 5 505 max. 505 max. 505 max. Total width of the
container
13a 6 +2 6 +2 6 +2 6 +2
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16a 21 +2 21 +2 21 +2 21 +2
-2 -2 -2 -2
18a 26 ± 1 26 ± 1 26 ± 1 26 ± 1
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Dimen-
sion Class I a Class I b Class I c Class I d Remarks
N°
Type a Type b
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1a 546 ± 5 580 ± 5 640 max. 665 max 755+5 Total width of the
-15 container
2a 546 ± 480 ± 580 ± 5 590 +10/ 565 min 745+5 660 ± 10 Width of the frontal
5 5 −25 -15 receiver
655 max
3 730 max. 740 max. 880 max. 810 max.
4 1 100 max. 1 100 max. 1 115 max. 1 100 max. Total height including
handles on the lid
13a 6 +2
-4,5 6 +2
-4,5 6 +2
-4,5 6 +2
-4,5
16a 21 +2 21 +2 21 +2 21 +2
-2 -2 -2 -2
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NOTE For more details regarding the dimensions, see Tables 3 and 4.
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˜A™ ˜B™
Key
A Form A
B Form B
NOTE For more details regarding the dimensions, see Tables 3 and 4.
Dimensions in millimetres
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NOTE Depth 33 mm keep in mind minimum width (28). The width can be interrupted by centering ribs if ribs
are present. Dimension (28) is to measure with suitable measuring equipment. For more details regarding the
dimensions, see Tables 3 and 4.
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Annex A
(informative)
Nomenclature
Table A.1 — Terms of waste and recycling containers, lifting devices and waste collection
vehicles
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Bibliography
[1] EN 1501-1:—, Refuse collection vehicles — General requirements and safety requirements —
Part 1: Rear loaded refuse collection vehicles 2
[2] EN 1501-2:—, Refuse collection vehicles — General requirements and safety requirements —
Part 2: Side loaded refuse collection vehicles 3
[3] EN 1501-3:—, Refuse collection vehicles — General requirements and safety requirements —
Part 3: Front loaded refuse collection vehicles 4
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