EN 840-2:2020
(Main)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
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
This European Standard specifies dimensions and design requirements of mobile waste containers with 4 wheels, with flat lid(s) and capacity up to 1 300 l to be used by trunnion and/or comb lifting device.
Fahrbare Abfall- und Wertstoffbehälter - Teil 2: Behälter mit 4 Rädern und einem Nennvolumen bis 1 300 l mit Flachdeckel(n), für Schüttungen mit Zapfenaufnahme und/oder für Kammschüttungen - Maße und Formgebung
Dieses Dokument legt Maße und Anforderungen an die Gestaltung von fahrbaren Abfall- und Wertstoffbehältern mit 4 Rädern, mit Flachdeckel(n) und einem Nennvolumen bis 1 300 l für Schüttungen für Zapfenaufnahme und/oder für Kammschüttungen fest.
Diese Behälter sind nur für die vorstehend ausdrücklich benannten Schüttungen zugelassen.
Conteneurs roulants à déchets et de recyclage - Partie 2 : Conteneurs à 4 roues de capacité inférieure ou égale à 1 300 l à couvercle(s) plat(s), pour lève-conteneurs par tourillon et/ou à peigne - Dimensions et conception
Le présent document spécifie les dimensions et les exigences de conception pour les conteneurs roulants à déchets à 4 roues, à couvercle(s) plat(s) dont la capacité est inférieure ou égale à 1 300 l, pour lève-conteneurs par tourillon et/ou à peigne.
Ces conteneurs sont uniquement approuvés pour les lève-conteneurs explicitement mentionnés ci dessus.
Premični zabojniki za odpadke in za recikliranje - 2. del: Zabojniki na štirih kolesih s prostornino do 1300 l in ravnim(-i) pokrovom(-i) za iztresalnike z rokama in/ali glavnikom - Mere in oblika
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Overview
EN 840-2:2020 - Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 2: Dimensions and design - specifies the dimensional and design requirements for four-wheeled mobile waste and recycling containers with flat lids and nominal capacities up to 1 300 L, intended for use with trunnion and/or comb lifting devices. Published by CEN, this standard ensures functional interchangeability, safe operation, and compatibility with approved lifting systems used by refuse collection vehicles.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope & classes: Covers Class I (small, ≤ 1 000 L) and Class II (large, > 1 000 L up to 1 300 L). Typical nominal volumes: 500 L, 660 L, 770 L, 1 000 L, 1 100 L, 1 200 L. Volume tolerance: ±5% (measured per EN 840-5).
- Functional dimensions: Containers must respect the functional dimensions in Table 1 to ensure compatibility with trunnion and comb lifting devices. Design need not match drawings exactly but must meet specified functional and safety dimensions.
- Lifting receivers: Requirements for frontal (comb) receivers and lateral trunnions (including rib and recess geometries) to guarantee secure automatic locking during emptying.
- Lids and handles: Flat lids must fully cover the opening, have at least two fixing points and at least one means of opening. Handles adjacent to trunnions have specified clearances and shall not pose hazards to operators.
- Castors and brakes: Four swivel castors required; each must withstand 1/3 of the total permissible mass and meet EN 840-5. Two braked wheels are recommended and centralized braking/locking systems are covered (unlockable with a standard triangular key).
- Nominal mass: Containers must be designed to carry 0.4 kg/dm³ × nominal volume. For nominal volumes > 1 100 L the design load is 440 kg.
- Construction & safety: Smooth, flaw-free surfaces; recommended drain plug; direction locks on at least two castors if fitted. Containers must meet safety requirements per EN 840-6 and performance/test requirements per EN 840-5.
- Marking & designation: Durable markings required - standard number (EN 840-2), nominal volume, manufacturer, total permissible mass, month/year of manufacture. Plastic parts marked per EN ISO 11469.
Applications and who uses it
- Manufacturers designing and producing mobile waste containers to ensure fit, safety, and legal conformity.
- Waste management companies and municipalities specifying containers for procurement and fleet compatibility.
- Refuse collection vehicle and lifting-device manufacturers ensuring compatible receiver geometries.
- Testing laboratories and conformity assessors validating performance and marking requirements.
- Procurement officers using standardized designations to specify container types for operations and recycling programs.
Related standards
- EN 840-1 (terms/components)
- EN 840-5 (performance requirements and test methods)
- EN 840-6 (safety and health requirements)
- EN 1501-5 (lifting devices for refuse collection vehicles - recommendations)
- EN ISO 11469 (plastics identification and marking)
Keywords: EN 840-2:2020, mobile waste containers, 4 wheels, trunnion lifting, comb lifting, dimensions and design, nominal volume, container standards, waste management.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 840-2:2020 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "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". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies dimensions and design requirements of mobile waste containers with 4 wheels, with flat lid(s) and capacity up to 1 300 l to be used by trunnion and/or comb lifting device.
This European Standard specifies dimensions and design requirements of mobile waste containers with 4 wheels, with flat lid(s) and capacity up to 1 300 l to be used by trunnion and/or comb lifting device.
EN 840-2:2020 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.030.40 - Installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 840-2:2020 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 840-2:2012. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 840-2:2014
Premični zabojniki za odpadke in za recikliranje - 2. del: Zabojniki na štirih kolesih
s prostornino do 1300 l in ravnim(-i) pokrovom(-i) za iztresalnike z rokama in/ali
glavnikom - Mere in oblika
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
Fahrbare Abfall- und Wertstoffbehälter - Teil 2: Behälter mit 4 Rädern und einem
Nennvolumen bis 1 300 l mit Flachdeckel(n), für Schüttungen mit Zapfenaufnahme
und/oder für Kammschüttungen - Maße und Formgebung
Conteneurs roulants à déchets et de recyclage - Partie 2 : Conteneurs à 4 roues de
capacité inférieure ou égale à 1 300 l à couvercle(s) plat(s), pour lève-conteneurs par
tourillon et/ou à peigne - Dimensions et conception
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 840-2:2020
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 840-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.030.40 Supersedes EN 840-2:2012
English Version
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
Conteneurs roulants à déchets et de recyclage - Partie 2 Fahrbare Abfall- und Wertstoffbehälter - Teil 2:
: Conteneurs à 4 roues de capacité inférieure ou égale à Behälter mit 4 Rädern und einem Nennvolumen bis 1
1 300 l à couvercle(s) plat(s), pour lève-conteneurs par 300 l mit Flachdeckel(n), für Schüttungen mit
tourillon et/ou à peigne - Dimensions et conception Zapfenaufnahme und/oder für Kammschüttungen -
Maße und Formgebung
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 Volumes . 5
5 Dimensions and design . 5
6 Nominal mass . 6
7 Safety and health requirements . 6
8 Testing . 6
9 Marking . 7
10 Designation. 7
Bibliography . 16
European foreword
This document (EN 840-2:2020) 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 840-2:2012.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are listed below:
a) Figure 1 "System dimensions" has been updated;
b) new Figure 7 "Functional dimension for frontal receivers" has been added;
c) former Annex A "Recommendations for manufacturers of lifting devices" has been deleted;
d) the 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.
1 Scope
This document specifies dimensions and design requirements of mobile waste containers with 4
wheels, with flat lid(s) and capacity up to 1 300 l to be used by trunnion and/or comb lifting device.
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:— , 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)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions 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 containers and lifting devices in three languages are given in
Annex A of EN 840-1:2020.
3.1
mobile waste and recycling container
appropriately designed container fitted with wheels intended to temporarily store waste
3.2
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
trunnion lifting device
lifting device in which the picking-up system consists of a pair of arms with automatic locking
mechanism to fit the trunnion to retain the container during emptying
Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: FprEN 1501-5.
3.5
volume
total space inside the container when the lid is closed
Note 1 to entry: See Table 1.
3.6
nominal volume
capacity
volume stated by the manufacturer
Note 1 to entry: See Table 1 without tolerances.
Note 2 to entry: The English term “capacity” and the French term “capacité” are translated in the German
version by the term “Nennvolumen”.
3.7
nominal mass
mass, which is calculated as given in Clause 6
3.8
total permissible mass
mass of the container plus the nominal mass
3.9
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 part of EN 840 identifies the two classes of containers:
— Class I - small size (nominal volume up to 1 000 l);
— Class II - large size (nominal volume between 1 000 l and 1 300 l).
Within the two above-mentioned classes of containers the following volumes are identified: 500 l, 660 l,
770 l, 1 000 l, 1 100 l and 1 200 l. Nominal volumes different from those referenced can be used by
agreement between user and manufacturer. The tolerance of the volumes shall be ± 5 % maximum
measured according to EN 840-5.
5 Dimensions and design
5.1 The design of the containers need not correspond to the drawings given in Figure 1. The
functional dimensions given in Table 1 shall be respected. Recommendations for manufacturers of
lifting devices are given in EN 1501-5.
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. If the container is equipped with a comb receiver, it
shall correspond to Figure 2 (Form A).
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기사 제목: EN 840-2:2020 - 이동식 폐기물 및 재활용용기 - 제2부: 4개의 바퀴가 장착된 트루니언 및/또는 콤비 들어서 이용되는 평면 뚜껑을 가진 1,300리터 이하의 용량용기 - 크기와 디자인 기사 내용: 이 유럽 표준은 4개의 바퀴를 가진 이동식 폐기물용기에 대한 크기와 디자인 요구 사항을 규정한다. 이 컨테이너는 평면 뚜껑이 있으며, 1,300리터 이하의 용량을 갖으며 트루니언 및/또는 콤비 들어서 장착되기 위해 사용된다.
記事タイトル：EN 840-2:2020 - 移動式の廃棄物およびリサイクル容器- 第2部：4つの車輪が付いており、容量が1300リットル以下のフラットな蓋を持つトランニオンおよび/またはコムリフトデバイス用容器- 寸法と設計 記事内容：このヨーロッパ規格は、4つの車輪を持つ移動式の廃棄物容器における寸法と設計要件を定めています。この容器はフラットな蓋が付いており、容量は1300リットル以下で、トランニオンおよび/またはコムリフトデバイスと共に使用されることを目的としています。
The article discusses the EN 840-2:2020 standard, which focuses on mobile waste containers with 4 wheels and a capacity of up to 1,300 liters, equipped with flat lids. The standard outlines the necessary dimensions and design requirements for these containers, specifically for use with trunnion and/or comb lifting devices.
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