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On
this page you will find periodically the Plastic Omnium Urban
System "advice files". They contain the fullest details possible
on practical, technical and legal information etc. on one of
our fields of activity.
 WHAT
HAPPENS TO SORTED WASTE ?
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Glass,
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Plastic,
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Paper,
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MÈtal,
(non-ferrous metals)
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Sorted and washed it becomes CULLET
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Sorted according to type (PVC, PET,
etc.), it is shredded into chips.
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Sorted according to type, it is stacked
in bales.
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Sorted by magnet.
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CULLET is re-melted
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Chips are ground into granules.
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The bales are transformed into paper
paste.
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Melted down metal is transformed into
bars..
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It becomes glass again, because glass
can be recycled indefinitely.
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It becomes handling pallets, pipes,
etc..
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It becomes paper, newsprint, corrugated
cardboard, packaging, etc.
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It becomes sheet metal, aluminium
trays, etc..
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VARIOUS
STANDARD EXISTING IN EUROPE
Since
20th July 1997, the various standards existing in Europe (AFNOR,
DIN, UNI, etc.) have been replaced by European standards which
means that there is now a single, joint reference for countries
within the European community.
These new standards have harmonised general
specifications of wheeled bins and their interfaces with lifting
devices.
The six published European standards are :
- EN 840-1 : 2-wheel containers of 60l, 80l, 90l, 100l,
120l, 130l, 140l, 210l, 240l, 340l and 390l for comb lifting
devices.
- EN 840-2 : 4-wheel containers of 500l, 660l, 770l and
1200l with flat lids for trunnion and/or comb lifting devices.
- EN 840-3 : 4-wheel containers of 750l, 1100l and 1300l
with convex lids for trunnion and/or comb lifting devices.
- EN 840-4 : 4-wheel containers of 770l, 1000l, 1300l, 1400l,
1500l, 1600l and 1700l with flat lids for wide-trunnion
lifting devices or BG tippers and/or wide-comb lifting devices.
- EN 840-5 : Wheeled containers. Performance requirements
and testing methods.
- EN 840-6 : Wheeled containers. Hygiene and safety requirements.
- EN standards 840 parts 1 to 4 define only the size and
design of containers.
- Part 5 of the EN standard defines a level of performance
higher than that of existing national standards, based on
a greater number of mechanical tests, whilst part 6 of the
EN standard includes handling and work safety requirements
not previously defined.
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