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Are containers also accepted for return when they have not been emptied?
No. The general rule is that all containers returned via the SCHÜTZ TICKET SERVICE must be completely empty.
When does a container count as being completely empty? Containers are deemed by the SCHÜTZ TICKET SERVICE to be completely empty if the residual amount of low-viscosity filling goods is less than 0.1% of the nominal volume and that of high-viscosity goods less than 0.5% of the nominal volume. > example
0.1% or 0.5% of the nominal volume – what does that mean?
You will find the nominal volume of the container printed on the identification plate after the container type (LX, MX, SX, GX). The volume may be 640, 820, 1000 or 1250 litres. Accordingly, the nominal volume will be as follows:
- 640 l inner bottle: 0.64 l (approx 0.64 kg) or 3.2 l (approx 3.2 kg)
- 820 l inner bottle: 0.82 l (approx 0.82 kg) or 4.1 l (approx 4.1 kg)
- 1000 l inner bottle: 1 l (approx 1 kg) or 5 l (approx 5 kg)
- 1250 l inner bottle: 1,25 l (approx 1,25 kg) or 6,25 l (approx 6,25 kg)
- (For US purposes: max. 1 gallon)
I have got residual amounts of different products in one container (product mix) – can I return this container via the SCHÜTZ TICKET SERVICE?
Definitely not. IBCs returned via the SCHÜTZ TICKET SERVICE may only have been filled with the product stated on the identification plate etc. In other words, not a product mix!
What’s more, the mixing of filling products can pose a great danger to humans and the environment, either in the actual process of mixing or as a result of an accident, if the details of filling goods were not correct.
My containers are not quite empty – should I thin down the residual amounts of product with water or other solvents?
Here, too, the answer is a definite “no”. For one thing, the same applies here that adding a foreign substance can be dangerous. For another, this might possibly only lead to an increase in the amount of residual product, which would take you further away from meeting the collection limit.
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