Appendix “Destruction instructions”
General
Publication No. Date Valid from serial number T-code
261828-040 2008-08-21 6051502 815, 816
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18 –  Appendix “Destruction 
instructions”
18.1  General
These destruction instructions have been introduced to support our 
company's objective of protecting the environment. By recycling mate
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rials, resources can be utilised more efficiently, while emission of unde-
sirable substances is reduced.
The instructions below indicate the proper sorting category for the 
materials used in the various truck components. To achieve optimum 
sorting, all components should be disassembled to a level correspond
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ing to the sorting categories.
18.2  Marking of plastics
18.2.1 General marking of products and 
packaging material
Markings on plastics consist of three arrows, a number and usually also 
a designation for the plastic material used. The picture shows an exam
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ple with the marking for polypropylene.
• 01: PET – Polyethylene terephthalate
• 02: PE-HD – Polyethylene with High Density
• 03: PVC – Polyvinyl chloride
• 04: PE-LD – Polyethylene with Low Density
• 05: PP - Polypropylene
• 06: PS – Polystyrene
• 07: O – Others