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ISO 17088 2nd Edition, June 1, 2012 Specifications for compostable plastics
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Description / Abstract:
This International Standard specifies procedures and
requirements for the identification and labelling of plastics, and
products made from plastics, that are suitable for recovery through
aerobic composting. The four following aspects are addressed:
a) biodegradation;
b) disintegration during composting;
c) negative effects on the composting process and facility;
d) negative effects on the quality of the resulting compost,
including the presence of high levels of regulated metals and other
harmful components.
This specification is intended to establish the requirements for
the labelling of plastic products and materials, including
packaging made from plastics, as "compostable" or "compostable in
municipal and industrial composting facilities" or "biodegradable
during composting" (for the purposes of this International
Standard, these three expressions are considered to be equivalent).
The labelling will, in addition, have to conform to all
international, regional, national or local regulations (e.g.
European Directive 94/62/EC).
NOTE The recovery of compostable plastics through composting can
be carried out under the conditions found in well-managed
composting plants, where the temperature, water content, aerobic
conditions, carbon/nitrogen ratio and processing conditions are
optimized. Such conditions are generally obtained in industrial and
municipal composting plants. Under these conditions, compostable
plastics will disintegrate and biodegrade at rates comparable to
yard trimmings, kraft paper bags and food scraps.