EN 13432 | CEN | Packaging-Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation-Test scheme and evaluation criteria for the final acceptance of packaging | Determine the compostability and anaerobic treatability of packaging and packaging materials |
EN 14995 | CEN | Plastics-Evaluation of compostability-Test scheme and specifications | Determine the compostability or anaerobic treatability of plastic materials by addressing four characteristics: (1) Biodegradability, (2) Disintegration during biological treatment, (3) Effect on the biological treatment process and (4) effect on the quality of the resulting compost |
EN/ISO 20200 | CEN/ISO | Plastics-Determination of the degree of disintegration of plastic materials under simulated composting conditions in a laboratory-scale test | Determine the degree of disintegration of plastic materials in a pilot-scale aerobic composting test under defined conditions |
EN 14045 | CEN | Packaging-Evaluation of the disintegration of packaging materials in practical oriented tests under defined composting conditions | Measure the biodegradability of packaging materials that are mixed with biowaste and spontaneously composted for 12 weeks in practical oriented composting conditions |
EN 14046 | CEN | Packaging-Evaluation of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of packaging materials under controlled composting conditions-Method by analysis of released carbon dioxide | Evaluate the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of packaging materials based on organic compounds under controlled composting conditions by measurement of released carbon dioxide at the end of the test |
EN/ISO 14855-1 | CEN/ISO | Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials under controlled composting conditions- Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide-Part 1: General method | Determine the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastics, based on organic compounds, under controlled composting conditions by measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide evolved and the degree of disintegration of the plastic at the end of the test. The test method is designed to yield the percentage conversion of the carbon in the test material to evolved carbon dioxide as well as the rate of conversion |
EN/ISO 14855-2 | CEN/ISO | Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials under controlled composting conditions- Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide-Part 2: Gravimetric measurement of carbon dioxide evolved in a laboratory-scale test | Determine the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials under controlled composting conditions. The method is designed to yield an optimum rate of biodegradation by adjusting the humidity, aeration and temperature of the composting vessel |
EN 17033 | CEN | Plastics Biodegradable mulch films for use in agriculture and horticulture Requirements and test methods | The latest standard to evaluate the biodegradability of biodegradable mulch films |