BIOPLAST - Standards / labels

MATERIALS COMPLIANT WITH EUROPEAN STANDARDS

Depending on characteristics (weight, thickness, etc.) and method of manufacture (adding certified colour and inks), products manufactured with BIOPLAST materials are biodegradable and compostable in compliance with European Standard EN 13432.

The European Standard EN 13432 focuses on 4 main points:

	Controlling constituents with checks for the absence of heavy metals.

	The biodegradability threshold required is 90% within no more than 6 months.

	Disintegration: no remaining material fragment in excess of 2 x 2 mm after 12 weeks.

	Humus ecotoxicity.

To guarantee compliance with this standard, certification organizations have created labels.

	The Belgian organization AIB VINCOTTE has created "OK Compost", a compliance label for EN 13432, recognized by AFNOR and LNE.

	The German organization Din Certco has created "Compostable", a compliance label for standard DIN EN 13432.