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AS 5810-2010
[Pending Revision]Biodegradable plastics - Biodegradable plastics suitable for home composting
Specifies requirements and procedures to determine whether a plastic material is biodegradable in home composting conditions and provides the basis to allow labelling of materials or products made from plastics as ‘home compostable’, for use in home composting systems.
Published: 26/07/2010
Pages: 10
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope
2 Referenced documents∗
3 Definitions
4 General requirements and considerations
4.1 Equivalent form
4.2 Different components
4.3 Conditions prior to entering a home composting process
5 Assessment
5.1 Designation
5.2 Assessment
5.3 Characterization
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Criteria
5.4 Biodegradability
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Aerobic biodegradability
5.4.2.1 Criteria
5.4.2.2 Test method
5.5 Disintegration
5.5.1 General
5.5.2 Criteria
5.5.3 Test method
5.6 Compost quality
5.6.1 General
5.6.2 Negative effect
5.6.2.1 Criteria
5.6.2.2 Test method
5.6.2.3 Report
5.6.3 Ecotoxicity
5.6.3.1 General
5.6.3.2 Criteria
5.6.3.3 Test method
5.6.3.3.1 General
5.6.3.3.2 Reference substrate
5.6.3.3.3 Preparation of samples
5.6.3.3.4 Procedure
5.6.3.3.5 Calculation and comparison of results
6 Recording of assessment outcome
6.1 Check list
6.2 Supporting documentation
7 Organization of a test scheme
Appendix A
Appendix B
Cited references in this standard
EN 13432
Packaging—Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation—Test scheme and evaluation criteria for the final acceptance of packaging
[Current]
Biodegradable plastics - Biodegradable plastics suitable for composting and other microbial treatment
[Withdrawn]
Plastic materials — Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability in an aqueous medium — Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide
[Withdrawn]
Plastic materials — Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability and disintegration under controlled composting conditions — Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide
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