Plastics. Determination of the degree of disintegration of plastic materials under defined composting conditions in a pilot-scale test

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

12-04-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

17-12-2019

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committee	PRI/89
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	22
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS EN ISO 16929:2021
Supersedes	BS ISO 16929:2013

This document is used to determine the degree of disintegration of plastic materials in a pilot-scale aerobic composting test under defined conditions. It forms part of an overall scheme for the evaluation of the compostability of plastics as outlined in ISO17088.The test method laid down in this document is also used to determine the influence of the test material on the composting process and the quality of the compost obtained. It cannot be used to determine the aerobic biodegradability of a test material. Other methods are available for this (for example, see ISO14851, ISO14852 or ISO14855-1 and ISO14855-2).