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DIN EN 13432:2000
Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation - Test scheme and evaluation criteria for the final acceptance of packaging; English version of DIN EN 13432
The document specifies requirements and procedures to determine the compostability and anaeobic treatability of packaging and packaging 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.
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Deutsches Institut für Normung [din]