Hydropol™ has passed the Indian Standard Specification for Compostable Plastics – IS/ISO 17088 (2008): Specifications for Compostable Plastics [PCD 12: Plastics].
In order to differentiate and distinguish bioplastics from conventional plastics and for bioplastics to be considered as compostable, set standards need to be met before they can obtain a certain label/certification.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies).
The test was conducted by the CIPET: Institute of Plastics Technology, the only government body for testing compostable plastics which is considered to be a top-ranking institute.
A sample of Hydropol™ film was tested using the specification ISO 17088:2012, of which the following four aspects were addressed:
- Biodegradation;
- Disintegration during compostinq ;
- Negative effects on the composting process and facility;
- Negative effects on the quality of the resulting compost, including the presence of high levels of regulated metals and other harmful components.
ISO: 17088 : 2008 is equivalent to international test standards EN 13432 : 2000 Packaging, ASTM D6400 : 1999 Standard Specification for compostable plastics or ASTM D 5338 : 1998 Standard test method for determining aerobic biodegradation of plastic materials under controlled composting conditions.
The full specification document and certification can be found here.
