The EN 13432 standard, a European standard, describes the requirements for packaging that can be recovered by composting and biodegradation, and provides a test scheme and evaluation criteria for the final acceptance of the packaging.

Although biodegradable materials can return to nature and disappear completely, they sometimes leave residue behind. Compostable materials, on the other hand, make a nutrient-packed product called humus, which is great for plants. In short, compostable products are biodegradable, but there is an added benefit.

The EN 13432 standard gives manufacturers the opportunity to prove that the certification scheme and their products are harmless for the composting process.

Bioplastics can be treated in industrial composting facilities if their compostability has been proven to international standards. Plastic products can provide proof of their compostability by successfully meeting the harmonized European standards EN 13432 or EN 14995. These two standards define the technical specification for the compostability of bioplastic products.

EN 13432: 2000 Packaging standard is a harmonized European standard in conjunction with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC in force in European Union countries. This standard allows the assumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive. It has been translated and implemented in all European Member States.

The EN 14995: 2006 Plastics standard includes the evaluation of compostability, test scheme and technical specifications. The scope of this standard expands when used in non-packaging applications. The EN 13432 standard is valid when plastic is used for packaging.

Standardization studies are efforts by industrial parties to define criteria for the definition of products and services. Here, it is aimed to overcome the barriers arising from uncertain or incompatible characteristics and to facilitate competition and business growth. The use of standards is voluntary, ie whether compliance with a standard is sought is at the discretion of the entity.

Our organization provides very different certification services for businesses in various sectors and carries out the necessary testing, analysis, control and evaluation activities within this framework. In these works, it always follows domestic and foreign standards, applicable legal regulations and generally accepted practices. Our organization has a trained and experienced staff and advanced technological facilities. In this context, requesting businesses,It also provides compost certification and C-Label (Compost Labeling) compost labeling services.