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Environ™ is a fully
biodegradable and compostable plastic that conforms to ASTM D 6400 and EN 13432 norms.
For a product to be biodegradable, it has to
meet all 4 phases of testing as tabulated under ASTM D 6400 and EN 13432.
Environ™ has been
tested by Organic Waste Systems N.V, Belgium.
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Phase 1:
Material Characteristics:
Specifies permissible levels for volatile
content & heavy metals.
Infrared Analysis of the
material.
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Phase
2:
Aerobic
Biodegradation
under controlled
composting
conditions:
ISO 14855
(2005)
ASTM D-5338-98 (2003)
A 76 day test period at 58°C under controlled
composting conditions, following which an inoculum is derived from the
compost and a quantitative test is conducted on the inoculum.
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Phase
3:
Pilot Scale
Composting
+ Sieving
Test
ISO 16929
(2002)
EN 14045 (2003)
Determines the degree of biodegradation of
Environ™ in a pilot-scale test.
The sieved compost is used for further tests such as physical, chemical
and eco-toxicity tests.
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Phase
4:
Barley Plant Growth Test:
Evaluates any toxic effect of the inoculum
compost containing
Environ™
in comparison to a blank compost in which no
Environ™
was composted.
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