1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationPD CEN/TS 16398:2012Plastics Template for r e p o r t i n g a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n of bio-based carbon content and recovery options of biopolymers and bioplastics Data s
2、heetPD CEN/TS 16398:2012 PUBLISHED DOCUMENTNational forewordThis Published Document is the UK implementation of CEN/TS 16398:2012.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to T e c h n i c a l C o m m i t t e e P R I / - / 1 , G B C o - o r d i n a t i o n f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l
3、 work on plastics standards.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution
4、2012. Published by BSI Standards Limited 2012.ISBN 978 0 580 77791 2 ICS 83.080.01 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.This Published Document was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2012.Amendments
5、issued since publicationDate T e x t a f f e c t e dPD CEN/TS 16398:2012TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SPCIFICATION TECHNIQUE TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION CEN/TS 16398 October 2012 ICS 83.080.01 English Version Plastics - Template for reporting and communication of bio-based carbon content and recovery options
6、 of biopolymers and bioplastics - Data sheet Plastiques - Modle pour le rapport et la communication de la teneur en carbone biosourc et des options de valorisations des biopolymres et bioplastiques - Fiche technique Kunststoffe - Vorlage fr die Angabe des Gehaltes an biobasiertem Kohlenstoff und der
7、 Verwertungsmglichkeiten fr Biopolymere und Biokunststoffe - Datenblatt This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 16 July 2012 for provisional application. The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be request
8、ed to submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard. CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. I
9、t is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denma
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12、 16398:2012 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 3Introduction .41 Scope 52 Normative references 53 Terms and definitions .54 Claims on biopolymers and bioplastics 65 Evaluation and verification of the claims 76 Data sheet for biopolymers and bioplastics .76.1 General rules 76.2 Plastic item identification
13、.86.2.1 Material/product designation 86.2.2 Producer/manufacturer identification .86.2.3 Intended end uses .86.3 Bio-based carbon content 86.4 Recovery options .86.4.1 Organic recyclability (biodegradability and compostability) 86.4.2 Identification coding for material recycling 86.4.3 Energy recove
14、rability 86.4.4 Additional information 9Annex A (normative) Template for a “Data sheet for biopolymers and bioplastics items“ . 10Annex B (informative) Examples of data sheets . 11B.1 Example 1 11B.2 Example 2 12B.3 Example 3 13Bibliography . 14PD CEN/TS 16398:2012CEN/TS 16398:2012 (E) 3 Foreword Th
15、is document (CEN/TS 16398:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsi
16、ble for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to announce this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
17、Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. PD CEN/TS 16398:2012CEN/TS 16398:2012
18、 (E) 4 Introduction CEN/TR 15932 1 gives recommendations for the terminology and the characterisation of biopolymers and bioplastics. Biopolymers and bioplastics can be either bio-based (based on biomass) or biodegradable in industrial composting plants, or both. Furthermore, in the biomedical secto
19、r the terms biopolymer and bioplastic mainly refer to the biological compatibility with living tissues. As a consequence, the terms “biopolymer“ and “bioplastic“ can identify products with very different characteristics. The different characteristics which relate to the “bio-“prefix can thus be a po
20、tential source of confusion as recognised by CEN/TR 15392. As the result of chemical modifications or the combination with non-biodegradable parts, the biodegradable nature of the original biological raw material can be lost in the final biopolymer rendering it non-biodegradable. This is a potential
21、 problem especially for disposable products as the end-user may mistake bio-based for biodegradable products and vice-versa. The terms biopolymer and bioplastic are not exhaustive and more detailed information needs to be declared in order to better specify the real nature and properties of each bio
22、polymer or bioplastic. PD CEN/TS 16398:2012CEN/TS 16398:2012 (E) 5 1 Scope This Technical Specification specifies a template for reporting and communication of characteristics covering bio-based carbon content and recovery options (i.e. organic recycling, material recycling and energy recovery) of a
23、 given item in commercial business-to-business transactions by means of a specific data sheet for biopolymers and bioplastics. This Technical Specification also gives the relevant methods for the evaluation and verification of the claims. This Technical Specification provides the principles and requ
24、irements for the communication of selected claims in the field of environmental performance and characteristics to be used with reference to items such as biopolymers, bioplastic materials, semi-finished bioplastic products and finished bioplastic products, including composites, before it is availab
25、le to the end-user or consumer. This Technical Specification is not intended for use in communicating biobased-content and recovery options in business to consumer communications Biocompatible polymers and plastics for medical applications, covered by specific provisions, are out of the scope of thi
26、s document. NOTE This Technical Specification does not override, or in any way change, legally required information, claims or labelling, or any other applicable legal requirements. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and a
27、re indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 13431, Packaging Requirements for packaging recoverable in the form of energy recovery, including s
28、pecification of minimum inferior calorific value EN 13432, Packaging Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation Test scheme and evaluation criteria for the final acceptance of packaging EN 14995, Plastics Evaluation of compostability Test scheme and specifications C
29、EN/TS 16137, Plastics Determination of the bio-based carbon content CEN/TS 16295, Plastics Declaration of the bio-based carbon content EN ISO 14020:2001, Environmental labels and declarations General principles (ISO 14020:2000) EN ISO 14021:2001, Environmental labels and declarations Self-declared e
30、nvironmental claims (Type II environmental labelling) (ISO 14021:1999) ISO 1928, Solid mineral fuels Determination of gross calorific value by the bomb calorimetric method, and calculation of net calorific value ISO 15270:2008, Plastics Guidelines for the recovery and recycling of plastics waste 3 T
31、erms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 15270:2008 and the following apply. PD CEN/TS 16398:2012CEN/TS 16398:2012 (E) 6 3.1 bio-based carbon content amount of carbon in a sample that is of recent origin, as evidenced by its 14C isotope content S
32、OURCE: CEN/TR 15932:2010 Note 1 to entry: The amount of bio-based carbon in a material or product is often expressed as a percent of the weight (mass) of the total organic carbon of this material or product. 3.2 biomass material of biological origin excluding material embedded in geological formatio
33、n or fossilised SOURCE: CEN/TR 15932:2010 3.3 biomass content mass fraction of bio-based material in a sample Note 1 to entry: Claims of biomass content are difficult to verify due to lack of standards. SOURCE: CEN/TR 15932:2010 3.4 bio-based plastic plastic in which constitutional units are totally
34、 or in part from biomass origin 3.5 bio-based polymer polymer in which constitutional units are totally or in part from biomass origin SOURCE: CEN/TR 15932:2010 Note 1 to entry: The terms biosourced, biogenic, biomass-based, and renewable based are often used as equivalent to bio-based by different
35、communication media. 3.6 business-to-consumer transaction transaction that occurs between a company and a consumer, as opposed to a transaction between companies Note 1 to entry: The term may also describe a company that provides goods or services for consumers. 3.7 business-to-business transaction
36、transaction that occurs between a company and another company, as opposed to a transaction involving a consumer Note 1 to entry: The term may also describe a company that provides goods or services for another company. 4 Claims on biopolymers and bioplastics Several and different claims may be used
37、in order to communicate the characteristics of biopolymers and bioplastics. The objective of this Technical Specification is to harmonise the use of some claims specified in Clause 6, which are essential to describe biopolymers and bioplastics. PD CEN/TS 16398:2012CEN/TS 16398:2012 (E) 7 5 Evaluatio
38、n and verification of the claims The evaluation and verification of the claims shall be in accordance with the principles given in EN ISO 14020:2001 and EN ISO 14021:2001, as follows: a) Principle 1: environmental labels and declarations shall be accurate, verifiable, relevant and not misleading. b)
39、 Principle 2: procedures and requirements for environmental labels and declarations shall not be prepared, adopted, or applied with a view to, or with the effect of, creating unnecessary obstacles to international trade. c) Principle 3: environmental labels and declarations shall be based on scienti
40、fic methodology that is sufficiently thorough and comprehensive to support the claim and that produces results that are accurate and reproducible. d) Principle 4: information concerning the procedure, methodology, and any criteria used to support environmental labels and declarations shall be availa
41、ble and provided upon request to all interested parties. e) Principle 5: the development of environmental labels and declarations shall take into consideration all relevant aspects of the life cycle of the product. f) Principle 6: environmental labels and declarations shall not inhibit innovation wh
42、ich maintains or has the potential to improve environmental performance. g) Principle 7: any administrative requirements or information demands related to environmental labels and declarations shall be limited to those necessary to establish conformance with applicable criteria and standards of the
43、labels and declarations. h) Principle 8: the process of developing environmental labels and declarations should include an open, participatory consultation with interested parties. Reasonable efforts should be made to achieve a consensus throughout the process. i) Principle 9: information on the env
44、ironmental aspects of products and services relevant to an environmental label or declaration shall be available to purchasers and potential purchasers from the party making the environmental label or declaration. 6 Data sheet for biopolymers and bioplastics 6.1 General rules The claims of the chara
45、cteristics of the biopolymers or bioplastics shall be provided by using a template, as shown in Annex A. This template includes three parts: a) identification of the plastic item; b) bio-based carbon content; c) recovery options. Unless otherwise indicated in the template, every field shall be fille
46、d in. If information is not available or not relevant for the intended uses, an appropriate rationale shall be included. NOTE For some items the requested information may be not relevant, e.g. the compostability for durable products, e.g. construction products. PD CEN/TS 16398:2012CEN/TS 16398:2012
47、(E) 8 6.2 Plastic item identification 6.2.1 Material/product designation This information is needed in order to unequivocally identify the material/product (e.g. trademark, grade, reference, etc.). 6.2.2 Producer/manufacturer identification This information is needed in order to unequivocally identi
48、fy the producer/manufacturer. The registered office address of the producer/manufacturer shall be provided, if different. 6.2.3 Intended end uses The intended end use sector and application shall be provided. EXAMPLES “Agriculture/mulch films“, “construction/insulation panels“, “packaging/bottles“,
49、“tableware/ drinking cup“, “automotive/fluid transfer lines”. The application may also be characterised and indicated as durable or disposable. 6.3 Bio-based carbon content The bio-based carbon content, determined in accordance with CEN/TS 16137, shall be declared according to CEN/TS 16295. 6.4 Recovery options 6.4.1 Organic recyclability (biodegradability and compostability) If relevant, the biodegradability and compostability of biopolymers and bioplastics should be evaluated in accordance
