1、February 2008DEUTSCHE NORM English price group 8No part of this standard may be reproduced without prior permission ofDIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).ICS 13.030.50; 83.080.20!$
2、L=B“1412631www.din.deDDIN EN 15343Plastics Recycled Plastics Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity andrecycled contentEnglish version of DIN EN 15343:2008-02Kunststoffe Kunststoff-Rezyklate Rckverfolgbarkeit bei der Kunststoffverwertung und Bewertung der Konformitt und desRezy
3、klatgehaltsEnglische Fassung DIN EN 15343:2008-02www.beuth.deDocument comprises 12 pagesDIN EN 15343:2008-02 2 National foreword This standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics” (Secretariat: NBN, Belgium). The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the N
4、ormenausschuss Kunststoffe (Plastics Standards Committee), Technical Committee NA 054-01-06 AA Kunststoffverwertung. EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 15343December 2007ICS 13.030.50; 83.080.20English VersionPlastics - Recycled Plastics - Plastics recycling traceability andassessment
5、 of conformity and recycled contentPlastiques - Plastiques recycls - Traabilit du recyclagedes plastiques et valuation de la conformit et de la teneuren produits recyclsKunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Rckverfolgbarkeit beider Kunststoffverwertung und Bewertung der Konformittund des Rezyklatgeha
6、ltsThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 November 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical re
7、ferences concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member
8、into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia
9、, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 20
10、07 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 15343:2007: EEN 15343:2007 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword. 3 Introduction 4 1 Scope 6 2 Normative references . 6 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6 4 Methodology and proced
11、ures 7 4.1 Control of input material 7 4.2 Control of the recyclate production process .7 4.3 Plastics recyclate characterisation. 7 4.4 Traceability 7 5 Quality assurance . 8 6 Recycled content 9 Bibliography . 10 DIN EN 15343:2008-02 EN 15343:2007 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 15343:2007) has b
12、een prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2008, and conflicting national standards sh
13、all be withdrawn at the latest by June 2008. 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 responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This standard is one part of series of CE
14、N publications on Plastics Recycling which is structured as follows: EN 15342, Plastics Recycled Plastics Characterization of polystyrene (PS) recyclates EN 15343, Plastics Recycled Plastics Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity and recycled content EN 15344, Plastics Recycled
15、 Plastics Characterisation of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates EN 15345, Plastics Recycled Plastics Plastics recyclate characterisation of (PP) recyclates EN 15346, Plastics Recycled plastics Characterisation of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) recyclates EN 15347, Plastics Recycled Plastics Characterisation
16、of plastics wastes EN 15348, Plastics Recycled plastics Characterization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) recyclates CEN/TR 15353, Plastics Recycled plastics Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled plastics According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standar
17、ds organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Port
18、ugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. DIN EN 15343:2008-02 EN 15343:2007 (E) 4 Introduction Recycling of plastic waste is one type of material recovery process intended to save resources (virgin raw materials, water, and energy), while minimising harmf
19、ul emissions into air, water and soil as well as any impacts on human health. The environmental impact of recycling has to be assessed over the whole life cycle of the recycling system (from the waste generation point to the disposal of final residues). To ensure that recycling constitutes the best
20、environmental option for treating the available waste, some prerequisites preferably should be met: recycling scheme being contemplated should generate lower environmental impacts than alternative recovery options; existing or potential market outlets should be identified that will secure a sustaina
21、ble industrial recycling operation; collection and sorting schemes should be properly designed to deliver recyclable plastics waste fractions fitting reasonably well with the available recycling technologies and with the (changing) needs of the identified market outlets, preferably at minimum costs
22、for society. This standard has been produced in accordance with the guidance produced by CEN on Environmental Aspects and in accordance with CEN/TR 15353 Plastics Recycled plastics Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled plastics. NOTE CEN/TR 15353 considers the general environmenta
23、l aspects which are specific to the recycling process. Legislation, international standards or end users may require traceability of the constituent components of products in order to allow better product control or to locate and withdraw unwanted material and/or defective products from the market.
24、The purpose of this standard is to describe the necessary procedures for mechanical recycling that are needed for products that have been manufactured completely or in part from recycled plastics and need proof of traceability. It will enable producers to use the recycled materials with confidence a
25、nd it will provide the end users with a basis for their acceptance. However it is often impossible to trace back each individual product at the end user stage and to check the use of the product through its life. Consequently products are out of industrial control for a period of time. It is possibl
26、e that during this period contamination with other materials may occur that could affect the products suitability for recycling into the intended applications. In that case the recyclers have two options. Either their input control or sorting equipment guarantee that contaminants do not enter the re
27、cycling process or the recyclers must use a qualified process in which the pollution and/or mixed materials are removed to such levels that they do not affect the intended application for the recycled material. In addition, during processing and use of the original product, chemical or structural ch
28、anges in the material, may have occurred. In that case the recyclers can recycle into new materials with reduced properties, or they can try to repair the material damage, or they enhance the material properties by addition of virgin components or additives. A recycling process should be designed su
29、ch that contaminants or material damage that might have an influence on the intended application are removed or repaired to such an extent that they will not negatively influence the suitability of the recycled material for the intended application. If such contamination or damage cannot be removed
30、or repaired during recycling, the purchase and/or DIN EN 15343:2008-02 EN 15343:2007 (E) 5 control of the incoming materials should guarantee that contaminated or damaged material does not enter the process in sufficient quantity to affect the properties of the recyclate. Controls of the input mater
31、ial, of the recycling process and of the material produced are the prime instruments that determine the quality of recycled products. If the origin of all the component parts of a product, virgin as well as recyclates, is known it is possible to calculate the recycled content of the product, a value
32、 which may be required by customers or regulators. DIN EN 15343:2008-02 EN 15343:2007 (E) 6 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the procedures needed for the traceability of recycled plastics. This gives the basis for the calculation procedure for the recycled content of a product. This standar
33、d is applicable without prejudice to any existing legislation. NOTE The procedures are needed to formulate or describe the traceability, while the traceability can be used as a basis for calculating the recycled content 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for
34、the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 15342, Plastics Recycled plastics Characterisation of polystyrene (PS) recyclates EN 15344, Plastics Re
35、cycled plastics Characterisation of polyethylene (PE) recyclates EN 15345, Plastics Recycled plastics Plastics recyclate characterisation of (PP) recyclates EN 15346, Plastics Recycled plastics Characterisation of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) recyclatesEN 15347, Plastics Recycled plastics Characterisa
36、tion of plastics wastesEN 15348, Plastics Recycled plastics Characterisation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) recyclatesCEN/TR 15353:2007, Plastics Recycled plastics Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled plastics EN ISO 472:2001, Plastics Vocabulary (ISO 472:1999) EN ISO 1402
37、1, Environmental labels and declarations Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling) (ISO 14021:1999) ISO 17422, Plastics Environmental aspects General guidelines for their inclusion in standards 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms For the purposes of this European St
38、andard, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 472:2001 and those prepared in CEN/TR 15353:2007 and the following apply. 3.1 qualified recycling process recycling process producing material which meets the requirements for the intended applications 3.2 challenge test test of a recycling process i
39、n which purposely specified contaminants or damaged materials are introduced in prescribed quantities to judge the ability of the recycling process to produce material with certain specified properties DIN EN 15343:2008-02 EN 15343:2007 (E) 7 3.3 recycled content percentage by weight of recycled mat
40、erial in a product 4 Methodology and procedures 4.1 Control of input material The collection and sorting schemes shall be properly designed to deliver recyclable plastics waste fractions fitting reasonably well with the available recycling technologies and with the (changing) needs of the identified
41、 market outlets, preferably at minimum costs. Control of the input materials shall be carried out according to EN 15347. Batch identification shall be required. Collectors and sorters shall keep records on incoming and sorted products as set out in Table 1. NOTE Waste plastics are collected in diffe
42、rent ways depending on their origin. Household packaging can be collected via kerbside collection of specific fractions, by bring systems, where used products are deposited in containers by users, or by deposit systems. The collected waste is often concentrated at sorting centres where it can be sor
43、ted according to its colour, previous function or chemical composition. End of life products such as electronic equipment or vehicles are returned by the consumer to the supplier, then sent to specialised companies for dismantling and ultimate recovery of the plastics content. During demolition of c
44、ivil constructions, plastics-containing parts are separated out and sent to specialised companies for further sorting. Production waste is collected from the producers and converters, often by dealers who may granulate or otherwise concentrate it. 4.2 Control of the recyclate production process Cont
45、rol of the recycling process is required to guarantee proper functioning in line with good manufacturing practice. This will include: recording the process variables; quality control testing of the products delivered by the process; batch identification of the output. For specific applications, chal
46、lenge tests will be required to demonstrate that the process is capable of delivering products that meet the requirements of the application, for example food applications, automotive. 4.3 Plastics recyclate characterisation In order that the purchaser of the recyclate may have confidence in the qua
47、lity of the product, the supplier shall provide characteristics of the batch of recyclate following the relevant standard, e.g. EN 15342, EN 15344, EN 15345, EN 15346 or EN 15348. 4.4 Traceability To ensure the necessary traceability according to the intended application, the supplier of the recycla
48、te shall provide data for each stage described above (4.1, 4.2 and 4.3). See also Table 1. All procedures for the identification and the recording of the data shall be appropriately documented and recorded. DIN EN 15343:2008-02 EN 15343:2007 (E) 8 The purchaser shall ensure that the level of traceab
49、ility is suitable for the intended application. NOTE Since traceability of each individual item of waste is not realistic, and not necessary for qualified processes, the traceability should start from the sorting centers for household waste and end of life products. For industrial waste, traceability should start from the plastic producer or converter where the waste originates. The sorting centers and the recyclers should achieve traceability by giving each batch
