Standards and Terms

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 Biodegradability refers to the capability of an object to being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.  

 Compostable means that a product is capable of breaking down into natural elements in a compost environment.   Because it’s broken down into its natural elements it therefore does not cause environmental pollution.

 The   Din Certco Seedling Mark  is given to manufacturers whose products are 100% compostable in industrial composters. The DIN-Geprüft test mark is for products that have been certified to be able to degrade in an industrial composter. 

Manufacturers who are BPI Certified produce products that are certified to break down in commercial composting environments. 

 TUV's OK Compost certification is for products certified to be  biodegradable in an industrial composting plant. 

 TUV's OK biobased certification is for products that are made from renewable materials.