Do you want to be sure you are making the right biodegradable claims for your products or packaging?

Biodegradability Testing

There are more emerging regulations on green claims such as biodegradable. On the other hand, consumers prefer biodegradable products as they are believed to be more environmentally friendly and can decompose over time in the natural environment.

To meet regulators and consumers' expectations, brands, retailers, and manufacturers should examine and qualify product biodegradability performance.

Intertek offers comprehensive biodegradability testing against various standards, such as:

• ASTM D6691 – determines the aerobic biodegradation of plastic materials in the marine environment

• ASTM D5338 / ISO 14855 – determines aerobic biodegradability under controlled compost conditions

• ASTM D6400 – requirement for the labeling of plastics designed to be aerobically composted in municipal or industrial facilities

• ASTM D5511 / ISO 15985 – determines anaerobic biodegradation of plastic materials under high-solids anaerobic-digestion conditions