1、Designation:D640012Standard Specification forLabeling of Plastics Designed to be Aerobically Compostedin Municipal or Industrial Facilities1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6400;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case
2、 of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers plastics and products madefrom plastics that are designed to be compost
3、ed under aerobicconditions in municipal and industrial aerobic compostingfacilities,where thermophilic conditions are achieved.1.2 This specification is intended to establish the require-ments for labeling of materials and products,including pack-aging made from plastics,as“compostable in aerobic mu
4、nici-pal and industrial composting facilities.”1.3 The properties in this specification are those required todetermine if end items(including packaging),which useplastics and polymers as coatings or binders will compostsatisfactorily,in large scale aerobic municipal or industrialcomposting facilitie
5、s.Maximum throughput is a high priorityto composters and the intermediate stages of plastic disintegra-tion and biodegradation not be visible to the end user foraesthetic reasons.1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains to the testmethods portion of this standard:This standard does notpurpor
6、t to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associatedwith its use.It is the responsibility of the user of this standardto establish appropriate health and safety practices and todetermine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior touse.NOTE1This test method is equivalent to ISO 17088.2.R
7、eferenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D883 Terminology Relating to PlasticsD5338 Test Method for Determining Aerobic Biodegrada-tion of Plastic Materials Under Controlled CompostingConditions,Incorporating Thermophilic Temperatures2.2 Organization for Economic Development(OECD)Stan-dard:3OECD Guide
8、line 208 Terrestrial Plant Test:Seedling Emer-gence and Seedling Growth Test2.3 Comite Europeen de Normalisation(CEN):4EN 13432:2000,2000 CEN/TC 261/SC 4 N 99 Packag-ingRequirements for Packaging Recoverable throughComposting and BiodegradationTest Scheme andEvaluation Criteria for the Final Accepta
9、nce of Packaging(EN 13432)2.4 ISO Standard:4ISO 148551 Determination of the ultimate aerobic biode-gradability of plastic materials under controlled compost-ing conditionsMethod by analysis of evolved carbondioxidePart 1:General methodISO 148552 Determination of the ultimate aerobic biode-gradabilit
10、y of plastic materials under controlled compost-ing conditionsMethod by analysis of evolved carbondioxidePart 2:Gravimetric measurement of carbondioxide evolved in a laboratory-scale testISO 16929 PlasticsDetermination of the Degree of Disin-tegration of Plastic Materials under Defined CompostingCon
11、ditions in a Pilot-Scale TestISO 17088 Specifications for Compostable PlasticsISO 20200 Determination of the degree of disintegration ofplastic materials under simulated composting conditionsin a laboratory-scale test2.5 U.S.Government Standard:540 CFR Part 503.13 Standards for the Use or Disposal o
12、fSewage Sludge2.6 Canadian Government Standard:6Trade Memorandum T-4-93 Standards for Metals in Fertil-izers and Supplements1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 onPlastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.96 on Environmen-tally Degradable Plastics a
13、nd Biobased Products.Current edition approved May 15,2012.Published May 2012.Originallyapproved in 1999.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as D6400-04.DOI:10.1520/D6400-12.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For An
14、nual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Organization for Economic Development,Director ofInformation,2 rue Andre Pascal,75775 Paris Cedex 16,France.4Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.4
15、3rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.5Code of Federal Regulations,available from U.S.Government Printing Office,Washington,DC 20402.6Available from the Canadian Food Inspections Agency,Fertilizer Section,Ottawa,Canada*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
16、Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:Definitions appearing in this specificationare found in Terminology D883,unless otherwise noted.3.1.1 biodegradable plastica degradable plastic in whichthe degradation results from the action of naturally occurringmicroorganisms such as bacteria,fungi,and algae.3.1.2 compostable plastica plastic that undergoes degra-dation by biological processes during compo