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5. Framework for environmental claims
5.1 Compostability and biodegradability claims
During the second decade of the 21st century compostable or biodegradable plastic had become a panacea. A plastic that turns into CO 2 and yields compost, what a marvel! The 2020s are more circumspect about this material.
Following the passing of the Grenelle I law on August 3, 2009, the French Ministry of Sustainable Development signed an agreement on November 19, 2009 with the President of the Association des maires de France (AMF), the President of the Fédération des entreprises du commerce et de la distribution (FCD), and representatives of the plastics industry, to develop biodegradable garbage can bags made from plant matter and intended for the collection of...
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Bibliography
- (1) - Rapport collectif interministériel - Quel potentiel 3R d'ici 2025 ? Réduction, Réemploi, Recyclage pour les emballages en plastique - (2020) http://www.ecologie.gouv.fr Le référentiel légal des mesures antiplastique, la situation des filières de...
Guides
Environmental claims on product packaging; CNE opinions and recommendations
Conseil National de l'Emballage, (2021)
Technical guide: eco-design of self-adhesive labels
Publisher: UNFEA UNION NATIONALE DES FABRICANTS D'ÉTIQUETTES ADHÉSIVES, (2020)
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Written by François Charlet,...
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Tentative list :
Standards for industrial composting :
- Packaging – Requirements for packaging recoverable by composting and biodegradation – Test program and evaluation criteria for final acceptance of packaging (corrected version) (AFNOR classification index: H60-140) - NF EN 13432 - 11-00
- Compostable Product Test – Composting - ASTM D64000 - 2004
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Regulations
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European Commission guidelines of May 31, 2021
"Commission guidelines on single-use plastic products in accordance with Directive 2019/904 of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment" (55 pages).
This document gives numerous examples of how the regulations banning certain single-use plastic products have...
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