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EN 13432 compostability certification

The European conformity route for industrially compostable packaging, operated through schemes whose marks are trademarked and licensed rather than self-applied.

Where it's used

Biodegradability standardization and testing (ISO 17088, EN 13432)
The certification machinery that decides whether a material may be called compostable — EN 13432 and ASTM D6400 conformity, the Seedling scheme whose 2026 revision tightens biodegradability evidence for minor constituents, home-compost certification at 180 days, and the laboratory battery of biodegradation, disintegration, ecotoxicity and heavy-metal testing beneath the labels.
standards-certification 10 min