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Home compostability testing

The stricter regime for household conditions, requiring full biodegradation in household compost within 180 days without the managed heat of an industrial facility.

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