SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 15343:2008
01-februar-2008
Polimerni materiali - Reciklirani polimerni materiali - Sledljivost in ugotavljanje
skladnosti recikliranih polimernih materialov in recikliranih vsebin
Plastics - Recycled Plastics - Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity
and recycled content
Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Rückverfolgbarkeit bei der Kunststoffverwertung und
Bewertung der Konformität und des Rezyklatgehalts
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- Traçabilité du recyclage des plastiques et évaluation
de la conformité et de la teneur en produits recyclés
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Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15343:2007
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ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
83.080.20 Plastomeri Thermoplastic materials
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 15343
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2007
ICS 13.030.50; 83.080.20
English Version
Plastics - Recycled Plastics - Plastics recycling traceability and
assessment of conformity and recycled content
Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Traçabilité du recyclage Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Rückverfolgbarkeit bei
des plastiques et évaluation de la conformité et de la teneur der Kunststoffverwertung und Bewertung der Konformität
en produits recyclés und des Rezyklatgehalts
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 November 2007.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
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CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
1 Scope...................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Normative references ........................................................................................................................... 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms ......................................................................................... 6
4 Methodology and procedures.............................................................................................................. 7
4.1 Control of input material ...................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Control of the recyclate production process ..................................................................................... 7
4.3 Plastics recyclate characterisation ..................................................................................................... 7
4.4 Traceability ............................................................................................................................................ 7
5 Quality assurance ................................................................................................................................. 8
6 Recycled content .................................................................................................................................. 9
Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
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Foreword
This document (EN 15343:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”,
the secretariat of which is held by NBN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2008, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by June 2008.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
This standard is one part of series of CEN publications on Plastics Recycling which is structured as
follows:
EN 15342, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Characterization of polystyrene (PS) recyclates
EN 15343, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of
conformity and recycled content
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EN 15344, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Characterisation of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates
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EN 15345, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Plastics recyclate characterisation of (PP) recyclates
EN 15346, Plastics — Recycled plastics SIST—ENCharacterisation
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EN 15347, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Characterisation of plastics wastes
EN 15348, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of poly(ethylene terephthalate)
(PET) recyclates
CEN/TR 15353, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for
recycled plastics
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Introduction
Recycling of plastic waste is one type of material recovery process intended to save resources (virgin
raw materials, water, and energy), while minimising harmful emissions into air, water and soil as well
as any impacts on human health. The environmental impact of recycling has to be assessed over the
whole life cycle of the recycling system (from the waste generation point to the disposal of final
residues). To ensure that recycling constitutes the best environmental option for treating the available
waste, some prerequisites preferably should be met:
recycling scheme being contemplated should generate lower environmental impacts than
alternative recovery options;
existing or potential market outlets should be identified that will secure a sustainable industrial
recycling operation;
collection and sorting schemes should be properly designed to deliver recyclable plastics waste
fractions fitting reasonably well with the available recycling technologies and with the (changing)
needs of the identified market outlets, preferably at minimum costs for society.
This standard has been produced in accordance with the guidance produced by CEN on
Environmental Aspects and in accordance with CEN/TR 15353 — Plastics — Recycled plastics —
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Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled plastics.
NOTE
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CEN/TR 15353 considers the general environmental aspects which are specific to the recycling
process.
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Legislation, international standards or end users may require traceability of the constituent
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allow better product control or to locate and withdraw unwanted
material and/or defective products from the market. The purpose of this standard is to describe the
necessary procedures for mechanical recycling that are needed for products that have been
manufactured completely or in part from recycled plastics and need proof of traceability. It will enable
producers to use the recycled materials with confidence and it will provide the end users with a basis
for their acceptance.
However it is often impossible to trace back each individual product at the end user stage and to
check the use of the product through its life.
Consequently products are out of industrial control for a period of time. It is possible that during this
period contamination with other materials may occur that could affect the product's suitability for
recycling into the intended applications. In that case the recyclers have two options. Either their input
control or sorting equipment guarantee that contaminants do not enter the recycling process or the
recyclers must use a qualified process in which the pollution and/or mixed materials are removed to
such levels that they do not affect the intended application for the recycled material.
In addition, during processing and use of the original product, chemical or structural changes in the
material, may have occurred. In that case the recyclers can recycle into new materials with reduced
properties, or they can try to repair the material damage, or they enhance the material properties by
addition of virgin components or additives.
A recycling process should be designed such that contaminants or material damage that might have
an influence on the intended application are removed or repaired to such an extent that they will not
negatively influence the suitability of the recycled material for the intended application. If such
contamination or damage cannot be removed or repaired during recycling, the purchase and/or
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control of the incoming materials should guarantee that contaminated or damaged material does not
enter the process in sufficient quantity to affect the properties of the recyclate.
Controls of the input material, of the recycling process and of the material produced are the prime
instruments that determine the quality of recycled products.
If the origin of all the component parts of a product, virgin as well as recyclates, is known it is possible
to calculate the recycled content of the product, a value which may be required by customers or
regulators.
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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the procedures needed for the traceability of recycled plastics. This
gives the basis for the calculation procedure for the recycled content of a product.
This standard is applicable without prejudice to any existing legislation.
NOTE The procedures are needed to formulate or describe the traceability, while the traceability can be
used as a basis for calculating the recycled content
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 15342, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterisation of polystyrene (PS) recyclates
EN 15344, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterisation of polyethylene (PE) recyclates
EN 15345, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Plastics recyclate characterisation of (PP) recyclates
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EN 15346, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterisation of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) recyclates
(standards.iteh.ai)
EN 15347, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterisation of plastics wastes
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EN 15348, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterisation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
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CEN/TR 15353:2007, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for
recycled plastics
EN ISO 472:2001, Plastics — Vocabulary (ISO 472:1999)
EN ISO 14021, Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II
environmental labelling) (ISO 14021:1999)
ISO 17422, Plastics — Environmental aspects — General guidelines for their inclusion in standards
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 472:2001 and
those prepared in CEN/TR 15353:2007 and the following apply.
3.1
qualified recycling process
recycling process producing material which meets the requirements for the intended applications
3.2
challenge test
test of a recycling process in which purposely specified contaminants or damaged materials are
introduced in prescribed quantities to judge the ability of the recycling process to produce material
with certain specified properties
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3.3
recycled content
percentage by weight of recycled material in a product
4 Methodology and procedures
4.1 Control of input material
The collection and sorting schemes shall be properly designed to deliver recyclable plastics waste
fractions fitting reasonably well with the available recycling technologies and with the (changing)
needs of the identified market outlets, preferably at minimum costs.
Control of the input materials shall be carried out according to EN 15347.
Batch identification shall be required.
Collectors and sorters shall keep records on incoming and sorted products as set out in Table 1.
NOTE Waste plastics are collected in different ways depending on their origin. Household packaging can be
collected via kerbside collection of specific fractions, by bring systems, where used products are deposited in
containers by users, or by deposit systems. The collected waste is often concentrated at sorting centres where it
can be sorted according to its colour, previous function or chemical composition. End of life products such as
electronic equipment or vehicles are returned by the consumer to the supplier, then sent to specialised
companies for dismantling and ultimate recovery of the plastics content. During demolition of civil constructions,
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plastics-containing parts are separated out and sent to specialised companies for further sorting. Production
waste is collected from the producers and converters, often by dealers who may granulate or otherwise
concentrate it.
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4.2 Control of the recyclate production
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Control of the recycling process is required to guarantee proper functioning in line with good
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manufacturing practice. This will include:
recording the process variables;
quality control testing of the products delivered by the process;
batch identification of the output.
For specific applications, challenge tests will be required to demonstrate that the process is capable of
delivering products that meet the requirements of the application, for example food applications,
automotive.
4.3 Plastics recyclate characterisation
In order that the purchaser of the recyclate may have confidence in the quality of the product, the
supplier shall provide characteristics of the batch of recyclate following the relevant standard, e.g. EN
15342, EN 15344, EN 15345, EN 15346 or EN 15348.
4.4 Traceability
To ensure the necessary traceability according to the intended application, the supplier of the
recyclate shall provide data for each stage described above (4.1, 4.2 and 4.3). See also Table 1. All
procedures for the identification and the recording of the data shall be appropriately documented and
recorded.
