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Designation:D640021Standard 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 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 composted 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 munici-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 facilities.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 notpurport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associatedwith its use.It is the responsibility of the user of this standardto establish appropriate safety,health,and environmentalpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.NOTE1This test method is equivalent to ISO 17088.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced 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 Guideline 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 Acceptance 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-gradability 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 CompostingConditions in a Pilot-Scale TestISO 17088 Specifications for Compostable Plastics1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 onPlastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.96 on Environmen-tally Degradable Plastics and Biobased Products.Current edition approved Dec.1,2021.Published December 2021.Originallyapproved in 1999.Last previous edition approved in 2019 as D6400-19.DOI:10.1520/D6400-21.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual 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.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1?ISO 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 ofSewage Sludge2.6 Canadian Government Stand