Designation:D6400−12StandardSpecificationforLabelingofPlasticsDesignedtobeAerobicallyCompostedinMunicipalorIndustrialFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6400;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversplasticsandproductsmadefromplasticsthataredesignedtobecompostedunderaerobicconditionsinmunicipalandindustrialaerobiccompostingfacilities,wherethermophilicconditionsareachieved.1.2Thisspecificationisintendedtoestablishtherequire-mentsforlabelingofmaterialsandproducts,includingpack-agingmadefromplastics,as“compostableinaerobicmunici-palandindustrialcompostingfacilities.”1.3Thepropertiesinthisspecificationarethoserequiredtodetermineifenditems(includingpackaging),whichuseplasticsandpolymersascoatingsorbinderswillcompostsatisfactorily,inlargescaleaerobicmunicipalorindustrialcompostingfacilities.Maximumthroughputisahighprioritytocompostersandtheintermediatestagesofplasticdisintegra-tionandbiodegradationnotbevisibletotheenduserforaestheticreasons.1.4Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainstothetestmethodsportionofthisstandard:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatehealthandsafetypracticesandtodeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ThistestmethodisequivalenttoISO17088.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD5338TestMethodforDeterminingAerobicBiodegrada-tionofPlasticMaterialsUnderControlledCompostingConditions,IncorporatingThermophilicTemperatures2.2OrganizationforEconomicDevelopment(OECD)Stan-dard:3OECDGuideline208TerrestrialPlantTest:SeedlingEmer-genceandSeedlingGrowthTest2.3ComiteEuropeendeNormalisation(CEN):4EN13432:2000,2000CEN/TC261/SC...
