ASTM_D_5033_-_2000.pdf

Designation:D 5033 00Standard Guide forDevelopment of ASTM Standards Relating to Recycling andUse of Recycled Plastics1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5033;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(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This guide provides information for the development ofASTM standards(guides,practices,terminology,test methods,and specifications)relating to recycling and the use of recycledplastics.1.2 This guide is directed to consumer,commercial,andindustrial products made in whole or in part with recycledplastics or recovered plastic products.1.3 This guide addresses terminology,performance stan-dards,specifications and their revisions,quality assurance,separation or segregation of products by classes,identificationand labeling of generic classes of polymers,contaminants,fillers,designing for recycling,degradable plastics,and certi-fication and percentages of recycled plastics.1.4 This guide does not address general parameters orfactors involving the original manufacture of virgin polymersor the fabrication of consumer products from these virginpolymers.1.5 This standard does not purport to address the safetyconcerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibilityof the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety andhealth practices and determine the applicability of regulatorylimitations prior to use.NOTE1There is no equivalent ISO standard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics2D 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating toPlastics2D 1972 Practice for Generic Marking of Plastic Products2D 5577 Guide for Techniques to Separate and IdentifyContaminants in Recycled Plastics32.2U.S.Federal Trade Commission Document:16 CFR Part 260 Guides for the Use of EnvironmentalMarketing Claims43.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 degradable plastic,na plastic designed to undergo asignificant change in its chemical structure under specificenvironmental conditions resulting in a loss of some propertiesthat may vary as measured by standard test methods appropri-ate to the plastic and the application in a period of time thatdetermines its classification.(D 883)3.1.1.1 DiscussionTypes of degradable plastics include:biodegradable,hydrolytically degradable,oxidatively degrad-able,and photodegradable.Refer to Terminology D 883 fordefinitions.3.1.2 depolymerization,vthe reversion of a polymer to itsmonomer(s)or to a polymer of lower molecular mass.3.1.3 plastics recycling,na process by which plasticmaterials or products that would otherwise become solid wasteare collected,processed,and returned to use as plastic productsor components of products.3.1.4 post-consumer plastic material,na plastic materialor finished product that has served its intended use and hasbeen diverted or recovered from waste destined for disposal,having completed its life as a consumer item.3.1.4.1 DiscussionPost-consumer material is part of thebroader category of recovered material.Post-consumer plasticsmay come from households or commercial,industrial,andinstitutional facilities in their role as end users of a product.Some entities use the term“post-commercial”to identifysubstantial amounts of similar or identical post-commercialmaterial from a non-household source.Another term forpost-consumer plastic is“post-consumer resin”(PCR).3.1.5 pre-consumer plastic material,nplastic materialdiverted from the waste stream following an industrial process,but excluding reutilization of material such as rework,regrind,1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.95 on Recycled Plastics.Current edition approved July 10,2000.Published October 2000.Originallypublished as D 5033 90.Last previous edition D 5033 90(1998).2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 08.01.3Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 08.03.4Available from U.S.Federal Trade Commission,6th and Pennsylvania Ave.,Washington,DC 20580.Phone:202-326-5022;Fax:202-326-3259;or e-mail:www.ftc.gov1*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.or scrap generated in a process and capable of being reclaimedwithin the same process.3.1.5.1 DiscussionPre-consumer material is part of thebroader category of recovered material.Other terms for thismaterial include post-industrial scrap and secondary material.For environmental marketing claims in the United States,TheFederal Trade Commission requires substantiation that pre-consumer material would otherwise enter the waste stream.3.1.6 product performance standard,na document thatdefines a product by listing the functions to be accomplished,identifies the