Designation:D5033–00StandardGuideforDevelopmentofASTMStandardsRelatingtoRecyclingandUseofRecycledPlastics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5033;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1ThisguideprovidesinformationforthedevelopmentofASTMstandards(guides,practices,terminology,testmethods,andspecifications)relatingtorecyclingandtheuseofrecycledplastics.1.2Thisguideisdirectedtoconsumer,commercial,andindustrialproductsmadeinwholeorinpartwithrecycledplasticsorrecoveredplasticproducts.1.3Thisguideaddressesterminology,performancestan-dards,specificationsandtheirrevisions,qualityassurance,separationorsegregationofproductsbyclasses,identificationandlabelingofgenericclassesofpolymers,contaminants,fillers,designingforrecycling,degradableplastics,andcerti-ficationandpercentagesofrecycledplastics.1.4Thisguidedoesnotaddressgeneralparametersorfactorsinvolvingtheoriginalmanufactureofvirginpolymersorthefabricationofconsumerproductsfromthesevirginpolymers.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ThereisnoequivalentISOstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlastics2D1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlastics2D1972PracticeforGenericMarkingofPlasticProducts2D5577GuideforTechniquestoSeparateandIdentifyContaminantsinRecycledPlastics32.2U.S.FederalTradeCommissionDocument:16CFRPart260GuidesfortheUseofEnvironmentalMarketingClaims43.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1degradableplastic,n—aplasticdesignedtoundergoasignificantchangeinitschemicalstructureunderspecificenvironmentalconditionsresultinginalossofsomepropertiesth...
