CEN/TR 15353:2007

Plastics - Recycled plastics - Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled plastics

This Technical Report provides a format for the drafting of standards for recycled plastics.  It is intended for use by all those who are preparing drafts for consideration by the Technical Committee.
The guide provides information for the development of standards (guides, practices, test methods, and specifications) relating to the proper use of recycled plastics.

Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Leitfaden für die Entwicklung von Normen für Kunststoff-Rezyklate

Dieser Technische Bericht bietet ein Rahmenwerk für den Entwurf von Normen für Kunststoff-Rezyklate. Es
ist vorgesehen für alle, die Entwürfe vorbereiten, die vom Technischen Komitee begutachtet werden.
Dieser Leitfaden liefert Informationen für die Entwicklung von Normen (Anleitungen, Verfahrensweisen, Prüf-verfahren
und Spezifikationen) hinsichtlich der sachgemäßen Anwendung von Kunststoff-Rezyklaten.

Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Lignes directrices pour l'élaboration de normes relatives aux plastiques recyclés

Le présent rapport technique fournit un format pour la rédaction de normes relatives aux plastiques recyclés. Il est destiné à être utilisé par tous ceux qui préparent des projets pour examen par le Comité technique.
Le présent Rapport technique fournit des informations pour l'élaboration de normes (guides, pratiques, méthodes d'essai et spécifications) relatives à l'utilisation correcte de plastiques recyclés.

Polimerni materiali - Reciklirani polimerni materiali - Smernice za pripravo standardov za reciklirane polimerne materiale

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 06-Feb-2007
• ICS: 13.030.50 - Recycling
• ICS: 83.080.01 - Plastics in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 249 - Plastics
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 249/WG 11 - Plastics recycling
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 07-Feb-2007
• Completion Date: 07-Feb-2007
• Ref Project: SIST-TP CEN/TR 15353:2007 - Plastics - Recycled plastics - Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled plastics

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST-TP CEN/TR 15353:2007
01-september-2007
Polimerni materiali - Reciklirani polimerni materiali - Smernice za pripravo
standardov za reciklirane polimerne materiale

Plastics - Recycled plastics - Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled

plastics

Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Leitfaden für die Entwicklung von Normen für

Kunststoff-Rezyklate

Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Lignes directrices pour l'élaboration de normes

relatives aux plastiques recyclés
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 15353:2007
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
83.080.01 Polimerni materiali na Plastics in general
splošno
SIST-TP CEN/TR 15353:2007 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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TECHNICAL REPORT
CEN/TR 15353
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
February 2007
ICS 13.030.50; 83.080.01
English Version
Plastics - Recycled plastics - Guidelines for the development of
standards for recycled plastics

Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Lignes directrices pour Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Leitfaden für die

l'élaboration de normes relatives aux plastiques recyclés Entwicklung von Normen für Kunststoff-Rezyklate

This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 16 January 2006. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 249.

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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels

© 2007 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TR 15353:2007: E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

Foreword..............................................................................................................................................................3

1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................4

2 Normative References...........................................................................................................................4

3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms ..........................................................................................4

4 Purpose...................................................................................................................................................8

5 Designation ............................................................................................................................................8

6 Layout .....................................................................................................................................................9

7 Performance standards.........................................................................................................................9

8 Quality assurance..................................................................................................................................9

9 Environmental aspects .......................................................................................................................10

Bibliography ......................................................................................................................................................14

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Foreword

This document (CEN/TR 15353:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”, the

secretariat of which is held by IBN.

This Technical Report shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text

or by endorsement and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn.

This standard is one part of series of CEN publications on Plastics Recycling which is structured as follows:

 prEN 15343 Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity

and recycled content

 prEN 15344 Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Characterisation of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates

 prEN 15345 Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Plastics recyclate characterisation of PP recyclates

 prEN 15346 Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterisation of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) recyclates

 prEN 15348 Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)

recyclates

 prEN 15342 Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Characterization of polystyrene (PS) recyclates

 prEN 15347 Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Characterisation of plastics wastes
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1 Scope

This Technical Report provides a format for the drafting of standards for recycled plastics. It is intended for

use by all those who are preparing drafts for consideration by the Technical Committee.

The guide provides information for the development of standards (guides, practices, test methods, and

specifications) relating to the proper use of recycled plastics.
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 ISO 472:2001, Plastics — Vocabulary (ISO 472:1999)

EN ISO 1043-1:2001, Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 1: Basic polymers and their special

characteristics (ISO 1043-1:2001)

EN ISO 1043-2, Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 2: Fillers and reinforcing materials (ISO

1043-2:2000)
EN ISO 9001:2000, Quality management systems — Requirements (ISO 9001:2000)
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms

For the purposes of this Technical Report, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 472:2001 and the

following apply. The abbreviated terms related to recyclates are given in EN ISO 1043-1:2001.

3.1
agglomerate

shredded and/or granulated plastics material in the form of particles which cling together

3.2
baling

process in which plastics waste is compacted and secured as a bundle to facilitate handling, storage and

transportation
3.3
batch
quantity of material regarded as a single unit, and having a unique reference
3.4
biodegradation

degradation caused by biological activity, especially by enzymatic action, leading to a significant change in the

chemical structure of a material
[ISO 16929:2002]
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3.5
biological recycling

aerobic (composting) or anaerobic (digestion) treatment of biodegradable plastics waste under controlled

conditions using microorganisms to produce stabilized organic residues, carbon dioxide and water in the

presence of oxygen or to produce stabilized organic residues, methane and water in the absence of oxygen

3.6
chemical recycling

production of new raw materials by changing chemical structure of plastics waste through cracking,

gasification or depolymerization, excluding energy recovery and incineration
NOTE Feedstock recycling and chemical recycling are synonyms.
3.7
collection

logistical process of moving plastics waste from its source to a place where it can be recovered

3.8
commingled plastics
mixture of materials or products consisting of different types of plastic
NOTE Mixed plastics is a synonym.
3.9
contaminant
unwanted substance or material
NOTE Impurity is a deprecated synonym of contaminant and should not be used.
3.10
converter

specialized operator capable of shaping plastics raw material to make a usable semi-finished or finished

product
3.11
energy recovery
production of useful energy through controlled combustion

NOTE Solid-waste incinerators producing hot water, steam and/or electricity are a common form of energy recovery.

3.12
environmental impact

any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an

organization's environmental aspects
3.13
feedstock recycling

production of new raw materials by changing chemical structure of plastics waste through cracking,

gasification or depolymerization, excluding energy recovery and incineration
NOTE Feedstock recycling and chemical recycling are synonyms.
3.14
flake
plate-like regrind

NOTE The shape of regrind depends both on the plastics being processed and the manner of processing.

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3.15
fluff
filament-like regrind

NOTE Common usage of the term “fluff” also includes shredder residue fractions produced in the commercial recycling of

durable goods such as automobiles.
3.16
homogenizing

processing to improve the degree to which a constituent and/or property is uniformly distributed throughout a

quantity of plastics material
[EN 14899:2005]
3.17
lot

definite quantity of some commodity manufactured or produced under conditions that are presumed uniform

NOTE Lot is primarily a commercial term.
3.18
material recovery

material-processing operations including mechanical recycling, feedstock (chemical) recycling and organic

recycling, but excluding energy recovery
3.19
mechanical recycling

processing of plastics waste into secondary raw material or products without significantly changing the

chemical structure of the material
NOTE Plastics secondary raw material is a synonym of recyclate.
3.20
micronizing
process by which plastics material is finely ground into powder
3.21
organic recycling

controlled microbiological treatment of biodegradable plastics waste under aerobic or anaerobic conditions

NOTE The term “biological recycling” is used synonymously.
3.22
post-consumer

descriptive term covering material, generated by the end-users of products, that has fulfilled its intended

purpose or can no longer be used (including material returned from within the distribution chain)

NOTE The term “post-use” is sometimes used synonymously.
3.23
pre-consumer

descriptive term covering material diverted from the waste stream during a manufacturing process

NOTE 1 This term excludes re-utilized material, such as rework, regrind or scrap that has been generated in a given

process and is capable of being reclaimed within that same process.
NOTE 2 The term “post-industrial material” is sometimes used synonymously.
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3.24
purge material

material resulting from the passing of polymer through plastics processing equipment for the purpose of

cleaning the equipment, or when changing from one polymer to another, or when changing from one colour or

grade of polymer to another
3.25
qualified recycling process

recycling process producing material which meets the requirements for the intended applications

3.26
recovered material

plastics material that has been separated, diverted or removed from the solid-waste stream and then re-used

or recycled
NOTE See also ISO 14021.
3.27
recovery

processing of plastics waste material for the original purpose or for other purposes, including energy recovery

3.28
recycled content
percentage by weight of recycled material in a product
3.29
recyclate
plastics material resulting from the recycling of plastics

NOTE Plastics secondary raw material and recycled plastics are synonyms of “recyclate”. The term “regenerate” is also

used.
3.30
recycling

processing of plastics waste materials for the original purpose or for other purposes, excluding energy

recovery
3.31
regrind

shredded and/or granulated recovered plastics material in the form of free-flowing material

NOTE The term “regrind” is frequently used to describe plastics material in the form of scrap generated in a plastics

processing operation and re-used in-house. This term is also used to describe fine plastics powder used as filler in the

recovery of
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