SIST EN 15347-6:2025
(Main)Plastics - Sorted plastics wastes - Part 6: Quality grades of sorted polystyrene (PS) wastes and specific test methods
Plastics - Sorted plastics wastes - Part 6: Quality grades of sorted polystyrene (PS) wastes and specific test methods
This document specifies the quality grades for sorted polystyrene (PS) wastes as well as specific test methods laying out those properties for which the supplying party of the waste makes information available to the receiving party. PS waste quality grades are based on pre-determined sets of characteristics, taking into account sectorial and market specificities and related information needs and tests methods. The document provides for a division of information between “Required Data”, where a statement is required, and additional “Optional Data” as agreed between the supplying and receiving party.
This document does not apply to the general characterization addressed in EN 15347-1.
Kunststoffe - Sortierte Kunststoffabfälle - Teil 6: Qualitätsstufen von sortierten Polystyrol(PS)-Abfällen und spezifische Prüfverfahren
Dieses Dokument legt die Güteklassen für sortierte Polystyrol(PS)-Abfälle sowie spezifische Prüfverfahren fest, nach denen jene Eigenschaften umrissen werden, zu denen die Partei, die den Abfall liefert, der Partei, die diesen entgegennimmt, Informationen zugänglich macht. Güteklassen von PS Abfällen beruhen auf einer Anzahl zuvor bestimmter Eigenschaften unter Berücksichtigung von sektor- und marktspezifischen Gesichtspunkten sowie damit in Zusammenhang stehenden Informationsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren. Das Dokument beinhaltet die Unterscheidung von Informationen in „geforderte Daten“, deren Angabe erforderlich ist, und „optionale Daten“, wie zwischen der liefernden Partei und der entgegennehmenden Partei vereinbart.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht für die allgemeine Charakterisierung, die in EN 15347-1 behandelt wird, anwendbar.
Plastiques - Déchets de plastiques triés - Partie 6: Grades de qualité des déchets de polystyrène (PS) triés et méthodes d’essai spécifiques
Le présent document spécifie les grades de qualité pour les déchets de polystyrène (PS) triés, ainsi que des méthodes d’essai spécifiques, en présentant les propriétés pour lesquelles la partie émettrice de ces déchets met des informations à la disposition de la partie réceptrice. Les grades de qualité des déchets de PS sont basés sur des ensembles de caractéristiques prédéterminés, tenant compte des spécificités du secteur et du marché et des besoins correspondants en termes d’informations et de méthodes d’essai. Le présent document fait une distinction entre les « Données requises », pour lesquelles une déclaration est demandée, et les « Données optionnelles » supplémentaires qui sont fournies selon l’accord entre la partie émettrice et la partie réceptrice.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas la caractérisation générale, qui est traitée dans l’EN 15347-1.
Polimerni materiali - Razvrščeni odpadki iz polimernih materialov - 6. del: Stopnje kakovosti sortiranega odpadnega polistirena (PS) in posebne preskusne metode
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2025
Polimerni materiali - Razvrščeni odpadki iz polimernih materialov - 6. del: Stopnje
kakovosti sortiranega odpadnega polistirena (PS) in posebne preskusne metode
Plastics - Sorted plastics wastes - Part 6: Quality grades of sorted polystyrene (PS)
wastes and specific test methods
Kunststoffe - Sortierte Kunststoffabfälle - Teil 6: Qualitätsstufen von sortierten Polystyrol
(PS)-Abfällen und spezifische Prüfverfahren
Plastiques - Déchets de plastiques triés - Partie 6: Grades de qualité des déchets de
polystyrène (PS) triés et méthodes d’essai spécifiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15347-6:2025
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
83.080.20 Plastomeri Thermoplastic materials
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 15347-6
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.030.50; 83.080.20
English Version
Plastics - Sorted plastics wastes - Part 6: Quality grades of
sorted polystyrene (PS) wastes and specific test methods
Plastiques - Déchets de plastiques triés - Partie 6: Kunststoffe - Sortierte Kunststoffabfälle - Teil 6:
Grades de qualité des déchets de polystyrène (PS) triés Qualitätsstufen von sortierten Polystyrol(PS)-Abfällen
et méthodes d'essai spécifiques und spezifische Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 April 2025.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
4 Requirements . 6
4.1 General. 6
4.2 Classification scheme . 7
4.3 PS Packaging . 7
4.4 EPS Packaging . 9
4.5 EPS Building and Construction . 11
4.6 XPS Building and Construction . 13
Bibliography . 16
European foreword
This document (EN 15347-6:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”,
the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2025, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by November 2025.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document is part of CEN publications on plastics recycling, listed as follows:
— EN 15342, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of polystyrene (PS) recyclates
— EN 15343, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity
and recycled content
— EN 15344, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of polyethylene (PE) recyclates
— EN 15345, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of polypropylene (PP) recyclates
— EN 15346, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) recyclates
— EN 15347 (all parts), Plastics — Sorted plastics wastes
— EN 15348, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
recyclates
— EN 18064 (all parts), Plastics — Quality recommendations and basis for specifications for application
of plastic recyclates in products
— EN 18065, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Classification of recycled plastics based on Data Quality
Levels for use and (digital) trading
— EN 18067, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS)
recyclates
— CEN/TR 15353, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for
recycled plastics
— CEN/TR 18160, Plastics recycling — Classification of plastic recyclates as post-consumer recyclates
(PCR) and post-industrial recyclates (PIR)
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN and CENELEC by
the European Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these
requests for its Member States.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
Polystyrene (PS) is mainly used in the packaging sector, and usually for food contact applications.
Furthermore, PS can be air-filled to create EPS (expanded polystyrene) and XPS (extruded polystyrene),
mainly used in packaging applications. Due to its resistance to high impact, it is also often used as
protective packaging to electronics and home appliances. Characteristics are specified for products part
of the packaging and building and construction sectors. PS as EPS and XPS is also used in building and
construction applications for insulation in walls, roofs and floors.
PS waste is generally collected via separate collection schemes – commonly comingled together with
other plastics and materials such as aluminium and cardboard (depending on EU Member State) which
will be sorted in sorting centres at a later stage in established recycling streams for recycling. PS will be
sorted separately or together with other mixed plastics where it can be separated later at the recycler
with additional sorting steps.
The collection of household PS is organized via separate collection – usually comingled with other plastics
and other materials such as aluminium and cardboard (depending on EU Member State) that will be later
sorted out in different recycling streams at a later stage in a sorting centre prior reaching the recycler.
Packaging used in commercial or industrial applications such as fish boxes can be collected via closed
loop systems or private schemes where the PS waste will be directly sent to a PS recycler. In those cases,
PS waste will commonly be pressed into blocks to remove the air on site to facilitate the transport of the
waste.
PS waste from building and construction originated in demolition sites will be collected via private
schemes and it will be sent directly to the recycler.
PS, XPS and EPS plastic waste is characterized to determine the composition and quality of the batch. A
clear and harmonized waste specification facilitates a transaction between the supplier and purchaser
and establishes standard characteristics to monitor during any sorting or preparation of waste
operations.
This document complements the general characterization of waste described in EN 15347-1 and adds
additional clarification when it comes to the required and optional requirements of PS, XPS and EPS
waste. Characteristics are specified for products part of the packaging and building and construction
sectors.
This document has been produced in accordance with the guidance produced by CEN on Environmental
Aspects and in accordance with CEN/TR 15353.
NOTE CEN/TR 15353 considers the general environmental aspects which are specific to the recycling process.
1 Scope
This document specifies the quality grades for sorted polystyrene (PS) wastes as well as specific test
methods laying out those properties for which the supplying party of the waste makes information
available to the receiving party. PS waste quality grades are based on pre-determined sets of
characteristics, taking into account sectorial and market specificities and related information needs and
tests methods. The document provides for a division of information between “Required Data”, where a
statement is required, and additional “Optional Data” as agreed between the supplying and receiving
party.
This document does not apply to the general characterization addressed in EN 15347-1.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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.
CEN/TR 15353, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled
plastics
EN 15347-1:2024, Plastics — Sorted plastics wastes — Part 1: General characterisation
EN 17615, Plastics — Environmental Aspects — Vocabulary
EN ISO 1043-1, Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 1: Basic polymers and their special
characteristics (ISO 1043-1)
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 17615, EN 15347-1 and
CEN/TR 15353 apply. The abbreviated terms related to recyclates given in EN ISO 1043-1 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
4 Requirements
4.1 General
The characteristics of a batch of PS sorted plastics waste to be provided to the purchaser by the supplier
are given in Table 1, 3, 5 or 7 and Table 2, 4, 6 or 8, and are divided into two types:
— required characteristics: Needed to characterize plastic wastes in general, and required for all
batches of sorted plastic waste;
— optional characteristics: Recommended additional information for the characterization of plastic
wastes.
NOTE In case of transboundary movement, reference can be made to the Basel convention (on transboundary
movement of wastes) and to relevant European regulations.
4.2 Classification scheme
The supplier of a batch of PS sorted plastics waste shall provide to the purchaser a statement of the
characteristics of the waste listed in Table 1, 3, 5 and 7 (depending on the waste stream processed).
Providing a statement of the characteristics of the waste described in Table 2, 4, 6 and 8 (depending on
the waste stream processed) is also recommended.
4.3 PS Packaging
Table 1 — Required characteristics of sorted plastic wastes — PS Packaging
Characteristics Suitable statements/comments Methods/references
General information
Origin Indicate the sector where the material is coming from (e.g. —
household, commercial, industrial, municipal).
Sector of origin Packaging —
a
Waste category Indicate the six-digit code of incoming waste
Type of collection Indicate the type of collection used, e.g. separate collection, —
mixed waste collection, private closed loop.
Pre-/Post-consumer Indicate the
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