SIST EN 15343:2008

Plastics - Recycled Plastics - Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity and recycled content

This European Standard specifies the procedures needed for the traceability of recycled plastics. This gives the basis for the calculation procedure for the recycled content of a product.  
This standard is applicable without prejudice to any existing legislation.
NOTE   The procedures are needed to formulate or describe the traceability, while the traceability can be used as a basis for calculating the recycled content

Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Rückverfolgbarkeit bei der Kunststoffverwertung und Bewertung der Konformität und des Rezyklatgehalts

Diese Europäische Norm legt die benötigten Verfahren für die Rückverfolgbarkeit von rezyklierten Kunststoffen fest. Sie bildet die Grundlage für das Berechnungsverfahren für den Gehalt an Rezyklat.
ANMERKUNG   Die Verfahren sind erforderlich, um die Rückverfolgbarkeit zu formulieren oder zu beschreiben, während die Rückverfolgbarkeit als Grundlage für die Berechnung des Rezyklatgehalts verwendet werden kann.

Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Traçabilité du recyclage des plastiques et évaluation de la conformité et de la teneur en produits recyclés

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les modes opératoires nécessaires pour assurer la traçabilité des plastiques recyclés. Ceci constitue la base du mode de calcul de la teneur en produits recyclés d'un produit.
NOTE   Les modes opératoires sont nécessaires pour formuler ou décrire la traçabilité tandis que la traçabilité peut servir de base au calcul de la teneur en produits recyclés.

Polimerni materiali - Reciklirani polimerni materiali - Sledljivost in ugotavljanje skladnosti recikliranih polimernih materialov in recikliranih vsebin

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 03-Jan-2008
• ICS: 13.030.50 - Recycling
• ICS: 83.080.20 - Thermoplastic materials
• Technical Committee: IPMA - Polimer materials and products
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 13-Dec-2007
• Due Date: 17-Feb-2008
• Completion Date: 04-Jan-2008
• Ref Project: EN 15343:2007 - Plastics - Recycled Plastics - Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity and recycled content

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Plastics - Recycled Plastics - Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity and recycled contentPolimerni materiali - Reciklirani polimerni materiali - Sledljivost in ugotavljanje skladnosti recikliranih polimernih materialov in recikliranih vsebinPlastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Traçabilité du recyclage des plastiques et évaluation de la conformité et de la teneur en produits recyclésKunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Rückverfolgbarkeit bei der Kunststoffverwertung und Bewertung der Konformität und des RezyklatgehaltsTa slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15343:2007SIST EN 15343:2008en,fr,de83.080.20PlastomeriThermoplastic materials13.030.50RecikliranjeRecyclingICS:SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 15343:200801-februar-2008







EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 15343December 2007ICS 13.030.50; 83.080.20 English VersionPlastics - Recycled Plastics - Plastics recycling traceability andassessment of conformity and recycled contentPlastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Traçabilité du recyclagedes plastiques et évaluation de la conformité et de la teneuren produits recyclésKunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Rückverfolgbarkeit beider Kunststoffverwertung und Bewertung der Konformitätund des RezyklatgehaltsThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 November 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.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 STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2007 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 15343:2007: E



EN 15343:2007 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword.3 Introduction.4 1 Scope.6 2 Normative references.6 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms.6 4 Methodology and procedures.7 4.1 Control of input material.7 4.2 Control of the recyclate production process.7 4.3 Plastics recyclate characterisation.7 4.4 Traceability.7 5 Quality assurance.8 6 Recycled content.9 Bibliography.10



EN 15343:2007 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 15343:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN. 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 June 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2008. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This standard is one part of series of CEN publications on Plastics Recycling which is structured 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 — Characterisation of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates  EN 15345, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Plastics recyclate characterisation of (PP) recyclates  EN 15346, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterisation of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) recyclates  EN 15347, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Characterisation of plastics wastes  EN 15348, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) recyclates  CEN/TR 15353, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled plastics According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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 the United Kingdom.



EN 15343:2007 (E) 4 Introduction Recycling of plastic waste is one type of material recovery process intended to save resources (virgin raw materials, water, and energy), while minimising harmful emissions into air, water and soil as well as any impacts on human health. The environmental impact of recycling has to be assessed over the whole life cycle of the recycling system (from the waste generation point to the disposal of final residues). To ensure that recycling constitutes the best environmental option for treating the available waste, some prerequisites preferably should be met:
 recycling scheme being contemplated should generate lower environmental impacts than alternative recovery options;
 existing or potential market outlets should be identified that will secure a sustainable industrial recycling operation;  collection and sorting schemes should be properly designed to deliver recyclable plastics waste fractions fitting reasonably well with the available recycling technologies and with the (changing) needs of the identified market outlets, preferably at minimum costs for society. This standard has been produced in accordance with the guidance produced by CEN on Environmental Aspects and in accordance with CEN/TR 15353 — Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled plastics. NOTE CEN/TR 15353 considers the general environmental aspects which are specific to the recycling process. Legislation, international standards or end users may require traceability of the constituent components of products in order to allow better product control or to locate and withdraw unwanted material and/or defective products from the market. The purpose of this standard is to describe the necessary procedures for mechanical recycling that are needed for products that have been manufactured completely or in part from recycled plastics and need proof of traceability. It will enable producers to use the recycled materials with confidence and it will provide the end users with a basis for their acceptance.
However it is often impossible to trace back each individual product at the end user stage and to check the use of the product through its life. Consequently products are out of industrial control for a period of time. It is possible that during this period contamination with other materials may occur that could affect the product's suitability for recycling into the intended applications. In that case the recyclers have two options. Either their input control or sorting equipment guarantee that contaminants do not enter the recycling process or the recyclers must use a qualified process in which the pollution and/or mixed materials are removed to such levels that they do not affect the intended application for the recycled material.
In addition, during processing and use of the original product, chemical or structural changes in the material, may have occurred. In that case the recyclers can recycle into new materials with reduced properties, or they can try to repair the material damage, or they enhance the material properties by addition of virgin components or additives. A recycling process should be designed such that contaminants or material damage t
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