oSIST prEN ISO 22526-1:2021

Plastics - Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics - Part 1: General principles (ISO 22526-1:2020)

This document specifies the general principles and the system boundaries for the carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastic products. It is an introduction and a guidance document to the other parts of the ISO 22526 series.
This document is applicable to plastic products and plastic materials, polymer resins, which are based from biobased or fossil-based constituents.

Kunststoffe - CO2- und ökologischer Fußabdruck von biobasierten Kunststoffen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Grundlagen (ISO 22526-1:2020)

Plastiques - Empreinte carbone et environnementale des plastiques biosourcés - Partie 1: Principes généraux (ISO 22526-1:2020)

Polimerni materiali - Ogljični in okoljski odtis polimernih materialov na biološki osnovi - 1. del: Splošna načela (ISO 22526-1:2020)

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Sep-2021
• ICS: 13.020.40 - Pollution, pollution control and conservation
• ICS: 83.080.01 - Plastics in general
• Technical Committee: IPMA - Polimer materials and products
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 29-Jul-2021
• Due Date: 16-Dec-2021
• Completion Date: 25-Aug-2021
• Ref Project: prEN ISO 22526-1 - Plastics - Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics - Part 1: General principles (ISO 22526-1:2020)

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN ISO 22526-1:2021
01-september-2021

Polimerni materiali - Ogljični in okoljski odtis polimernih materialov na biološki

osnovi - 1. del: Splošna načela (ISO 22526-1:2020)

Plastics - Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics - Part 1: General

principles (ISO 22526-1:2020)

Kunststoffe - CO2- und ökologischer Fußabdruck von biobasierten Kunststoffen - Teil 1:

Allgemeine Grundlagen (ISO 22526-1:2020)

Plastiques - Empreinte carbone et environnementale des plastiques biosourcés - Partie

1: Principes généraux (ISO 22526-1:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 22526-1
ICS:
13.020.40 Onesnaževanje, nadzor nad Pollution, pollution control
onesnaževanjem in and conservation
ohranjanje
83.080.01 Polimerni materiali na Plastics in general
splošno
oSIST prEN ISO 22526-1:2021 en,fr,de

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

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 22526-1
First edition
2020-01
Plastics — Carbon and environmental
footprint of biobased plastics —
Part 1:
General principles
Reference number
ISO 22526-1:2020(E)
ISO 2020
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Contents Page

Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iv

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Normative references ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

3 Terms and definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

4 General principles ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

5 Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics ...................................................................................... 2

5.1 Principle ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2

5.2 Material carbon footprint .............................................................................................................................................................. 2

5.3 Process carbon footprint ................................................................................................................................................................ 5

5.4 Environmental (total) footprint (life cycle assessment) ..................................................................................... 5

5.5 System boundaries of the ISO 22526 series .................................................................................................................. 5

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7

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Foreword

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics, Subcommittee SC 14,

Enviromental aspects.
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Introduction

Increased use of biomass resources for manufacturing plastic products can be effective in reducing

global warming and the depletion of fossil resources.

Current plastic products are composed of biobased synthetic polymers, fossil-based synthetic polymers,

natural polymers and additives that can include biobased materials.

Biobased plastics refer to plastics that contain materials wholly or partly of biogenic origin.

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Plastics — Carbon and environmental footprint of
biobased plastics —
Part 1:
General principles
1 Scope

This document specifies the general principles and the system boundaries for the carbon and

environmental footprint of biobased plastic products. It is an introduction and a guidance document to

the other parts of the ISO 22526 series.

This document is applicable to plastic products and plastic materials, polymer resins, which are based

from biobased or fossil-based constituents.
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.

ISO 472, Plastics — Vocabulary
ISO 14020, Environmental labels and declarations — General principles

ISO 14040, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Principles and framework

ISO 14044, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines

ISO 14067, Greenhouse gases — Carbon footprint of products — Requirements and guidelines for

quantification
ISO 16620-1, Plastics — Biobased content — Part 1: General principles

ISO 16620-2, Plastics — Biobased content — Part 2: Determination of biobased carbon content

ISO 16620-3, Plastics — Biobased content — Part 3: Determination of biobased synthetic polymer content

ISO 16620-4, Plastics — Biobased content — Part 4: Determination of biobased mass content

ISO 16620-5, Plastics — Biobased content — Part 5: Declaration of biobased carbon content, biobased

synthetic polymer content and biobased mass content
3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 472, ISO 14067, ISO 16620-1,

ISO 16620-2, ISO 16620-3, ISO 16620-4, ISO 16620-5 and the following apply.

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