Plastics pipes and fittings - Utilisation of thermoplastics recyclates - Part 2: Recommendations for relevant characteristics

This document provides guidance and information for drafting product standards to specify characteristics and test methods for the utilisation of thermoplastics recyclates (PVC-U, PVC-C, PE, PP, ABS) in pipes, fittings and ancillaries for thermoplastics piping systems.
This document covers recyclates with an agreed specification from all sources.
Note 1: This document does not cover characteristics for reworked material
Note 2: This document does not cover recycling processes (e.g. chemical or mechanical)
Note 3: This document does not define if recycled material can be used in a specific application. The possible use of recyclates will be defined in the applicable product standard.
This document provides guidance about the relevant characteristics to be included in the agreed specification for recyclates.
This document is applicable without prejudice to any existing legislation.
For the recycling process, transport, the testing and the use of thermoplastics recyclates National and/or European regulations (e.g. hygienic aspects) may apply.
Note 4: For example threshold levels for substances of very high concern (SVHC) as defined in the REACH-legislation which can possibly be present in thermoplastic recyclates.

Kunststoff-Rohrleitungen und -Formstücke - Verwendung von thermoplastischen Rezyklaten - Teil 2: Empfehlungen für relevante Eigenschaften

Dieses Dokument stellt einen Leitfaden und Informationen für die Erstellung von Produktnormen zur Festlegung von Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren für die Verwendung von thermoplastischen Rezyklaten (PVC U, PVC C, PE, PP, ABS) in Rohren, Formstücken und Zubehörteilen für thermoplastische Rohrleitungssysteme zur Verfügung.
Dieses Dokument behandelt Rezyklate jeglicher Herkunft mit einer vereinbarten Spezifikation.
ANMERKUNG 1   Dieses Dokument behandelt keine Eigenschaften für wiederverwendetes Material.
ANMERKUNG 2   Dieses Dokument behandelt keine Recyclingprozesse (z. B. chemisch oder mechanisch).
ANMERKUNG 3   Dieses Dokument legt nicht fest, ob in einer bestimmten Anwendung Rezyklat eingesetzt werden kann. Die mögliche Verwendung von Rezyklaten wird in der geltenden Produktnorm festgelegt.
Dieses Dokument stellt einen Leitfaden in Bezug auf die relevanten Eigenschaften zur Verfügung, die in die vereinbarte Spezifikation für Rezyklate aufzunehmen sind.
Dieses Dokument gilt unbeschadet der bestehenden Rechtsvorschriften.
Für den Recyclingprozess, den Transport, die Prüfung und die Verwendung von thermoplastischen Rezyklaten können nationale und/oder europäische Vorschriften (z. B. hygienische Aspekte) gelten.
ANMERKUNG 4   Zum Beispiel Schwellenwerte für besonders besorgniserregende Stoffe (SVHC), wie in der REACH-Verordnung definiert, die möglicherweise in thermoplastischen Rezyklaten enthalten sein können.

Tubes et raccords en plastique - Utilisation de recyclats thermoplastiques - Partie 2 : Recommandations pour les caractéristiques pertinentes

Polimerne cevi in fitingi - Uporaba recikliranih plastomerov - 2. del: Priporočila za ustrezne značilnosti

Ta dokument vsebuje napotke in informacije za pripravljanje osnutkov standardov za proizvode, namenjenih določanju značilnosti in preskusnih metod za uporabo recikliranih plastomerov (PVC-U, PVC-C, PE, PP, ABS) v ceveh, fitingih in pomožnih delih za plastomerne cevne sisteme.
Ta dokument obravnava reciklirane materiale z dogovorjeno specifikacijo iz vseh vrst virov.
Opomba 1: Ta dokument ne obravnava značilnosti predelanih materialov.
Opomba 2: Ta dokument ne obravnava postopkov recikliranja (npr. kemičnih ali mehanskih).
Opomba 3: Ta dokument ne določa, ali je mogoče reciklirani material uporabiti za določen namen. Možna uporaba recikliranih materialov bo opredeljena v ustreznem standardu za proizvod.
Ta dokument vsebuje smernice o ustreznih značilnostih, ki jih je treba vključiti v dogovorjeno specifikacijo za reciklirane materiale.
Ta dokument ne posega v nobeno obstoječo zakonodajo.
Za recikliranje, prevažanje, preskušanje in uporabo recikliranih plastomerov lahko veljajo nacionalni in/ali evropski predpisi (npr. higienski vidiki).
Opomba 4: Na primer mejne vrednosti za snovi, ki vzbujajo veliko zaskrbljenost (SVHC), kot so opredeljene v zakonodaji REACH, in so lahko prisotne v recikliranih plastomerih.

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Current Stage
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Start Date
20-May-2022
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST-TS CEN/TS 14541-2:2022
01-julij-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST-TS CEN/TS 14541:2013
Polimerne cevi in fitingi - Uporaba recikliranih plastomerov - 2. del: Priporočila za
ustrezne značilnosti
Plastics pipes and fittings - Utilisation of thermoplastics recyclates - Part 2:
Recommendations for relevant characteristics
Kunststoff-Rohrleitungen und -Formstücke - Verwendung von thermoplastischen
Rezyklaten - Teil 2: Empfehlungen für relevante Eigenschaften
Tubes et raccords en plastique - Utilisation de recyclats thermoplastiques - Partie 2 :
Recommandations pour les caractéristiques pertinentes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 14541-2:2022
ICS:
23.040.20 Cevi iz polimernih materialov Plastics pipes
23.040.45 Fitingi iz polimernih Plastics fittings
materialov
SIST-TS CEN/TS 14541-2:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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CEN/TS 14541-2
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE

May 2022
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 83.140.30 Supersedes CEN/TS 14541:2013
English Version

Plastics pipes and fittings - Utilisation of thermoplastics
recyclates - Part 2: Recommendations for relevant
characteristics
Tubes et raccords en plastique - Utilisation de recyclats Kunststoff-Rohrleitungen und -Formstücke -
thermoplastiques - Partie 2 : Recommandations pour Verwendung von thermoplastischen Rezyklaten - Teil
les caractéristiques pertinentes 2: Empfehlungen für relevante Eigenschaften
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 13 March 2022 for provisional application.

The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to
submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.

CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS
available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in
parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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, Turkey and
United Kingdom.





EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TS 14541-2:2022 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Abbreviations . 6
5 Guidance for agreed specification and quality plan of the supplier . 6
5.1 General . 6
5.2 Agreed specification . 6
5.3 Quality plan of the supplier . 7
5.4 Reworked material . 7
6 Characteristics of recyclates . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 PVC-U . 7
6.3 PVC-C . 9
6.4 PE . 10
6.5 PP . 11
6.6 ABS . 12
Annex A (informative) Testing PVC-U, PP and PE recyclates with CRB-method . 13
Bibliography . 18

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European foreword
This document (CEN/TS 14541-2:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 155
“Plastics piping systems and ducting systems”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
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, together with Part 1 of the EN 14541 series, supersedes CEN/TS 14541:2013.
The EN 14541 series consists of the following parts under the general title Plastics pipes and fittings -
Utilisation of thermoplastics recyclates:
— Part 1: Vocabulary;
— Part 2: Recommendations for relevant characteristics (this document).
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 announce this Technical Specification: 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, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
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Introduction
The EN 14541 series is intended to give recommendations to the value chain of thermoplastics piping
systems to stimulate the use of thermoplastics recyclates as defined in the European circular economy
policy.
Part 1 of the EN 14541 series defines the relevant terms and definitions related to the use of
thermoplastics recyclates in thermoplastics piping systems.
This document (part 2 of the EN 14541 series) is a CEN Technical Specification in which
recommendations are given for product standards related to the relevant characteristics for defining
(e.g. fingerprinting) commonly used thermoplastics recyclates intended to be used in thermoplastics
piping systems.
This document is intended to support specification writers of product standards within CEN TC 155 in
defining the relevant characteristics for thermoplastics recyclates (PVC-U, PVC-C, PE, PP, and ABS) to be
specified in the relevant product standards for use in thermoplastics piping systems. The product
standards should specify relevant characteristics and applicable tolerances to be included within the
agreed specification. For a specific application, specification writers may specify additional
characteristics.
This document introduces the Cracked Round Bar (CRB) test for slow crack growth resistance of
recycled PE, PP and PVC-U material.
This document is extended, compared with the CEN/TS 14541:2013, and covers next to PE, PP and
PVC-U also PVC-C and ABS.
This document is not intended as a standalone specification for use of recyclates in plastic piping
systems.
Different CEN Technical Committees are dealing with recycled Plastics. In particular CEN/TC 249
"Plastics". CEN/TC 249 “Plastics” developed a series of CEN publications on ‘Plastics Recycling’ which
consists of: EN 15343 [1], EN 15344 [2], EN 15345 [3], EN 15346 [4], CEN/TS 16010 [5] and CEN/TS
16011 [6].
Other documents touching recycling are e.g. ISO 15270 [7] and Waste Framework Directive [8].
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1 Scope
This document provides guidance and information for drafting product standards to specify
characteristics and test methods for the utilization of thermoplastics recyclates (PVC-U, PVC-C, PE, PP,
ABS) in pipes, fittings and ancillaries for thermoplastics piping systems.
This document covers recyclates with an agreed specification from all sources.
NOTE 1 This document does not cover characteristics for reworked material.
NOTE 2 This document does not cover recycling processes (e.g. chemical or mechanical).
NOTE 3 This document does not define if recycled material can be used in a specific application. The possible
use of recyclates will be defined in the applicable product standard.
This document provides guidance about the relevant characteristics to be included in the agreed
specification for recyclates.
This document is applicable without prejudice to any existing legislation.
For the recycling process, the transport, the testing and the use of thermoplastics recyclates, National
and/or European regulations (e.g. hygienic aspects) can apply.
NOTE 4 For example, threshold levels for substances of very high concern (SVHC) as defined in the REACH-
legislation which can possibly be present in thermoplastic recyclates.
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.
EN 14541-1, Plastics pipes and fittings -Utilisation of thermoplastics recyclates - Vocabulary
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 14541-1 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological 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/
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4 Abbreviations
ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
CRB cracked round bar
MFR melt mass-flow rate
PE polyethylene
PP polypropylene
PVC-C chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride)
PVC-U unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride)
OIT oxidation induction time
5 Guidance for agreed specification and quality plan of the supplier
5.1 General
The conditions for the use of recyclates should be defined in the applicable product standard.
This document provides recommended characteristics (see Clauses 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6) to be
considered for inclusion in the agreed specification(s) of a product standard. Additional characteristics
may need to be considered depending on the application.
The product standard should define the documentation that should be used to cover all deliveries and
to verify conformity with the agreed specification.
Depending on the application of the products, different requirements regarding the use and/or quality
control of reworked material and recyclates may apply.
5.2 Agreed specification
A specification should be agreed, between the supplier of the recyclate and the manufacturer, for each
grade of thermoplastic recyclates.
The following minimum information should be included in the agreed specification:
— the relevant characteristics as specified in the referring product standard;
— the values, units and tolerances for each characteristic;
— the defined batch size(s);
— the agreed sampling procedures, sample preparation methods, and testing frequencies.
NOTE Guidance on sampling procedures, sample preparation and testing can be found in CEN/TS 16010 [5]
and CEN/TS 16011 [6].

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When drafting an agreed specification, the following should be considered:
— the recycling process and sources of the material being mindful of risk of impurities;
— the processing of the material into the end product;
— the required characteristics of the end product;
— possible limitations of sources for the recyclable material;
— the intended dosage level of the material.
5.3 Quality plan of the supplier
It is recommended that the quality plan of the supplier of recyclates is not less stringent than the
relevant requirements of EN ISO 9001 [9].
5.4 Reworked material
In EN 14541-1, reworked material is defined as “plastics material from rejected unused products or
trimmings capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated it”.
This is a general definition, where the responsible product standard writers should specify detailed
conditions for the use of reworked material within the material clause of the Product standards.
The requirements for the use of reworked material in a product standard, will vary depending on the
application area, which means there may be more options for use in non-pressure application area than
in the pressure application area.
6 Characteristics of recyclates
6.1 General
Clauses 6.2 to 6.6 give guidance for characteristics and corresponding test methods suitable for an
agreed specification between the supplier of recyclates and the product manufacturer. The certificate of
analysis to demonstrate conformity with the agreed specification shall be made by either the supplier of
recyclates or the product manufacturer as agreed between the parties.
6.2 PVC-U
Recommended characteristics for the agreed specification for PVC-U recyclates are shown in Table 1.
NOTE Other characteristics can be relevant depending on application.
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Table 1 — Characteristics for PVC-U recyclates
Characteristic Unit Test method Comment
3
Density kg/m --
EN ISO 1183-1 [18] or
EN ISO 1183-2 [19]
3
Bulk density kg/m Only applicable for micronized
EN 15346:2014, Annex B [4]
material or granules
PVC-content -- PVC content is calculated from
EN ISO 1158 [25]
chlorine content result of EN ISO 1158
[25] according to EN 1905 [11]
Filler content by ash % by --
EN ISO 3451-5 [22]
rest mass
Particle size mm The applicable test method --
should be stated in the
agreed specification
Source of the -- -- To be specified by the recyclate
material supplier
Impurities (solid -- The test method (such as
CEN/TS 17627:2021 [10] could also
contaminants EN 15346:2014, Annex C),
be considered.
content) evaluation of sheets or
evaluation of micronized

material, or mesh/melt
filtering should be stated in
the agreed specification
Slow crack growth -- If referred to in the product standard
Annex A
resistance to gain experience, the Annex A should
be used.
Vicat softening
°C --
EN ISO 2507-1 [20]
temperature
2
Impact strength kJ/m --
EN ISO 179-1 [14] or
EN ISO 180 [16]
Tensile properties -- Tensile modulus, tensile stress at
EN ISO 527-2 [37]
yield, strain at yield etc. can all be
derived from the test given.
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6.3 PVC-C
Recommended characteristics for the agreed specification for PVC-C recyclates are shown in Table 2.
NOTE Other characteristics can be relevant depending on application.
Table 2 — Characteristics for PVC-C recyclates
Characteristic Unit Test method Comme
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
kSIST-TS FprCEN/TS 14541-2:2022
01-januar-2022
Polimerne cevi in fitingi - Uporaba recikliranih plastomerov - 2. del: Priporočila za
ustrezne značilnosti
Plastics pipes and fittings - Utilisation of thermoplastics recyclates - Part 2:
Recommendations for relevant characteristics
Kunststoff-Rohrleitungen und -Formstücke - Verwendung von thermoplastischen
Rezyklaten - Teil 2: Empfehlungen für relevante Eigenschaften
Tubes et raccords en plastique - Utilisation de recyclats thermoplastiques - Partie 2
Caractéristiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: FprCEN/TS 14541-2
ICS:
23.040.20 Cevi iz polimernih materialov Plastics pipes
23.040.45 Fitingi iz polimernih Plastics fittings
materialov
kSIST-TS FprCEN/TS 14541-2:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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FINAL DRAFT
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
FprCEN/TS 14541-2
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE

TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION

November 2021
ICS 83.140.30 Will supersede CEN/TS 14541:2013
English Version

Plastics pipes and fittings - Utilisation of thermoplastics
recyclates - Part 2: Recommendations for relevant
characteristics
Tubes et raccords en plastique - Utilisation de recyclats Kunststoff-Rohrleitungen und -Formstücke -
thermoplastiques - Partie 2 Caractéristiques Verwendung von thermoplastischen Rezyklaten - Teil
2: Empfehlungen für relevante Eigenschaften


This draft Technical Specification is submitted to CEN members for Vote. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 155.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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, Turkey and
United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a Technical Specification. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change
without notice and shall not be referred to as a Technical Specification.


EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. FprCEN/TS 14541-2:2021 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Abbreviations . 5
5 General requirements . 6
5.1 General . 6
5.2 Agreed specification . 6
5.3 Requirements for the supplier . 6
5.4 Reworked material . 7
6 Characteristics of recyclates . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 PVC-U . 7
6.3 PVC-C . 8
6.4 PE . 9
6.5 PP . 10
6.6 ABS . 11
Annex A (informative) Testing PVC-U, PP and PE recyclates with CRB-method . 12
A.1 General . 12
A.2 Principle . 12
A.3 Procedure. 12
Bibliography . 17

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FprCEN/TS 14541-2:2021 (E)
European foreword
This document (FprCEN/TS 14541-2:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 155
“Plastics piping systems and ducting systems”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This document is currently submitted to the Vote on TS.
This document, together with part 2 and 3 of the EN 14541 series, will supersede CEN/TS 14541:2013.
The EN 14541 series consists of the following parts under the general title Plastics pipes and fittings —
Utilisation of non-virgin thermoplastics materials:
— Part 1: Vocabulary;
— Part 2: Recommendations for relevant characteristics (this document);
— Part 3: Recommendations for Assessment of Conformity (to be developed).
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Introduction
The EN 14541 series is intended to give recommendations to the value chain of thermoplastics piping
systems to stimulate the use of thermoplastics recyclates as defined in the European circular economy
policy.
Part 1 of the EN 14541 series defines the relevant terms and definitions related to the use of
thermoplastics recyclates in thermoplastics piping systems.
Part 3 of the EN 14541 series (to be developed) gives recommendations about sampling procedures and
conformity assessment for thermoplastics recyclates to be used in thermoplastics piping systems.
This document (part 2 of the EN 14541 series) is a CEN Technical Specification in which
recommendations are given for product standards related to the relevant characteristics for defining
(e.g. fingerprinting) commonly used thermoplastics recyclates intended to be used in thermoplastics
piping systems.
This document is intended to support specification writers of product standards within CEN TC 155 in
defining the relevant characteristics for thermoplastics recyclates (PVC-U, PVC-C, PE, PP, and ABS) to be
specified in the relevant product standards for use in thermoplastics piping systems. The product
standards should specify relevant characteristics and applicable tolerances to be included within the
agreed specification. For a specific application, specification writers may specify additional
characteristics.
This document introduces the Cracked Round Bar (CRB) test for slow crack growth resistance of
recycled PE, PP and PVC-U material.
This document is extended, compared with the CEN/TS 14541:2013, and covers next to PE, PP and
PVC-U also PVC-C and ABS.
This document is not intended as a standalone specification for use of recyclates in plastic piping
systems.
Different CEN Technical Committees are dealing with recycled Plastics. In particular TC 249 "Plastics".
TC 249 “Plastics” developed a series of CEN publications on ‘Plastics Recycling’ which consists of:
EN 15343 [1], EN 15344 [2], EN 15345 [3], EN 15346 [4], CEN/TS 16010 [5] and CEN/TS 16011 [6].
Other documents touching recycling are e.g. ISO 15270 [7] and Waste Framework Directive [8].
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1 Scope
This document provides guidance and information for drafting product standards to specify
characteristics and test methods for the utilization of thermoplastics recyclates (PVC-U, PVC-C, PE, PP,
ABS) in pipes, fittings and ancillaries for thermoplastics piping systems.
This document covers recyclates with an agreed specification from all sources.
NOTE 1 This document does not cover characteristics for reworked material.
NOTE 2 This document does not cover recycling processes (e.g. chemical or mechanical).
NOTE 3 This document does not define if recycled material can be used in a specific application. The possible
use of recyclates will be defined in the applicable product standard.
This document provides guidance about the relevant characteristics to be included in the agreed
specification for recyclates.
This document is applicable without prejudice to any existing legislation.
For the recycling process, the transport, the testing and the use of thermoplastics recyclates, National
and/or European regulations (e.g. hygienic aspects) can apply.
NOTE 4 For example, threshold levels for substances of very high concern (SVHC) as defined in the REACH-
legislation which can possibly be present in thermoplastic recyclates.
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.
FprEN 14541-1, Plastics pipes and fittings -Utilisation of thermoplastics recyclates - Vocabulary
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in FprEN 14541-1 apply.
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4 Abbreviations
ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
CRB cracked round bar
MFR melt mass-flow rate
PE polyethylene
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PP polypropylene
PVC-C chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride)
PVC-U unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride)
OIT oxidation induction time
5 General requirements
5.1 General
The conditions for the use of recyclates should be defined in the applicable product standard.
This document provides recommended characteristics (see Clause 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6) to be
considered for inclusion in the agreed specification(s) of a product standard. Additional characteristics
may need to be considered depending on the application.
The product standard should define the documentation that should be used to cover all deliveries and
to verify conformity with the agreed specification.
Depending on the application of the products, different requirements regarding the use and/or quality
control of reworked material and recyclates may apply.
5.2 Agreed specification
A specification should be agreed, between the supplier of the recyclate and the manufacturer, for each
grade of thermoplastic recyclates.
The following minimum information should be included in the agreed specification:
— the relevant characteristics as specified in the referring product standard;
— the values, units and tolerances for each characteristic;
— the defined batch size(s);
— the agreed sampling procedures, sample preparation methods, and testing frequencies.
When drafting an agreed specification the following should be considered:
— the recycling process and sources of the material because of risk of impurities;
— the processing of the material into the end product;
— the required characteristics of the end product;
— possible limitations of sources for the recyclable material;
— the intended dosage level of the material
NOTE Guidance on sampling procedures, sample preparation and testing can be found in CEN/TS 16010 [5]
and CEN/TS 16011 [6].
5.3 Requirements for the supplier
It is recommended that the quality plan of the supplier of recyclates is not less stringent than the
relevant requirements of EN ISO 9001 [9].
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5.4 Reworked material
In FprEN 14541-1, reworked material is defined as “plastics material from rejected unused products or
trimmings capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated it”.
This is a general definition, where the responsible product standard writers should specify detailed
conditions for the use of reworked material within the material clause of the Product standards.
The requirements for the use of reworked material in a product standard, will vary depending on the
application area, which means there may be more options for use in non-pressure application area than
in the pressure application area.
6 Characteristics of recyclates
6.1 General
Clauses 6.2 to 6.6 give guidance for characteristics and corresponding test methods suitable for an
agreed specification between the supplier of recyclates and the product manufacturer. The Certificate of
analysis to demonstrate conformity with the agreed specification shall be made by either the supplier of
recyclates or the product manufacturer as agreed between the parties.
6.2 PVC-U
Recommended characteristics for the agreed specification for PVC-U recyclates are shown in Table 1.
NOTE Other characteristics can be relevant depending on application.
Table 1 — Characteristics for PVC-U recyclates
Characteristic Unit Test method Comment
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Density kg/m --
EN ISO 1183-1 or
EN ISO 1183-2
3
Bulk density kg/m Only applicable for micronized
EN 15346:2014, Annex B
material or granules
PVC-content -- PVC content is calculated from chlorine
EN ISO 1158
content result of EN ISO 1158
according to EN 1905
Filler content by ash % by --
EN ISO 3451-5
rest mass
The applicable test method
Particle size mm --
should be stated in the
agreed specification
Source of the -- -- To be specified by the recyclate
material supplier
Impurities (solid -- The test method (such as CEN/TS 17627:2021 could also be
contaminants EN 15346:2014, Annex C), considered.
content) evaluation of sheets or
evaluation of micronized

material, or mesh/melt
filtering should be stated in
the agreed specification
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Characteristic Unit Test method Comment
Slow crack growth -- Annex A If referred to in the product standard
resistance to gain experience, the Annex A should
be used.
Vicat softening
°C --
EN ISO 2507-1 [20]
temperature
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Impact strength KJ/m --
EN ISO 179-1 [14] or
EN ISO 180 [16]
Tensile properties -- Tensile modulus, tensile stress at yield,
EN ISO 527-2 [37]
strain at yield etc. can all be derived
from the test given.
6.3 PVC-C
Recommended characteristics for the agreed specification for PVC-C recyclates are shown in Table 2.
NOTE Other characteristics can be relevant depending on application.
Table 2 — Characteristics for PVC-C recyclates
Characteristic Unit Test method Comment
3
Density Kg/m EN ISO 1183-1 or --
EN ISO 1183-2
3
Bulk density kg/m EN 15346
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