SIST EN 15344:2021
(Main)Plastics - Recycled plastics - Characterisation of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates
Plastics - Recycled plastics - Characterisation of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates
This document defines a method of specifying delivery conditions for polyethylene (PE) recyclates.
It gives the most important characteristics and associated test methods for assessing PE recyclates intended for use in the production of semi-finished/finished products.
It is intended to support parties involved in the use of recycled PE to agree on specifications for specific and generic applications.
This document is applicable without prejudice to any existing legislation.
This document does not cover the characterization of plastics wastes (see EN 15347).
Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Charakterisierung von Polyethylen (PE)-Rezyklaten
Dieses Dokument beschreibt ein Verfahren zum Festlegen der Liefereigenschaften von Polyethylen (PE) Rezyklaten.
Dieses Dokument informiert über die wichtigsten Eigenschaften und die dazugehörigen Prüfverfahren für die Bewertung einer Einzelcharge von PE-Rezyklaten, die für die Produktion von Halb-zeugen/Fertigprodukten vorgesehen sind.
Es ist zur Unterstützung von (Vertrags-)Partnern vorgesehen, die sich mit dem Einsatz von PE-Rezyklat beschäftigen, um sich auf Spezifikationen für bestimmte oder allgemeine Anwendungen zu einigen.
Dieses Dokument beeinträchtigt bei ihrer Anwendung keinerlei geltende Vorschriften.
Dieses Dokument befasst sich nicht mit der Charakterisierung von Kunststoffabfällen (siehe EN 15347).
Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Caractérisation des recyclats de polyéthylène (PE)
Le présent document définit une méthode de spécification des caractéristiques relatives aux conditions de fourniture des recyclats de polyéthylène (PE).
Il donne les caractéristiques les plus importantes et les méthodes d’essai associées pour évaluer les recyclats de PE destinés à être utilisés dans la production de produits semi-finis/finis.
Il est destiné à assister les parties concernées par l’utilisation de PE recyclé pour convenir de spécifications concernant des applications spécifiques ou générales.
Le présent document est applicable sans préjudice de toute réglementation existante.
Le présent document ne couvre pas la caractérisation des déchets de plastiques (voir l’EN 15347).
Polimerni materiali - Reciklirani polimerni materiali - Karakterizacija recikliranega polietilena (PE)
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 15344:2021
01-julij-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15344:2008
Polimerni materiali - Reciklirani polimerni materiali - Karakterizacija recikliranega
polietilena (PE)
Plastics - Recycled plastics - Characterisation of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates
Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Charakterisierung von Polyethylen (PE)-Rezyklaten
Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Caractérisation des recyclats de polyéthylène (PE)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15344:2021
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
83.080.20 Plastomeri Thermoplastic materials
SIST EN 15344:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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SIST EN 15344:2021
EN 15344
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.030.50; 83.080.20 Supersedes EN 15344:2007
English Version
Plastics - Recycled plastics - Characterization of
Polyethylene (PE) recyclates
Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Caractérisation des Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Charakterisierung
recyclats de polyéthylène (PE) von Polyethylen(PE)-Rezyklaten
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 April 2021.
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
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC 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
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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
© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 15344:2021 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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EN 15344:2021 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 6
5 Characterization of PE recyclates . 6
6 Quality assurance . 9
Annex A (informative) Method for the determination of contaminants . 10
A.1 General. 10
A.2 Principle . 10
A.3 Apparatus . 10
A.4 Procedure . 11
A.5 Expression of results . 12
A.6 Test report . 12
Annex B (normative) Test Method for the determination of bulk density . 13
B.1 Scope . 13
B.2 Material . 13
B.3 Apparatus . 14
B.4 Preparation of test sample . 14
B.5 Procedure . 14
B.6 Expression of results . 14
B.7 Test report . 14
Bibliography . 16
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EN 15344:2021 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 15344:2021) 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 November 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by November 2021.
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 supersedes EN 15344:2007.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
— Clause 4 “Symbols and abbreviations” has been added;
— in Table 1 several changes have been introduced: in column “Characteristics” the new line “Presence
of polypropylene/ foreign polymers” has been added; column “M/O” has been added; key has been
added to explain M/O: “M/O: The characteristics is mandatory (M) or optional (O)”; in line
“Contaminates”, column “Test method” reference to method D has been added;
— in A.2 “Principle”, a reference for “stable production” is given in the last line;
— in A.3 “Apparatus”, A.3.4 “Method D” has been added.
This document is part of a series 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 — 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, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Characterization 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 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, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
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Introduction
Recycling plastics waste, by mechanical recycling, is one type of material recovery process intended to
save resources (virgin raw materials, water, and energy), while minimizing 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 should preferably 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 to society.
This document 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.
It is often impossible to trace back each individual product at the end user stage and to check whether
the product has been used correctly 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 application.
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1 Scope
This document defines a method of specifying delivery conditions for polyethylene (PE) recyclates.
It gives the most important characteristics and associated test methods for assessing PE recyclates
intended for use in the production of semi-finished/finished products.
It is intended to support parties involved in the use of polyethylene (PE) recyclates obtained by
mechanical recycling to agree on specifications for specific and generic applications.
This document is applicable without prejudice to any existing legislation.
This document does not cover the characterization of plastics wastes (see EN 15347).
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 12099, Plastics piping systems — Polyethylene piping materials and components — Determination of
volatile content
EN 15343, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity and
recycled content
EN ISO 60, Plastics — Determination of apparent density of material that can be poured from a specified
funnel (ISO 60)
EN ISO 179-1, Plastics — Determination of Charpy impact properties — Part 1: Non-instrumented impact
test (ISO 179-1)
EN ISO 180, Plastics — Determination of Izod impact strength (ISO 180)
EN ISO 472, Plastics — Vocabulary (ISO 472)
EN ISO 527-1, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 1: General principles (ISO 527-1)
EN ISO 527-2, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and
extrusion plastics (ISO 527-2)
EN ISO 527-3, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 3: Test conditions for films and sheets
(ISO 527-3)
EN ISO 1043-1, Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 1: Basic polymers and their special
characteristics (ISO 1043-1)
EN ISO 1133 (all parts), Plastics — Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and melt volume-flow
rate (MVR) of thermoplastics (ISO 1133)
EN ISO 1183-1, Plastics — Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics — Part 1: Immersion
method, liquid pycnometer method and titration method (ISO 1183-1)
EN ISO 3451-1, Plastics — Determination of ash — Part 1: General methods (ISO 3451-1)
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EN ISO 7765-1, Plastics film and sheeting — Determination of impact resistance by the free-falling dart
method — Part 1: Staircase methods (ISO 7765-1)
EN ISO 11357-1, Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) — Part 1: General principles
(ISO 11357-1)
ISO 11357-3, Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) — Part 3: Determination of temperature
and enthalpy of melting and crystallization
ISO 13468-1, Plastics — Determination of the total luminous transmittance of transparent materials —
Part 1: Single-beam instrument
ISO 18314-1, Analytical colorimetry — Part 1: Practical colour measurement
ISO 22498, Plastics — Vinyl chloride homopolymer and copolymer resins — Particle size determination by
mechanical sieving
CEN/TR 15353, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled
plastics
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 472 and CEN/TR 15353
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
4 Symbols and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the symbols and abbreviations related to recyclates are given in
EN ISO 1043-1.
5 Characterization of PE recyclates
A single batch is the quantity of PE recyclate that has homogeneous characteristics within the specified
tolerances.
PE (REC) (see EN ISO 1043-1) is composed of:
— polymeric matrix, consisting of polyethylene (PE content);
— fillers, pigments and additives;
— impurities or contamination in a quantity which do not compromise the workability characteristics
of PE (R);
— polymers compatible with the polymeric matrix.
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The characteristics of PE recyclates, which shall be determined for every batch (see ISO 3534-2) of
recyclate, are given in Table 1, and are divided into two types:
a) required characteristics, needed to define PE recyclates in general, and required for all recyclates;
b) optional characteristics needed to define PE recyclates according to customer specifications and
applications.
NOTE Polyethylene plastics waste originates from different types or grades of PE containing additives to
modify characteristics. Polyethylene is generally classified as PE-HD (high density polyethylene), PE-LD (low
density polyethylene), PE-L
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 15344:2020
01-junij-2020
Polimerni materiali - Reciklirani polimerni materiali - Karakterizacija recikliranega
polietilena (PE)
Plastics - Recycled plastics - Characterisation of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates
Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Charakterisierung von Polyethylen (PE)-Rezyklaten
Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Caractérisation des recyclats de polyéthylène (PE)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15344
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
83.080.20 Plastomeri Thermoplastic materials
oSIST prEN 15344:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 15344
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2020
ICS 13.030.50; 83.080.20 Will supersede EN 15344:2007
English Version
Plastics - Recycled plastics - Characterisation of
Polyethylene (PE) recyclates
Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Caractérisation des Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Charakterisierung
recyclats de polyéthylène (PE) von Polyethylen (PE)-Rezyklaten
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 249.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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 European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 15344:2020 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 . 6
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 6
5 Characterization of PE recyclates . 6
6 Quality assurance . 8
Annex A (normative) Method for the determination of contaminants . 9
Annex B (normative) Test Method for the determination of bulk density .11
Bibliography .14
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European foreword
This document (prEN 15344:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”,
the secretariat of which is held by NBN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 15344:2007.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
— Clause 4 “Symbols and abbreviations” has been added;
— in Table 1 several changes were introduced: in column “Characteristics” the new line “Presence of
polypropylene/ foreign polymers” has been added; column “M/O” was added; key was added to
explain M/O: “M/O: The characteristics is mandatory (M) or optional (O)”; in line “Contaminates”,
column “Test method” reference to Annex D was added;
— in A.2 “Principle”, a reference for “stable production” is given in the last line;
— in A.3 “Apparatus”, A.3.4 “Method D” was added.
This document is part of a series 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 — 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, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Characterization 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
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Introduction
Recycling plastics waste is one type of material recovery process intended to save resources (virgin raw
materials, water, and energy), while minimizing 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 should preferably 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 to society.
This document 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.
It is often impossible to trace back each individual product at the end user stage and to check whether
the product has been used correctly 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 application.
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prEN 15344:2020 (E)
1 Scope
This document defines a method of specifying delivery conditions for polyethylene (PE) recyclates.
It gives the most important characteristics and associated test methods for assessing PE recyclates
intended for use in the production of semi-finished/finished products.
It is intended to support parties involved in the use of recycled PE to agree on specifications for specific
and generic applications.
This document is applicable without prejudice to any existing legislation.
This document does not cover the characterization of plastics wastes (see EN 15347).
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 12099, Plastics piping systems — Polyethylene piping materials and components — Determination of
volatile content
EN ISO 179-1, Plastics — Determination of Charpy impact properties — Part 1: Non- instrumented impact
test (ISO 179-1)
EN ISO 180, Plastics — Determination of Izod impact strength (ISO 180)
EN ISO 472, Plastics — Vocabulary (ISO 472)
EN ISO 527-1, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 1: General principles (ISO 527-1)
EN ISO 527-2, Plastics — Determination of the tensile properties — Part 2: Test conditions for moulding
and extrusion plastics (ISO 527-2)
EN ISO 1043-1, Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 1: Basic polymers and their special
characteristics (ISO 1043-1)
EN ISO 1133 (all parts), Plastics — Determination of the melt mass flow-rate (MFR) and the melt-volume
flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics (ISO 1133)
EN ISO 1183-1, Plastics — Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics — Part 1:
Immersion method, liquid pycnometer method and titration method (ISO 1183- 1)
EN ISO 3451-1, Plastics — Determination of ash — Part 1: General methods (ISO 3451-1)
EN ISO 11357-1, Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) — Part 1: General principles (ISO
11357-1)
ISO 3534-2, Statistics — Vocabulary and symbols — Part 2: Applied statistics
ISO 22498, Plastics — Vinyl chloride homopolymer and copolymer resins — Particle size determination by
mechanical sieving
CEN/TR 15353, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled
plastics
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 472 and CEN/TR 15353
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
4 Symbols and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the symbols and abbreviations related to recyclates are given in
EN ISO 1043-1.
5 Characterization of PE recyclates
A single batch is the quantity of PE recyclate that has homogeneous characteristics within the specified
tolerances.
The characteristics of PE recyclates, which shall be determined for every batch (see ISO 3534-2) of
recyclate, are given in Table 1, and are divided into two types:
a) required characteristics, needed to define PE recyclates in general, and required for all recyclates;
b) optional characteristics needed to define PE recyclates according to customer specifications and
applications.
NOTE 1 Polyethylene plastics waste originate from different types or grades of PE containing additives
tomodify characteristics. Polyethylene is generally classified as PE-HD (high density polyethylene), PE-LD
(lowdensity polyethylene), PE-LLD (linear low density polyethylene) and others of less common use. The
properties and performance of recyclates derived from such wastes can depend on the type or relative
proportions of blends of PE, but it is not in the scope of this document to investigate such relations.
These characteristics shall be assessed by using the test methods given in Table 1. Where possible, the
supplier should provide information on the original applications.
A certificate of analysis giving the test results for each batch of recyclate shall be provided by the
supplier to the purchaser upon request.
To secure the legal use of the recyclate, the supplier shall provide the necessary information about the
material composition of the recyclate, as specified by the purchaser.
NOTE 2 In this document, PE (R) is composed of:
— polymeric matrix, consisting of polyethylene (PE content);
— fillers, pigments and additives;
— impurities or contamination in a quantity which do not compromise the workability characteristics of PE (R);
— polymers compatible with the polymeric matrix.
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Table 1 — Characterization of PE recyclates
Characteristics Unit Tests method Comments M/O
3
Bulk density kg/m Annex B Test may be used for powder or M
g
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