EN ISO 20200:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2023
Polimerni materiali - Ugotavljanje razpada polimernih materialov pri kompostiranju
v laboratorijskem merilu (ISO 20200:2023)
Plastics - Determination of the degree of disintegration of plastic materials under
composting conditions in a laboratory-scale test (ISO 20200:2023)
Kunststoffe - Bestimmung des Zersetzungsgrades von Kunststoffmaterialien unter
nachgebildeten Kompostierungsbedingungen mittels einer Prüfung im Labormaßstab
(ISO 20200:2023)
Plastiques - Détermination du degré de désintégration de matériaux plastiques dans des
conditions de compostage lors d’un essai de laboratoire (ISO 20200:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 20200:2023
ICS:
83.080.01 Polimerni materiali na Plastics in general
splošno
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 20200
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 83.080.01 Supersedes EN ISO 20200:2015
English Version
Plastics - Determination of the degree of disintegration of
plastic materials under composting conditions in a
laboratory-scale test (ISO 20200:2023)
Plastiques - Détermination du degré de désintégration Kunststoffe - Bestimmung des Zersetzungsgrades von
de matériaux plastiques dans des conditions de Kunststoffmaterialien unter nachgebildeten
compostage lors d'un essai de laboratoire (ISO Kompostierungsbedingungen mittels einer Prüfung im
20200:2023) Labormaßstab (ISO 20200:2023)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 April 2023.

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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 20200:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61 "Plastics"
in collaboration with 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 February 2024, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2024.
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 ISO 20200:2015.
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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,
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.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 20200 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 20200:2023 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 20200
Third edition
2023-08
Plastics — Determination of the
degree of disintegration of plastic
materials under composting
conditions in a laboratory-scale test
Plastiques — Détermination du degré de désintégration de matériaux
plastiques dans des conditions de compostage lors d’un essai de
laboratoire
Reference number
ISO 20200:2023(E)
ISO 20200:2023(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principle . 2
5 Synthetic solid waste . .2
6 Composting reactor . 3
7 Procedure .3
7.1 Test material preparation . 3
7.2 Start-up of the test . 4
7.3 Incubation . 4
7.3.1 General . 4
7.3.2 Type 1: constant thermophilic incubation . 4
7.3.3 Type 2: two-stages incubation . 5
7.3.4 Mesophilic incubation (optional) . 5
8 Monitoring the composting process . 5
9 Diagnostic parameters .5
9.1 Odour . . . 5
9.2 Visual appearance . 5
9.3 Chemical analysis . 6
9.4 Determination of dry mass and volatile solids . 6
10 Termination of the test and measurement of the degree of disintegration .6
11 Calculation of degree of disintegration . 6
12 Expression of results .7
13 Validity of the test .7
14 Test report . 7
Bibliography . 9
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ISO 20200:2023(E)
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics, Subcommittee SC 14,
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This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 20200:2015), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes
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