SIST EN 15347-1:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2024
Polimerni materiali - Razvrščeni odpadki iz polimernih materialov - 1. del: Splošna
karakterizacija
Plastics - Sorted plastics wastes - Part 1: General characterisation
Kunststoffe - Sortierte Kunststoffabfälle - Teil 1: Allgemeine Charakterisierung
Plastiques - Déchets de plastiques triés - Partie 1: Caractérisation générale
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15347-1:2024
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
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 15347-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.030.50; 83.080.01 Supersedes EN 15347:2007
English Version
Plastics - Sorted plastics wastes - Part 1: General
characterisation
Plastiques - Déchets de plastiques triés - Partie 1: Kunststoffe - Sortierte Kunststoffabfälle - Teil 1:
Caractérisation générale Allgemeine Charakterisierung
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 24 June 2024.

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
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
4 Requirements . 7
4.1 General. 7
4.2 Classification scheme . 7
5 Quality assurance . 11
Annex A (normative) Composition of the material . 12
Bibliography . 13

European foreword
This document (EN 15347-1:2024) has been prepared by 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 2025 and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by February 2025.
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 15347:2007.
— the title was clarified; “sorted” has been added;
— the normative references have been updated;
— Table 1 “Required characteristics of sorted plastic wastes” and Table 2 “Optional characteristics of
sorted plastic wastes” have been completely revised;
— Clause 5 “Quality assurance” has been reworded;
— the bibliography has been updated.
This document is one part of a 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 — 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 (all parts), Plastics — Sorted 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
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 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.
Introduction
Recycling of plastics waste is one type of material recovery process intended to save resources (virgin
materials, water and energy), while minimizing harmful emissions into air, water and soil as well as any
impacts on human health. Collection of waste is the starting point to enable plastics recycling.
The type of collection and sorting process of plastic waste will determine the composition and quality of
a batch of plastics sent for recycling. When it comes to municipal waste, a deposit system or separate
collection will ensure a lower risk of incidental contamination compared to a mixed waste collection,
where different materials are collected together with the residual fraction. Municipal waste will
commonly be sent to a sorting centre, where it will be separated per materials, focusing on targeted
recycling streams. In the case of plastics, these streams generally follow the polymer types. The purity of
the sorted waste can contribute to the quality of the final recycled plastic and determine the end
application. The output of the sorting centre is typically a bale of targeted material that in the case of
plastics will be sent to a plastic recycler.
Characterization of waste determines the composition of the batch, describing maximum or minimum
thresholds for presence of contaminants of the main polymer of the sorted waste targeted for recycling.
An accurate characterization can be used to determine suitability for a recycling process and specific end
applications, as well as estimation of the value of the batch. Therefore, the information included in the
product specification can be part of the purchase specifications from the recycler.
A standardized method for characterizing waste provides harmonized waste specifications to ensure a
transparent transaction between a supplier and a customer of a plastic waste batch.
This document has been produced in accordance with the guidance produced by CEN on Environmental
Aspects and in accordance with CEN/TR 15353.
NOTE CEN/TR 15353 considers the general environmental aspects which are specific to the recycling process.
1 Scope
This document provides a scheme for the characterization of sorted plastics wastes, laying out those
properties for which the supplying party of the waste makes information available to the receiving party.
This document provides for a division of information between “Required Data”, where a statement is
required, and additional “Optional Data” as agreed between the supplying and receiving party.
This document is the general part of a series on sorted plastics wastes. This document does not cover the
description of quality grades per polymer(s) and stream as well as test methods specific to each plastic
waste stream; these aspects are addressed in the other parts of 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.
CEN/TR 15353, Plastics - Recycled plastics - Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled
plastics
EN 17615, Plastics - Environmental Aspects - Vocabulary
EN ISO 1043-1, Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated terms - Part 1: Basic polymers and their special
characteristics (ISO 1043-1)
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 17615, CEN/TR 15353 and the
following apply. The abbreviated terms related to recyclates given in EN ISO 1043-1 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology 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/
3.1
municipal plastic waste
plastic waste generated by households
Note 1 to entry: Often collected with waste from other sources, where such waste is similar in nature and
composition to waste from households.
3.2
commercial plastic waste
plastic waste generated by the operation of trade, business professionals, commercial, institutions or
government facilities with a composition different from what is typically a household waste
Note 1 to entry: Includes waste generated from the handling, transport, retailing, and stocking of products and
services usually referred to as tertiary packaging.
Note 2 to entry: Includes electronic and electrical appliances wastes when these are returned to the shops that
manage the disposal.
Note 3 to entry: Includes beverage plastic bottles part of Deposit-Return schemes, as the final holder of the
product to be disposed of is the retail centre where these bottles are collected.
3.3
separate collection
collection where a waste stream is kept separately from residual waste for recycling, and it is designed
to minimize contamination
4 Requirements
4.1 General
The characteristics of a batch of sorted plastics waste to be provided to the customer by the supplier are
given in Table 1 and Table 2, and are divided into two types:
— Required characteristics: Needed to characterize plastic wastes in general, and required for all
batches of sorted plastic waste.
— Optional characteristics: Additional information for the characterization of plastic wastes.
4.2 Classification scheme
The supplier of a batch of sorted plastics waste shall provide to the customer a statement of the
characteristics of the waste listed in Table 1. Providing a statement of the characteristics of the waste
described in Table 2 is also recommended.
Where the plastics waste originates from a single source and comprises a single polymer type, then the
characteristics of that original material can be reported, provided it is clearly stated that they are the
characteristics of the virgin material rather than that of the waste. If the bale is made intentionally with
several polymer types or no part for the main polymer exists, EN 15347-1 applies. In case there is a main
polymer, the relevant part of EN 15347 applies.
Where characteristics have been measured on representative samples from the batch of sorted plastics
waste, this shall be stated. Other tests may be carried out by agreement between the customer and
supplier and the results shall be reported.
The supplier shall provide suitable statements or comments on substances which could present
impediments to recycling, including their concentrations in the waste. Supplier should include
information about how the information was obtained, for example via traceability or by lab analysis,
quoting any analytical methods used. The customer shall indicate for which characteristics specific
information is required.
To secure the legal use of the recyclate, the supplier has to provide the necessary information concerning
the material composition of the waste, as specified by the customer.
It shall be stated whether any characteristics reported are those of the origi
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