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In Germany there are currently no legal provisions governing biodegradable products such as biodegradable plastics. In addition to this, any market launch is being hampered by the fact that individual areas of the law regarding waste are opposed to the use of biodegradable plastics. It is the nature of the material, above all, which is the main reason for these legally binding barriers. The regulations demand that biodegradable plastics be made of 100% renewable resources. In relation to the areas of energy and bio fuel, there are no fixed guidelines for achieving certain quotas in Europe. Even the Bio Mass Action Plan of the EU-Commission of December 2005, which states target values for the proportion of bio mass as a raw material, is restricted to the areas of traffic and energy. The certification of bioplastics
To
facilitate the procedure of certifying products made of compostable materials,
DIN CERTCO maintains registers of constituent materials, intermediates and
additives that are either biodegradable as specified in DIN V 54900, DIN EN
13432 or ASTM D 6400 (ASTM D 6868), or otherwise meet the requirements of the
certification scheme. Processing companies are thus able to refer to these
registers when applying for certification of their products. In this way, applications
for certification can be made in a simpler and more economical form.
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