ASTM D 6002 : 1996
Superseded
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Standard Guide for Assessing the Compostability of Environmentally Degradable Plastics
Hardcopy , PDF
11-11-2014
English
10-08-1996
Important note : Users cannot be edited or removed once added to your Multi user PDF.CONTAINED IN VOL. 08.03, 2009 Describes suggested criteria, procedures and a general approach for establishment of the compostability of environmentally degradable plastics.
| Committee |
D 20
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| DocumentType |
Guide
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| Pages |
6
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| ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 1996
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| PublisherName |
American Society for Testing and Materials
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
1.1 This guide covers suggested criteria, procedures, and a general approach to establish the compostability of environmentally degradable plastics.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Note 1—There is no similar or equivalent ISO standard.
| ASTM D 6868 : 2017 | Standard Specification for Labeling of End Items that Incorporate Plastics and Polymers as Coatings or Additives with Paper and Other Substrates Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities |
| ASTM D 6954 : 2018 | Standard Guide for Exposing and Testing Plastics that Degrade in the Environment by a Combination of Oxidation and Biodegradation |
| ASTM D 5512 : 1996 | Standard Practice for Exposing Plastics to a Simulated Compost Environment Using an Externally Heated Reactor (Withdrawn 2002) |
| ASTM D 5509 : 1996 | Standard Practice for Exposing Plastics to a Simulated Compost Environment (Withdrawn 2002) |
| ASTM D 5247 : 1992 | Standard Test Method for Determining the Aerobic Biodegradability of Degradable Plastics by Specific Microorganisms (Withdrawn 2004) |
| ASTM D 5209 : 1992 | Standard Test Method for Determining the Aerobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials in the Presence of Municipal Sewage Sludge (Withdrawn 2004) |
| ASTM D 5152 : 1991 | Practice for Water Extraction of Residual Solids from Degraded Plastics for Toxicity Testing (Withdrawn 1998) |
| ASTM D 5338 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Determining Aerobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials Under Controlled Composting Conditions, Incorporating Thermophilic Temperatures |
| ASTM D 638 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics |
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