Explore the Bioplastics Ecosystem

Testing & Certification Check products against a defined compostability scheme and label rules.
Testing & Certification Check products against a defined compostability scheme and label rules.

Organizations to Explore
Biodegradable Products Institute Certifies specified products for commercial composting and offers a separate Commercial & Home program. Its process checks materials, product form, tests and labels and publishes certified products in a searchable catalog. A commercial certificate alone does not establish home compostability. Buyers must also check whether their local composting service accepts the item. Geography: North America.
TUV Austria Belgium Runs OK compost certification through its center in Belgium. Its HOME scheme addresses lower and less constant garden-compost temperatures; its INDUSTRIAL scheme addresses controlled industrial conditions. Industrial certification alone does not justify disposal in a home compost heap, soil or water. The final product and its intended disposal setting matter. Geography: Rotselaar, Belgium; international certification services.
DIN CERTCO Certifies industrially compostable materials and finished products under stated standards and grants the DIN and Seedling marks. It works within the TUV Rheinland group and cooperates with BPI and other regional schemes. A registered raw material can reduce later testing, but does not by itself certify every finished product or prove local waste acceptance. Geography: Germany; services for several national markets.
Compost Manufacturing Alliance Runs laboratory and field checks for products intended for industrial composting. Its certified lists distinguish covered in-vessel, windrow and aerated static pile processes. CMA-S is conditional substrate acceptance, not the same certification. CMA describes itself as a private partnership of compost facilities; this role concerns testing and acceptance, not a claim that CMA itself operates a waste plant. Geography: North America.

How They Connect
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Products & Services
Testing & Certification Outputs Certification decisions for product makers and buyers.

Sources
BPI: Certification Read the source for scope and details.
Cedar Grove official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
European Committee for Standardization official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
TUV Austria Belgium official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
ASTM International official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
Biodegradable Products Institute official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
Compost Manufacturing Alliance official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
DIN CERTCO official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
DIN CERTCO official page Read the source for scope and details.
ISCC System official page Read the source for scope and details.
TUV Austria Belgium official page Read the source for scope and details.
UL Solutions official page Read the source for scope and details.