Compostable Symbols

Industrial Compostable

Compostable products are governed by the EU regulation EN 13432. To meet these requirements the product must degrade when placed in an industrial composting facility. To achieve the compostable mark, the product must biodegrade by at least 90% of the product mass under a temperature of 58°C (+/- 2°C) within 6 months.*

 

How to dispose Compostable items?

Where you can, compostable products should be given to local authorities brown bin collection, this way it is taken for industrial compost. Should this not be available, the compostable cup should go into the general waste bin. From here, it can biodegrade at landfill.

 

Home Compostable

 

Home compostable is the newest type of packaging to the market and is not yet governed by an EU standard as other packaging is. However, the home compostable approval, currently handed out by TUV Austria (formerly Vincotte), is based upon a few different EU standards.

The Home compostable label means that left in a garden compost heap, the item will degrade.