Compostable: Biodegradable Products Institute Label

Compostable: Biodegradable Products Institute Label

The BPI's Compostable Logo identifies products that meet ASTM D6400 (for plastics) or ASTM D6868 (for fibre based applications) and will compost satisfactorily in large scale composting facilities.

Learn more: Compostable: Biodegradable Products Institute Label website

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with Compostable: Biodegradable Products Institute Label's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party).

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Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

Biodegradable Products Institute

Member of

Unknown

Type

Industry association

Also manages

None.

Organization type: Not for Profit

Key data

Year ecolabel est. 1999

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Forest products / Paper Packaging Other

Other categories: Plastics

Where this ecolabel is found
Australia Brazil Canada China Germany United Kingdom United States

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Last updated: 19 March 2020