Issued by TÜV Austria Belgium

TÜV Austria OK compost INDUSTRIAL

OK compost INDUSTRIAL (EN 13432)

Industrial composting only — not home compost, not soil, not landfill, not seawater. If no facility in your market accepts the item, the certificate stays technically valid and practically meaningless, so ask where the article will actually be processed.

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What it covers

Certifies that the article disintegrates and biodegrades under industrial composting conditions per EN 13432 — elevated temperature, controlled humidity, an industrial facility.

What it does not cover

Does not mean it breaks down in home compost, in soil, in landfill or in seawater; those are separate certificates. If no industrial composting infrastructure accepts the item in your market, the certificate is technically valid and practically meaningless. Ask where it will actually be processed.

Scope and exclusions are recorded from the issuing body’s own published documentation. A certificate covers what its scope statement says and nothing beyond it.