British Standards Institution

Sector: Sustainability

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, PRI/89 is responsible for the UK input to all standardisation on Environmental Aspects of Plastics. It mirrors the following CEN working groups under CEN TC 249 ‘Plastics’: CEN/TC 249/WG 9 Bio-based & Biodegradable Plastics, CEN/TC 249/WG 11 Plastics Recycling, CEN/TC 249/WG 24 Environmental Aspects and ISO/TC 61/SC 14 Plastics – Environmental Aspects and its working groups, under the overarching ISO TC 61 ‘Plastics’.

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In Progress (38)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 4763	Plastics -- Environmental aspects -- Analysis of relevant terms used in the sector and need for standardization Categories: Plastics. General \| Environment. Health protection. Safety \| Rubber and plastics industries \| Environment and environmental protection. General Drafting begins : 2021-05-19	Drafting
New Work Item Proposal -	Plastics — Intrinsic biodegradability — Criteria and test methods Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-06-10	Proposal
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 N 211, ISO/NP 5430	Plastics - Marine ecotoxicity testing scheme for biodegradable plastic materials - Test methods and requirements Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environment and environmental protection. General \| Manufacturing \| Rubber and plastic industries \| Plastics \| Plastics. General Proposal begins : 2020-07-03	Proposal
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 N 210, ISO/NP 5425	Specifications for use of poly (lactic acid) in specific 3D printing applications Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environment and environmental protection. General \| Manufacturing \| Rubber and plastic industries \| Plastics Proposal begins : 2020-07-03	Proposal
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 N 209, ISO/NP 5424	Compostable drinking straws Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environment and environmental protection. General \| Pollution, pollution control and conservation \| Manufacturing \| Rubber and plastic industries \| Plastics \| Plastics. General Proposal begins : 2020-07-03	Proposal
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 N 208, ISO/NP 5412	Biodegradable plastic shopping bags for composting Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environment and environmental protection. General \| Manufacturing \| Rubber and plastic industries \| Plastics \| Plastics. General Proposal begins : 2020-07-03	Proposal
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 N 178, ISO/NP 5148	Plastics - Assessment of specific aerobic biodegradation rate of solid plastic materials Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Manufacturing \| Rubber and plastic industries \| Plastics \| Plastics. General Proposal begins : 2020-03-27	Proposal
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 N 130, ISO/NP 22526-4	Plastics - Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics - Part 4: Environmental (total) footprint (Life Cycle Assessment) Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Environment and environmental protection. General \| Recycling \| Plastics. General Proposal begins : 2019-09-24	Proposal
ISO/PWI 15270-4	Plastics — Guidelines for the recovery and recycling of plastics waste — Part 4: Chemical recycling Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Wastes \| Recycling \| Plastics. General Proposal begins : 2022-12-15	Proposal
ISO/PWI 15270-1	Plastics — Guidelines for the recovery and recycling of plastics waste — Part 1: General principles Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Wastes \| Recycling \| Plastics. General Proposal begins : 2022-12-15	Proposal

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 23891:2020	Plastics. Recycling and recovery. Necessity of standards Categories: Recycling \| Plastics. General Published standard begins : 2020-09-23	Published standard
PD CEN/TS 16861:2015	Plastics. Recycled plastics. Determination of selected marker compounds in food grade recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Categories: Recycling \| Thermoplastic materials Published standard begins : 2015-06-17	Published standard
PD CEN/TS 16011:2013	Plastics. Recycled plastics. Sample preparation Categories: Recycling \| Plastics. General Published standard begins : 2013-02-18	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 18160:2025	Plastics recycling. Classification of plastic recyclates as post-consumer recyclates (PCR) and post-industrial recyclates (PIR) Categories: Recycling \| Rubber and plastics products. General Published standard begins : 2025-04-24	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17910:2022	Biodegradable plastics. Status of standardization and new prospects Categories: Environmental economics \| Plastics. General Published standard begins : 2023-01-13	Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 21960:2020	Plastics. Environmental aspects. State of knowledge and methodologies Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General \| Plastics. General Published standard begins : 2020-03-12	Published standard
BS ISO 5677:2023	Testing and characterization of mechanically recycled Polypropylene (PP) and Polyethylene (PE) for intended use in different plastics processing techniques Categories: Plastics. General Published standard begins : 2023-02-06	Published standard
BS ISO 5430:2023	Plastics. Ecotoxicity testing scheme for soluble decomposition intermediates from biodegradable plastic materials and products used in the marine environment. Test methods and requirements Categories: Pollution, pollution control and conservation \| Plastics. General Published standard begins : 2023-05-23	Published standard
BS ISO 5425:2023	Specifications for use of poly(lactic acid) based filament in additive manufacturing applications Categories: \| Plastics. General Published standard begins : 2023-08-31	Published standard
BS ISO 5148:2022	Plastics. Determination of specific aerobic biodegradation rate of solid plastic materials and disappearance time (DT50) under mesophilic laboratory test conditions Categories: Plastics. General Published standard begins : 2022-07-22	Published standard

Withdrawn (19)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 16010:2013	Plastics. Recycled plastics. Sampling procedures for testing plastics waste and recyclates Categories: Recycling \| Plastics. General Withdrawn begins : 2020-12-09	Withdrawn
BS ISO 23977-2:2020	Plastics. Determination of the aerobic biodegradation of plastic materials exposed to seawater. Method by measuring the oxygen demand in closed respirometer Categories: Plastics. General Withdrawn begins : 2022-06-17	Withdrawn
BS ISO 23977-1:2020	Plastics. Determination of the aerobic biodegradation of plastic materials exposed to seawater. Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide Categories: Plastics. General Withdrawn begins : 2022-05-18	Withdrawn
BS ISO 22766:2020	Plastics. Determination of the degree of disintegration of plastic materials in marine habitats under real field conditions Categories: Plastics. General Withdrawn begins : 2022-04-29	Withdrawn
BS ISO 22526-3:2020	Plastics. Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics. Process carbon footprint, requirements and guidelines for quantification Categories: Pollution, pollution control and conservation \| Plastics. General Withdrawn begins : 2022-05-18	Withdrawn
BS ISO 22526-2:2020	Plastics. Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics. Material carbon footprint, amount (mass) of CO2 removed from the air and incorporated into polymer molecule Categories: Pollution, pollution control and conservation \| Plastics. General Withdrawn begins : 2022-04-29	Withdrawn
BS ISO 22526-1:2020	Plastics. Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics. General principles Categories: Pollution, pollution control and conservation \| Plastics. General Withdrawn begins : 2022-05-18	Withdrawn
BS ISO 22404:2019	Plastics. Determination of the aerobic biodegradation of non-floating materials exposed to marine sediment. Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide Categories: Plastics. General Withdrawn begins : 2022-04-29	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 16929:2019	Plastics. Determination of the degree of disintegration of plastic materials under defined composting conditions in a pilot-scale test Categories: Plastics. General Withdrawn begins : 2021-04-12	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 14855-2:2018	Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials under controlled composting conditions. Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide. Gravimetric measurement of carbon dioxide evolved in a laboratory-scale test Categories: Plastics. General Withdrawn begins : 2026-09-18	Withdrawn

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PRI/89 - Plastics - Environmental Aspects

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