Definition of compostability criteria for packaging: Initiatives in Italy |
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Authors: | Francesco Degli-Innocenti Catia Bastioli |
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Institution: | (1) NOVAMONT, via G. Fauser 8, 1-28100 Novara, Italy |
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Abstract: | The management of solid waste is changing. The traditional approach based on landfilling of mixed refuses is shifting toward
a system based on the at-source sorting of waste into specific fractions. The biological treatment of the organic fraction
is considered to be an appropriate form of disposal not only for the “traditional≓ feedstock such as food scraps and vegetable
and garden waste, but also for biodegradable packaging, when not recyclable in other ways. Any change from a complex system
to another is difficult since many factors are to be organized and optimized. Industry must develop and manufacture compostable
products, municipalities must build composting plants and organize source-separated collection, and regulatory bodies must
define widely acceptable criteria of compostability. In Europe, the European Union has assigned the last task to the CEN,
to provide common criteria and avoid hindrance to commercial exchanges. In Italy the UNI, the national standardization organization,
has produced a working document to contribute to the discussion on the European level. In this paper the UNI scheme is described.
A condensed version of this paper was presented by one of the authors (F.D.I.) at the 5th annual meeting of the BEDP Society,
held in Nashville, September 22–26, 1996, during a session covering International Standards for Biodegradation Testing. |
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Keywords: | Compostability biodegradability regulation packaging |
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