Product Certifications

Compostable

The compostability of all Natur-Bag® products is certified by the following third parties.

Natur-Tec® produces only certified compostable products.

The BPI label, issued by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), provides an independent certification program for products that meet all requirements of the ASTM D6400 standard.

  • Uses independent approved labs and reviewers
  • Not based upon manufacturers’ claims

The Compost Manufacturer Alliance (CMA) is a global leader in providing industrial composting facilities an acceptance standard for compostables by performing field disintegration testing through several prominent processing methods to ensure products sent to industrial compost facilities adequately break down within the production cycle.

TÜV Austria is an independent certification program for products that meet all requirements of the European EN13432 standard.

The OK Biobased certification, provided by TÜV Austria, is an independent evaluation of the renewable carbon content in a product. On a basis of the determined percentage of renewable raw materials (% Biobased), the product can be certified as one-star-biobased (20% – 40% biobased content), all the way up to four-star biobased (upwards of 80% biobased content.)

The Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) represents members in promotion and advocacy for member’s products, throughout Australia and New Zealand. The Association administers a voluntary scheme for verification of products for members and non-members for compliance to the Australian Standard AS 4736-2006-Biodegradable plastics for composting and other microbial treatment.

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