ISO 5412:2022 PDF

Scope: This document specifies the requirements, test methods, test regulations, packaging, transportation and s torage of indus trial compostable plastic shopping bags. This document is applicable to plastic shopping bags made from industrial compos table plas tic resin as the main raw material, processed by heat sealing or bonding, etc. This document does not apply to indus trial compos table plas tic bags such as indus trial compos table roll bags (also known as tear bags or point break bags made from above materials) and other bags that are only used in packaging and are not used for carrying shopping. This document enables to characterise the compos table plastic bags following two tes ting approaches that bring to the definition of two classes (class I and class II ) . NO TE I n some regions, indus trial compos ting is referred to as professional compos ting.

ISO 5412:2022 Referenced Document

ISO 17088 Specifications for compostable plastics
ISO 4592 Plastics; film and sheeting; determination of length and width
ISO 4593 Plastics; film and sheeting; determination of thickness by mechanical scanning
ISO 527-3 Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 3: Test conditions for films and sheets