EU standard for plastic sacks for household waste collection

In February NEN EN 13592:2017 was published. The standard specifies the general characteristics, test methods and requirements for sacks, bags and bin liners, made from plastic films, used for household waste collection, or household selective waste collection including the collection of biodegradable waste for organic recycling (biodegradation and composting).
The standard applies only to sacks, bags and bin liners for which the first use is for household waste collection or household selective waste collection. For the purpose of this standard biodegradable and compostable sacks are those which comply with NEN-EN 13432 (World Packaging Standardisation Newsletter, April 2017).
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