???Requirements?of?BPI?approval

1)??Formulation?and?Material?Characteristics

a)?Full?formulation?disclosure?of?each?constituent?>0.1%?including?its?associated?dry?weight?percent?and?supplier?information,?CAS#’s?and?Material?Safety?Data?Sheets?(MSDS).?The?overall?formulation?percentage?should?equal?100.?Carcinogens,?reproductive?toxins,?or?environmentally?dangerous?chemicals?(PBT?substances)?are?not?permitted?to?be?present?in?the?formulation.?Any?external?additive?such?as?inks,?coatings,?lacquers?and?adhesives?must?be?included?in?the?formulation?information.?

c)?Maximum?thickness??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

d)?Maximum?density?(required?for?bagasse,?molded?pulp?and?paper?products)

e)?Din?Certco?or?Vincotte?certificates,?if?applicable

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2)??Test?Data?to?demonstrate?compliance?with?ASTM?D6400?or?ASTM?D6868?

a)?Biodegradation?(Test?data?may?not?be?older?than?two?(2)?years)???????????????????????????????????????????????

??i)?---Biodegradation?of?the?substrate??by?at?least?one?of?the?following:????????????????????????????????????

(1)?Provide?evidence?of?biodegradation?of?the?substrate?through?the?use?of?a?Licensor?Certified?Product.

(2)?Provide?evidence?of?biodegradation?of?the?substrate?through?testing?performed?by?an??Approved?Testing?Laboratory?according?to?ASTM?D5338?or?an?equivalent?method?(i.e.?ISO?14855)

(3)?Provide?evidence?of?>95%?biobased?carbon?content?according?to?ASTM?D6866?for?unmodified?materials?of?natural?origin?or?paper

(4)?Provide?evidence?of?biodegradation?of?the?substrate?through?scientific?literature?and/or?research?studies.?

??ii)?Biodegradation?of?individual?organic?additives?present?in?concentrations?1-10%,?including,?pigments,?inks,??colorants,?scents,?secondary?polymers,?glues,?etc.,?by?at?least?one?of?the?following:

(1)?Provide?evidence?of?biodegradation?of?an?additive?through?the?use?of?a?Licensor?Certified?Product.

(2)?Provide?evidence?of?biodegradation?of?the?additive?through?testing?performed?by?an?Approved?Testing?Laboratory?according?to?ASTM?D5338,?ISO?14855,?ISO?14851?or?ISO?14852.??

(3)?Provide?evidence?of?biodegradation?of?the?additive?through?scientific?literature?and/or?research?studies

b)?Disintegration?of?the?Final?Product?(Test?Data?must?not?be?older?than?(2)?years)????????????????

i)?Quantitative?disintegration?of?the?final?product?at?its?maximum?thickness?and/or?density,?conducted?by?an?Approved?Testing?Laboratory?according?to?methods?accepted?in?the?most?recent?versions?or?ASTM?D6400?or?ASTM?D6868?standard?specifications.

c)?Ecotoxicity?/?Phytotoxicity?(Test?Data?must?not?be?older?than?two?(2)?years)????????????????????????

i)?Ecotoxicity?should?be?performed?according?to?OECD?208?after?a?successful?disintegration?test?which?was?performed?on?the?final?product

ii)?Must?include?the?germination?rate?and?biomass?results?for?two?plant?species

iii)?Ecotoxicity?of?additives?>?0.1%?must?show?proof?that?they?are?non-toxic??

d)?Regulated?Metals?Content?(Test?data?must?not?be?older?than?one?(1)?year)?????????????????????????

i)?To?be?performed?on?the?final?product

(1)?Zinc,?copper,?nickel,?cadmium,?lead,?mercury,?chromium,?molybdenum,?selenium,?arsenic?and?cobalt,?

(2)?To?be?performed?by?an??Approved?Testing?Laboratory?or?ISO?17025?accredited?laboratory?for?this?specific?method

e)?Ash?Content?-?Volatile?Solids?Content?(Test?data?must?not?be?older?than?one?(1)?year)????

i)?To?be?performed?on?the?final?product

(1)?To?be?performed?by?an??Approved?Testing?Laboratory?or?ISO?17025?accredited?laboratory?for?this?specific?method

f)?ATR?or?FTIR?(Test?data?must?not?be?older?than?one(1)?year)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

i)?To?be?performed?on?the?final?product?/?product?layers

(1)?To?be?performed?by?an?Approved?Testing?Laboratory?or?ISO?17025?accredited?laboratory?for?this?specific?method.