ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18606 First edition 2013-01-15 Packaging and the environment Organic recycling Emballage et environnement - Recyclage organique Reference number IS0 18606:2013(E) LSO IS02013 IHS under itted without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 18606:2013(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS02013 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56:CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+41227490111 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2013 - All rights reserved No reproductic etworking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 18606:2013(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. .1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions ..2 4 Principle .3 5 Basic requirements .3 5.1 Control of constituents .3 5.2 Assessment. .3 5.3 Exemptions 4 6 Detailed requirements .4 6.1 General. .4 6.2 Characterization of the packaging .5 6.3 Ultimate biodegradation .5 6.4 Disintegration .6 6.5 No adverse effect on ability of compost to support plant growth .6 7 Declaration of results 7 8 Test report 7 Annex A (normative) Maximum concentrations of regulated metals and other substances hazardous to the environment. ..8 Annex B (normative) Determination of ecotoxic effects to higher plants .9 Annex C (informative) Flow Chart 10 Annex D (informative) Recommended assessment checklist for meeting the requirements of this InternationalStandard .14 Annex E (informative) Examples of packaging suitable for organic recycling ..15 Bibliography ..18 iii out license from IHS Not for Resale