{"id":1770,"date":"2025-07-09T11:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T03:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/?page_id=1770"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:25:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:25:43","slug":"compostable-certification-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/au\/compostable-certification-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Compostable Certification Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences AQ provides packaging testing for the European, North American, and Australian compostable certifications.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Increasing consumer concerns about sustainability and regional initiatives to reduce plastic pollution are inviting organizations to adopt&nbsp;<strong>certified compostable packaging<\/strong>. The APCO (Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation) has worked closely with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, WRAP, and 60 local businesses to develop the&nbsp;<strong>ANZPAC Plastic pact<\/strong>&nbsp;that aims at a&nbsp;<strong>circular economy for plastics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>One of the ambitious targets of the pact is to have&nbsp;<\/em><strong>100% of plastic used in packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025<\/strong><em>. Developing&nbsp;<\/em><strong>green packaging alternatives<\/strong><em>&nbsp;is becoming a strategic priority for manufacturers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/anzpacplasticspact.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ANZPAC Plastic PACT, 2021<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Composability standards and certification marks in Australia<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the&nbsp;<strong>Australian standards AS 5810-2010<\/strong>&nbsp;linked to the \u201chome compostable\u201d seedling logo of ABA (Australasian Bioplastics Association)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the&nbsp;<strong>Australian standards AS 4736-2006<\/strong>&nbsp;linked to the \u201cindustrial compostable\u201d seedling logo of ABA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>T\u00dcV Austria and DIN CERTCO<\/strong>&nbsp;are&nbsp;<strong>certifications bodies<\/strong>&nbsp;internationally recognized to deliver compostability certification&nbsp;(e.g. home OK compost logo, industrial TUV compostable logo). The&nbsp;<strong>Seedling logo<\/strong>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;<strong>registered trademark<\/strong>&nbsp;owned by European Bioplastics and administered by the&nbsp;<strong>Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA)<\/strong>&nbsp;in Australia. It proves that the product\u2019s claims of biodegradability and compostability as per Australian Standards have been tested &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bioplastics.org.au\/seedling-logo-explained\/?sfw=pass1629242844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Australasian Bioplastics, 2017)<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-1770_b7607d-07{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-1770_b7607d-07 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-1770_b7607d-07 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-1770_b7607d-07 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1770_b7607d-07 alignnone 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.kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-1770_94c908-07 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1770_94c908-07 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-1770_94c908-07 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"3\" data-columns-xl=\"3\" data-columns-md=\"3\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:426px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:154%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Home-Compostable-Logo-3.png\" width=\"426\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Home-Compostable-Logo-3.png\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Home-Compostable-Logo-3.png\" data-id=\"1776\" class=\"wp-image-1776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Home-Compostable-Logo-3.png 426w, https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Home-Compostable-Logo-3-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We help companies in the analytical process to obtain composability certifications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences AQ performs&nbsp;<strong>composability studies<\/strong>&nbsp;that grant the&nbsp;<strong>European, North American, and Australian certification marks<\/strong>.&nbsp;Our laboratories are recognized by&nbsp;<strong>T\u00dcV Austria\u2019s and DIN CERTCO<\/strong>&nbsp;to support the obtention of a wide range of logos and test marks such as ABA seedling logos (industrial and home), Ok Compost and&nbsp;Ok Compost HOME, DIN-Gepr\u00fcft test mark (industrial and home), and BPI compostable mark.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All tests are carried out in accordance with&nbsp;<strong>UNI EN 13432 standards and other international standards.<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id1770_bfcf5e-05 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:10px;}.kt-accordion-id1770_bfcf5e-05 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:1px solid transparent;border-bottom:1px solid 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