Other Biodegradability Certification Systems

OK Biodegradable Soil is based on a scheme developed by Vingotte itself and includes requirements with regard to biodegradation, chemical characteristics and ecotoxicity. Disintegration is not included as for applications in soil it is supposed to be a product requirement instead of an environmental requirement. 

The Green Report - Findings and Preliminary Recommendations for Responsible Environmental Advertising, The Task Force (group of 10 US State Attorney Generals), St. Paul, MN, USA, 1990. 

Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, Erance, 1981. 

Kirk in Degradation of Lignin in Microbial Degradation of Organic Compounds, Ed., D.T. Gibson, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, USA and Basel, Switzerland, 1984, p.399. 

Bellia, M. Tosin, G. Floridi and E Degli Innocent , Polymer Degradation and Stability, 1999, 66, 65. 

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It must be noted that most certification systems are specifically aimed at the evaluation of industrial compostability, as this is the most frequently used end of life option. Some other systems are related to biodegradation in soil, water or home compostability. 

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