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TÜV, Austria, ‘OK biodegradable WATER’ Certification   

Products certified for OK biodegradable WATER are GUARANTEED by TÜV to biodegrade in natural, freshwater environments and thus substantially contribute to the reduction of waste in rivers, lakes or any natural freshwater.

A level of certification considered the highest of its kind in the world

THE CRITERIA REQUIRED TO BECOME CERTIFICATED:

 1 Biodegradation

• Passes Fresh Water Biodegradability testing
  • Tested to ISO14851 and ISO14852 Fresh Water Biodegradability testing standard
  • Achieves >90% biodegradability vs control (microcrystalline cellulose) in <56 days
  • Triplicate testing to certification testing protocol
  • Meets the biodegradability requirements of EN14987
  • Tested conducted by an ISO17025 approved laboratory
  • TÜV verification of testing standard, testing protocol, test data and approved test lab status

2 Ecotoxicity

• Passes Aquatic Ecotoxicity Analysis
  • TÜV verification of product data, source of data and that data meet ecotoxicity requirements

SUCCESSFUL CERTIFICATION:

• TÜV, 3rd party,  independent and trusted certification body 
• Certification & serial coded logo unique to the company owning the certification and products its related to
•  Certification can be easily verified to determine: if genuine, if current, the ownership and which product/s are certified
  

HOW TO CHECK IF A TUV CERT / LOGO IS GENUINE

• TÜV issue serial numbered logos to certification owners.  The serial number is unique to the certification owner.
• Either the Logo Serial number or an individual certificate number can be entered into the TÜV certification check web page on their website.  
  • Entering the Logo serial number show all the certifications an organisation owns.
  • https://www.tuv-at.be/green-marks/certified-products/website
• Sigmund Lindner GmbH’s unique TUV logo serial number is S2581      

RONALD BRITTON LTD’s CERTIFICATIONS

Andrew Thompson talks about Fresh Water Biodegradability Certification – What does it mean for glitter?

Andrew Thompson BSc, CEng – IChemE , Technical at Sigmund Lindner GmbH, gives an introduction to TÜV Austria OK biodegradable WATER