Your Product Made of Bioplastic – Proven Biodegradable in the Domestic Compost

Plastics and packaging with our NF T51-800 certification guarantee consumers complete compostability in their own backyards.

More and more consumers want packaging and products that do not simply end up in household waste after use. Biodegradable products in particular are experiencing increasing demand - and have a high level of trust.

As a manufacturer or retailer of compostable packaging and products, you can strengthen this trust. Have your products certified by DIN CERTCO and, if the test report is positive, use the "DIN Tested - Garden Compostable" mark. This provides credible and verifiable proof that your materials are safe for home and garden composting.

Now you can also certify additives (e.g. color masterbatches, printing inks and adhesives) to demonstrate their compostability under home composting conditions.

Learn more about home and garden compostable certification now.

No matter whether garbage bags, coffee capsules, shopping bags, outer packaging, beverage cups or other items made of paper or organic plastics: The proof "DIN Tested - Garden Compostable" in combination with an individual register number creates maximum transparency and credibility. Take advantage of this opportunity and give your customers a good feeling!

The basis of our tests is the NF T51-800 standard "Plastics - Specifications for home compostable plastics". If your product successfully passes the relevant tests, you may use the "DIN Tested - Garden Compostable" mark on the relevant products and in your corporate communications.

Thanks to our globally established network of accredited and competent testing laboratories and experienced experts on site, we have been your partner for certifications in all regions of the world for 25 years.

For the markets in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia), we cooperate with the Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) and the certification system there. The ABA Home Composting logo is issued according to the AS 5810 standard.

Specifically for the British market, we cooperate with Renewable Energy Assurance Limited (REAL) and their certification system according to NF T 51-800 and/or AS 5810.

For the North American´s Market (United States and Canada), DIN CERTCO cooperates with the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) and perform the technical assessment for the certification of their Home Compostability mark, released in 2026.

The certification is based on the following standard:

• NF T 51-800 Plastics - Specifications for plastics suitable for home composting

According to this standard, the following tests are required:

• Chemical characterization (heavy metals and other toxic substances)
• Ultimate Biodegradability
• Disintegration
• Ecotoxicity test
• Infrared Spectra

Additionally, earthworm test is mandatory for AS 5810 (Australasia and REAL, if applies).

Thanks to the modular certification program, the scope of testing can be minimized if necessary, for example, when using already tested and registered materials and certified additives.

The certification of products that enter the market, such as shopping bags, is valid for three years. For materials (e.g. granulates), intermediates (e.g. films) and additives (e.g. printing inks), certification is valid for six years. In both cases, you as the certificate holder may use our test mark for marketing and advertising purposes.

We continuously monitor the conformity of the certified products. In this way, we ensure that the initial components specified in the application have remained unchanged

DIN CERTCO provides the experts for the certification of sustainable materials within the TÜV Rheinland Group. We bring more than 20 years of experience and expertise as well as a worldwide network of testing laboratories and experts. With us, you have an experienced partner and independent third party at your side for the certification of your garden compostable products. This makes it easier for your customers in all world markets to choose your products made from biodegradable materials.