Home compostable definition

Home compostable means all the materials in the product or pack-
Home compostable means a material that has the ability to completely biodegrade in an outdoor, non-industrial environment, leaving no toxic substances or residue. Home compostable includes products that meet the “OK Compost Home” certification standard adopted by Vincotte.
Home compostable means comprised of natural fiber as defined below, and/or able to break down or otherwise become part of usable compost in a safe and a timely manner in non- industrial composting environment. Any food service ware item that is OK Compost HOME certified by TÜV Austria will be presumed to meet this definition. In the event that an ASTM standard for home compostable products that meets or exceeds the OK Compost HOME standard is established, any food service ware item certified as meeting that standard will be presumed to meet this definition.

Related to Home compostable

  • Compostable means all the materials in the product or package

  • Compost means the safe and stable product of controlled biologic decomposition of organic materials that is beneficial to plant growth.

  • Electrostatic spray means a method of applying a spray coating in which opposite electric charges are applied to the substrate and the coating. The coating is attracted to the substrate by the electrostatic potential between them.

  • Formulation means the combination of various ingredients designed to render the product useful and effective for the purpose claimed, or the form of pesticide as purchased by users;

  • Biological agent shall mean any pathogenic (disease producing) micro-organism(s) and/or biologically produced toxin(s) (including genetically modified organisms and chemically synthesized toxins) which cause illness and/or death in humans, animals or plants.