EN 15346 Plastics - Recycled Plastics - Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Standard Test Method for Characterization of Recycled Products

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 15346 testing. This European standard defines the method for determining delivery conditions for poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) recycling products. It gives the most important characteristics and relevant test methods for the evaluation of PVC recycling intended for use in the production of semi-finished/finished products.

It aims to support parties involved in the use of recycled PVC to agree on specifications for specialty and generic applications.

Recycling of plastic waste is a type of material recovery process that aims to minimize harmful emissions to air, water and soil and impacts on human health while conserving resources (raw materials, water and energy). The environmental impact of recycling must be evaluated throughout the recycling system's entire life cycle (from the point of waste generation to the disposal of final residues).

It is often impossible to trace each product at the end-user stage and check whether it has been used correctly throughout the product's lifetime. As a result, products are out of industrial control for a time. During this time, contamination with other materials is possible, which could affect the product's suitability for recycling in its intended application.

Where a recycling is produced through the smelting process, the supplier may choose to indicate the level of filtration applied during this process. This will determine the maximum size of insoluble contaminants found in the recycling. The filtering level statement will contain the details of the filter. Recycles that have not undergone a smelting process cannot be measured in the same way and the supplier may indicate this.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 15346 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.