What is ISO/TR 23891 about?

ISO/TR 23891 gives a brief overview of the current (2019) situation in plastic recycling systems, relevant existing standards and short description of different recycling techniques. ISO/TR 23891 aims to identify the necessity of standards in the plastics recycling system and give direction for the adoption of regional standards and/or the development of new and existing standards.

ISO/TR 23891 addresses various recycling options, with focus on, but not limited to, mechanical recycling, chemical and/or feedstock recycling and the corresponding preparatory activities.

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ISO/TR 23891 excludes organic recycling (also designated as biological recycling) and energy recovery.

Who is ISO/TR 23891 for?

ISO/TR 23891 on plastics recycling and recovery-necessity of standards is useful for:

Plastic recycling plants
Plastic manufacturers
Government regulatory authorities
Environmental bodies

Why should you use ISO/TR 23891?

Facing resource consumption beyond the capacity of the global ecosystem, the complex challenges connected to plastics recycling must be overcome globally. It is more efficient than processes and better management of waste indicates the most obvious potential to increase resource efficiency. This management can be achieved by reducing waste or by reusing or recycling the waste. Plastic waste entering a formal waste management system is usually recycled, incinerated, or disposed of in a landfill. However, in communities where a formal waste management system does not exist, a substantial proportion of plastic waste is disposed of in uncontrolled dumps, watercourses, or burned openly (UNEP, 2016). Different kinds of plastics included in plastic waste must be reused, collected, and recycled to a much higher degree than today. Therefore, an agreement for this work and identification of the necessity of standards in the plastics recycling system and giving direction for the adoption of regional standards and/or the development of new and existing standards took place at ISO/TC 61 Plastics-meeting in Japan 2018 and gave the reason for the work on ISO/TR 23891.

ISO/TR 23891 has been developed to assist all plastics industry stakeholders in the development of new and improved standards for plastic recycling.

ISO/TR 23891 gives a short general introduction to plastic recycling and describes the process from feedstock to plastics, the different types of recycling technologies, and highlights common problems in relation to the recycling of plastic materials and products. Both fossil and non-fossil feedstock are discussed.

ISO/TR 23891 provides an overview of pre recycling plastic technologies and a brief overview of plastic waste management.

ISO/TR 23891 lists the inventory of existing national, global and regional standards and and describes the necessity of standards, background for necessity based on challenges with missing standards, list up.

ISO/TR 23891 provides you guidance on mechanical and chemical plastic recycling techniques and also maps the relevant challenges

PD ISO/TR 23891:2020

Plastics. Recycling and recovery. Necessity of standards

Current

Published:

30 Sep 2020