European foreword

This document (EN 15347‑4:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”, the secretariat of which is held by SIS.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2025, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2025.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document is part of CEN publications on plastics recycling, listed as follows:

— EN 15342 , Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of polystyrene (PS) recyclates
— EN 15343 , Plastics — Recycled plastics — Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity and recycled content
— EN 15344 , Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of polyethylene (PE) recyclates
— EN 15345 , Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of polypropylene (PP) recyclates
— EN 15346 , Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) recyclates
— EN 15347 (all parts) , Plastics — Sorted plastics wastes
— EN 15348 , Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) recyclates
— EN 18064 (all parts) , Plastics — Quality recommendations and basis for specifications for application of plastic recyclates in products
— EN 18065 , Plastics — Recycled plastics — Classification of recycled plastics based on Data Quality Levels for use and (digital) trading
— EN 18067 , Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) recyclates
— CEN/TR 15353 , Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled plastics
— CEN/TR 18160 , Plastics recycling — Classification of plastic recyclates as post-consumer recyclates (PCR) and post-industrial recyclates (PIR)

This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN and CENELEC by the European Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its Member States.

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BS EN 15347-4:2025

Plastics. Sorted plastics wastes - Quality grades of sorted poly(ethylene terephtalate) (PET) wastes and specific test methods

Current

Published:

31 May 2025