date:Jul 27, 2012
It covers terms including 'bio-based', 'biodegradable', 'compostable' and 'renewable' for UK companies that produce plastics materials and additives and/or sell plastic products.
For biodegradable the document states: Claims that a product or package is biodegradable shall be verifiable and substantiated by competent and reliable scientific evidence as required by the UK Green Claims Code and ISO 14021.
Under renewable, the guidance says: Claims that a product or package is renewable should be