Both these programs, which will be available summer 2024, will be based on the requirements of two ISO standards: ISO 17088: 2021 and ISO 18606: 2013 and will enable guidance not only for plastics or products made from plastics, but also for other products (cardboard, packaging, etc.) that can be certified as compostable (defined within the scope of each standard). To help certified companies to conform to the requirements of these new certification programs, the BNQ will provide a transition period. You are invited to contact us if you have any questions on the subject. |
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For consumers, it can be difficult to distinguish between compostable and non-compostable products, or to tell whether certain products will alter the quality of their compost. With BNQ certification, all doubts are laid to rest. Products certified under the BNQ compostable plastics program meet strict requirements in this regard and have definite value in the minds of consumers. The program is based on four documents, including the BNQ 0017-988 certification protocol.
Certified products must conform to the program’s requirements concerning, in particular, the speed of disintegration and biodegradation, metal content and the absence of negative effects on the ability of the resulting compost to foster plant growth.
Note that the composition of the compostable products covered is not limited to plastics. For example, other products made of natural source materials could be considered compostable if they meet program requirements.
This certification program is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and is currently the subject of a claim for exemption to the SCC since it is based on an ISO standard that was withdrawn.
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Certified businesses (ISO 17088)
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Certified businesses (CAN/BNQ 0017-088)
Total number :19
1 Capitale-Nationale TILTON INC. 1 Lanaudière CASCADES SONOCO INC. 1 Montérégie EMBALLAGES CARROUSEL INC. (LES) 1 Montérégie SYSTÈMES KLR INC. 1 Montréal LES INDUSTRIES POLYKAR INC. 2 CHINA BOLAN (SHANDONG) NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 2 CHINA CUPID (DALIAN) NETWORK TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. 2 CHINA SHANGHAI HUAYUE PACKAGING PRODUCTS CO., LTD. 2 INDE HI TECH INTERNATIONAL 2 Nouveau-Brunswick AL-PACK ENTERPRISES LTD 2 Nouvelle-Écosse CKF INC. 2 Ontario ECO II MANUFACTURING INC. 2 Ontario INTEPLAST BAGS AND FILMS CORPORATION 2 Ontario THE CLOROX COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. COMPAGNIE CLOROX DU CANADA LTÉE (LA) 2 Ontario W. RALSTON (CANADA) INC. 2 THAILANDE THAI GRIPTECH CO. LTD. 2 USA PPC FLEXIBLE PACKAGING 2 USA REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS CANADA INC. PRODUITS DE CONSOMMATION REYNOLDS CANADA 2 USA WESTROCK COMPANY D/B/A FOLD-PAK - Partner
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Contact
Jean Couture
Program Leader
Bureau de normalisation du Québec
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