Abstract

This document gives guidance for the design-for-recycling, installation, use, removal, collection and preparation for recycling of agricultural plastic products. It also defines the terminology and establishes professional practices for the proper preparation, storage, collection and conditioning of used products in view of their recycling. It applies to: a) covering films that comply with EN 13206 or with specifications laid out by the film manufacturer/supplier, used for covering greenhouses, small tunnels or livestock buildings, as well as to direct crop covers used for semi-forcing plants and seed. b) silage films for horizontal silos that comply with EN 13207 or with specifications laid out by the film manufacturer/supplier; c) sheaths for horizontal silos (forage crop and grain storage) that comply with EN 13207 or with specifications laid out by the sheath manufacturer/supplier; d) stretch films for wrapping bales that comply with EN 14932 or with specifications laid out by the film manufacturer/supplier; e) thermoplastic mulching films that comply with EN 13655 or with specifications laid out by the film manufacturer/supplier. At the end of their service life, these films are removed from the field and handled in conformity with current waste management regulations; f) biodegradable mulching films that comply with EN 17033, buried in the soil at the end of their service life according to the relevant annex of EN 17033; g) barrier films for agricultural and horticultural soil disinfection by fumigation comply with EN 17098-1; h) nets and twines for catling and horticulture that comply with the specifications laid out by EN ISO 4167, ASABE S315 or by the manufacturer/supplier; i) flexible ducts, semi-rigid and rigid pipes and fittings for irrigation that comply with ISO 13460-1, ISO 8779, ISO 16348, EN ISO 9261, EN 14267, EN 12324-2, EN 13635, EN 13997 or with specifications laid out by the manufacturer/supplier; j) fabrics and non-woven nets and sheets for catling and horticulture that comply with EN ISO 9073-1 to ISO 9073-18, ISO 9092 or with specifications laid out by the film manufacturer/supplier. This document does not cover construction, packaging and food-contact products.

Begin

2023-07-12

WI

00249A5I

Planned document number

DIN EN 18109

Project number

05402279

Responsible national committee

NA 054-04-10 AA - Thermoplastic films for use in agriculture  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 249/WG 26 - Agricultural plastic products - Design-for-recycling, use, removal, collection and recycling  

draft standard

Plastics - Agricultural plastic products - Installation, use, removal, sorting, collection, preparation for recycling and design for recycling guidelines; German and English version prEN 18109:2024
2024-08
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