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programs, the BNQ will provide a transition period at the end of which the standard CAN/BNQ 0017-088/2010 will be withdrawn. You are invited to contact us if you have any questions on the subject. |
Standard CAN/BNQ 0017-088
Specifications for compostable plastics
What guarantees that "compostable" plastics are truly compostable? To find out, simply turn to standard CAN/BNQ 0017-088 for information about the relevant requirements and markings applicable to products recognized as compostable. CAN/BNQ 0017-088 follows the BNQ’s adoption of international standard ISO 17088, with a few minor modifications to reflect the Québec reality. Its requirements are applied by all manufacturers interested in ensuring that the plastic they produce is compostable and will not detract from compost quality.
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Download standard
12672 ANG CAN/BNQ 0017-088 Specifications for compostable plastics Version Language Publication date Edition Updated on No. of pages Price 0017-088 0017-088A:PDF PDF English 2010-12-10 1 9 191 $ 12671 FRN CAN/BNQ 0017-088 Spécifications pour les plastiques compostables Version Language Publication date Edition Updated on No. of pages Price 0017-088 0017-088:PDF PDF French 2010-12-10 1 9 191 $
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Standards committee members
Number of committee members : 16
Mr. Rasul Abdoullakhi Industries Polykar Ms. Susan Antler Conseil canadien du compost (CCC) Mr. Stéphane Breton Investissement Québec - CRIQ Mr. Ludovic Capt Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, Plastics Division Mr. Guillaume Devin-Duclos Ville de Montréal Mr. Pierre-Paul Dion Ministère de l'Environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC) Ms. Patricia Goulet RECYC-QUÉBEC Mr. Ahmad Ibrahim Groupe CTT Mr. Mike Kopansky Miller Waste Systems Mr. Prad M. Lad ECO II MFG. Mr. Isaul Lopez Basf Ms. Emily Skelding Walker Environmental Ms. Kelly Sousa Dias Peel Region Mr. William St-Hilaire Tilton Ms. Sarah Taylor Environment and Climate Change Canada Ms. Margaret Wojcik Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Park
Certification Offer
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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Download document required for certification
12675 ANG BNQ 0017-988 Compostable Products - Certification Protocol Version Language Publication date Edition Updated on No. of pages Price 0017-988 0017-988A:PDF PDF English 2010-12-10 1 20 83 $ 0017-988 0017-988AR:PDF Network PDF License (5 users) English 2010-12-10 1 20 249 $ 12674 FRN BNQ 0017-988 Produits compostables - Protocole de certification Version Language Publication date Edition Updated on No. of pages Price 0017-988 0017-988:PDF PDF French 2010-12-10 1 19 83 $ 0017-988 0017-988R:PDF Network PDF License (5 users) French 2010-12-10 1 19 249 $
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Certified businesses
Total number :18
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 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 BASF CANADA 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 REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS CANADA INC. PRODUITS DE CONSOMMATION REYNOLDS CANADA 2 USA WESTROCK COMPANY D/B/A FOLD-PAK -
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