Same rules as fossil plastic, from pellets to plants
What this tab covers How it is regulated and what could disrupt supply: hazard classification, rules in the EU, US and India, anti-dumping duties and other trade measures, and supply-risk notes.
Hazards
Classification
UN number
Key risks
not classified
none
As for fossil PE: pellet spills, dust; ethanol and ethylene at the plant are flammable.
Main rules
Where
Rule
Effect
EU
Bio-based content standards (EN 16640, carbon-14); ISCC PLUS for mass balance; Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation recycled-content targets (indicative)
Recycled content, not bio content, counts towards most targets, which favours rPE over bio-PE.
US
USDA BioPreferred label; ASTM D6866
Allows certified bio-based claims.
Brazil
RenovaBio and Bonsucro sugarcane certification (indicative)