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EcoLogo Standard for Instant Hand Antiseptic Products Requires ASTM D6866 Testing

Published on February 23, 2010

Manufacturers and distributors who want their instant hand antiseptic products to be certified by Canada's EcoLogo need to comply with the program's environmental ... Read More

Beta Analytic Renews ISO 17025 Accreditation

Published on January 25, 2010

Miami, FL - January 25, 2010 - Beta Analytic, Inc. has recently been granted its ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 testing re-accreditation. Beta Analytic’s ISO accreditation demonstrates unparalleled commitment to deliver high quality ASTM D6866, CEN 15747, and ... Read More

Vincotte Names ASTM D6866 as Method, Announces 3 OK Biobased Licensees

Published on January 18, 2010

Vinçotte has identified ASTM D6866 as part of the methodology for its OK Biobased certification program, which applies to all products made from renewable sources. A product's biobased content percentage is determined through ASTM D6866, and ... Read More

Sustainable Packaging Metrics Framework Include ASTM D6866 for Bioplastics

Published on January 4, 2010

The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has released a comprehensive guide that aims to standardize the way companies measure progress in their packaging sustainability efforts. There are eight performance categories ... Read More

SBC’s BioSpecs Uses ASTM D6866 for Organic Carbon Content Measurement

Published on December 18, 2009

The Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative has released purchasing specifications for consumers who want to buy environment-friendly, biobased food service ware. The specifications entitled “BioSpecs ... Read More

Ontario GHG Regulation Identifies ASTM D6866 as Emissions Quantification Method

Published on December 14, 2009

The Ministry of the Environment of Ontario, Canada, has published Ontario Regulation 452/09, which focuses on greenhouse gas emissions reporting. The guideline accompanying the regulation outlined the standard methods ... Read More

New Zealand Regulation Recommends ASTM D6866 for Non-Biomass CO2 Determination

Published on December 10, 2009

ASTM D6866 has been added to the latest version of New Zealand's Climate Change Regulations. The standard will be used to measure the ... Read More

Burning Used Tires: Same Energy but Less Fossil CO2 Emissions than Burning Coal

Published on November 19, 2009

According to French company Aliapur, used tires are not wastes but are traditional solid fuels better than coal or petroleum coke. A three-year study by Aliapur’s Research ... Read More