60.60 Standard published Jul 29, 2026
CEN
CEN/TC 223 Soil improvers and growing media
European Norm
13.030.20 Liquid wastes. Sludge | 13.080.30 Biological properties of soils
This document specifies a method to determine the visible macroscopic impurities > 2 mm and stones > 5 mm in compost and digestate. Macroscopic impurities are contaminants that are not naturally occurring in soil such as pieces of glass, metal, plastic. This method is not able to make a distinction between compostable and non-compostable plastics.
Fragments of wood or bark are acceptable constituents of the sample and not classified as macroscopic impurities.
Legislation related to this standard
Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 (Text with EEA relevance)
WITHDRAWN
CEN/TS 16202:2013
PUBLISHED
EN 16202:2026
60.60
Standard published
Jul 29, 2026