What is BS EN 15347 – Characterization of Plastics waste about? 
BS EN 15347 is a European Standard that covers the characterization of plastics waste to ensure optimum recycling efficiency for environmental protection.
BS EN 15347 aims to provide with best industry test methods to evaluate and characterize Plastics waste such that they do not pose a risk to environmental safety and meet end-product specifications.
BS EN 15347 provides a scheme for the characterisation of plastics wastes, laying out those properties for which the supplier of the waste shall make information available to the purchaser, and identifying test methods where applicable.
BS EN 15347 provides for a division of information between "Required Data", where a statement is required, even if it is "unclassified", and additional "Optional Data" which the supplier may choose to provide if it adds value to the waste.
Who is BS EN 15347 - Characterization of Plastics waste for? 
BS EN 15347 on the characterization of plastics waste is relevant to: 
- Suppliers of Plastics waste
- Buyers of Plastics waste
- Quality testing personnel
- Plastic recycling plants
- Plastic industry
- Regulatory bodies
- Local and national authorities
- Environmental research bodies
Why should you use BS EN 15347 - Characterization of Plastics waste ?
Recycling of plastics waste is one type of material recovery process intended to save resources, while minimizing harmful emissions into air, water and soil as well as any impacts on human health. The environmental impact of recycling has to be assessed over the whole life cycle of the recycling system.
BS EN 15347 provides you guidance on the required characteristics of plastics waste, including batch size, colour, form of waste, history of waste, and packaging, enabling you to effectively sample waste for further recycling.
BS EN 15347 provides you guidance on quality assurance, enabling you to ensure the quality of the batch to ensure a steady and effective recyclable process.
Thus, if you are a buyer or seller of plastics waste, compliance with BS EN 15347 can assist you in developing a framework for the selection and assessment of plastic wastes to ensure suitability for recycling and minimize the impact of plastic on the environment.
