Posts including "Mulch films":

Is it still allowed to sell mulch films without the CE marking?

2025-07-15T16:29:00+02:0015 July 2025|

Yes, “contrary to most other products harmonisation measures in Union law, the FPR does not replace national legislations and does not prevent non-harmonised fertilising products from being available on the single market in accordance with national legislations. Compliance with the harmonised rules as laid down in the FPR remains optional.”14 However, the biodegradable mulch [...]

What is the definition of a fertiliser under the FPR?

2025-07-15T16:30:10+02:0015 July 2025|

According to the FPR, a fertilising product is defined as: „a substance, mixture, micro- organism or any other material, applied or intended to be applied on plants or their rhizosphere or on mushrooms or their mycosphere, or intended to constitute the rhizosphere or mycosphere, either on its own or mixed with another material, for [...]

Why are mulch films covered in the Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR)?

2025-07-15T16:31:09+02:0015 July 2025|

Biodegradable mulch films (according to the biodegradability criteria defined in the Delegated Regulation 2024/2787 of 23 July 2024) are included in the FPR as SOIL IMPROVER (PFC 3), and in particular as INORGANIC SOIL IMPROVER (PFC 3B). A soil improver is defined as „an EU fertilising product, the function of which is to maintain, [...]

What are certified soil-biodegradable mulch films?

2023-11-30T15:55:27+01:0030 November 2023|

Certified soil-biodegradable mulch films are a specific type of mulch film used in agriculture to positively impact factors like temperature, moisture and weed growth to increase the crop yield and quality. They are made from certified soil-biodegradable materials in compliance with the biodegradability and ecotoxicity requirements as well as the technical specifications outlined [...]

What are the advantages of certified soil-biodegradable mulch films?

2024-08-01T15:21:08+02:0030 November 2023|

Mulch films made from cerified soil-biodegradable plastics provide significant benefits where retrieval and recycling of conventional plastics pose serious problems. They are specifically designed to biodegrade effectively in situ and can therefore be incorporated into the soil postharvest. Due to their soil-biodegradability, certified soil-biodegradable mulch films help to stop leakage and the accumulation [...]

Do certified soil-biodegradable mulch films fully biodegrade in soil?

2023-12-08T14:22:07+01:0030 November 2023|

Certified soil-biodegradable mulch films do fully biodegrade in soil. This can be proven by testing and referring to the standard EN 170339 (9) (or ISO 23517) (10), which specifies the requirements and test methods for biodegradable mulch films used in agriculture and horticulture. Products complying with that standard can get certification by DIN [...]

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