BPI-Approved Labs

Independent laboratories are used for BPI certification. BPI Members may choose any lab that has been approved. The approval process ensures the tests are done by an accredited or compliant laboratory, capable of doing the tests for ASTM D6400 or ASTM D6868.

Interested in becoming a BPI-Approved lab?

  • United States

United States

Advanced Materials Center

125 Swanson Street
Ottawa IL 61350
815-433-1495
quotes@amclabs.net
www.amclabs.net

Control Laboratories

42 Hangar Way
Watsonville, CA 95076
831-724-5422
mike@controllabs.com
www.controllabs.com

Normec OWS

4738 Gateway Circle, Suite K208
Kettering, Ohio 45440
937-999-4845
info-ows@normecgroup.com
www.normecows.com

TC Transcontinental - ASTRA Center

(Testing for non-TC Transcontinental products and customers only)

Attn: Kacee Des Jarlais
271 River Street
Menasha, WI 54952
920-213-4187
ASTRA.TestingLab@TC.tc
https://tctranscontinental.com/en-us/packaging/research-development/advanced-compost

University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

Attn: Paul Fowler
Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST)
2001 Fourth Ave, Rm SCI D272
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-340-5189
pfowler@uwsp.edu
www.uwsp.edu/wist/Pages/laboratory-services/compostability-testing.aspx

Western Michigan University Pilot Plant

4651 Campus Dr
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5441
(269) 276-3533
lon.pschigoda@wmich.edu
https://wmich.edu/pilotplants/compostable

ASTM D6866 Biobased Testing Services Only

Beta Analytic Inc.

4985 SW 74th Court
Miami, Florida 33155
305-667-5167
info@betalabservices.com
http://www.betalabservices.com

  • Europe

Europe

AIMPLAS - Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico València Parc Tecnològic

C/ Gustave Eiffel, 4
46980 Paterna
Spain
info@aimplas.es
www.aimplas.es

ARCHA SRL

Brinellgatan 4
Via di Tegulaia 10/A
56121 Pisa
Italy
+39 (0)50 985165
Francesca Braca
francesca.braca@archa.it
https://www.archa.it

Chelab S.R.L. a  Mérieux NutriSciences Company

Laboratory Packaging
Via Castellana 118/A
31023 RESANA (TV)
ITALY
+39 0423 717893
andrea.vittadello@mxns.com

Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits-, Energietechnik UMSICHT Lab. (Chemie, Biologie, Anal.)

Osterfelder Straße 3
46047 Oberhausen
GERMANY
+49 208 8598-0
bettina.sayder@umsicht.fraunhofer.de

ISEGA

ISEGA Forschungs- und Untersuchungsgesellschaft mbH
Zeppelinstraße 3-5
63741 Aschaffenburg
GERMANY
+49 6021 4989-0
zang.u@isega.de
www.isega.de

ITENE –Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje Transporte y Logística

C/Albert Einstein n1, Parque Tecnológico
46980 Paterna
SPAIN
+34 96 182 00 00
amparo.gala@itene.com
www.itene.com

OWS

5, Dok Noord
9000 GENT
BELGIUM
+32 92 330204
mail@ows.be
www.ows.be

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Brinellgatan 4
501 15 BORÅS
SWEDEN
+46 33 165305
info@ri.se
www.ri.se

Wessling France Sarl

30 Rue Du Ruisseau
38070 St Quentin Fallavier
FRANCE
+33 (0)4 74 99 96 20
labo@wessling.fr

  • Asia

Asia

China National Center for Quality and Supervision of Plastics (NTSQP)

FuCheng Road 11
100037 PEKING
VOLKSREPUBLIK
CHINA
+86 10 68985380
wengyx@degradable.org.cn
www.degradable.org.cn

Guangzhou Customs District Technology Center (IQTC)

National Reference laboratory for food contact material (Guangdong)

6-7/F., China's Commodity inspection
510070 Guangzhou
China
+86 (0)20-38290551
Mr. Thomas Xie, xiech@iqtc-fcm.com
http://www.iqtcnet.cn/

Hainan Products Quality Supervision & Testing Institute

No. 46 Lantian Road
570203 Haikou,
China
+86 (0)898-65354100
Dr. Hongliang ZHAO
hnzjs@vip.126.com
https://amr.hainan.gov.cn/hnzjs/

Intertek India Private Limited

Attn: Mrs. Dhanashree Bhelose
Chandivali Farm Road, Andheri (E)
400072 Mumbai
INDIA
+91 9930047685
dhanashree.bhelose@intertek.com
www.intertek.com

Jilin Province Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute

Attn: Dr. Xufin
No. 2699 Yiju Road
130000 Changchun City
CHINA
+86 (0)431 85000111
biobased@jlzjy.org
http://www.gjswjzxjilin.com/

Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL)

85, Dambang-ro
Namdong-gu
Incheon, 21591,
Korea
82-32-460-5135
sejin@kcl.re.kr
http://www.kcl.re.kr/site/main/index002

National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC)

114 Thailand Science Park
Paholyothin Rd., Klong Luang
PATHUMTHANI 12120
THAILAND
+66 2564 6500
ulathep@mtec.or.th
www.mtec.or.th

Plastics Industry Development Center (PIDC)

Test and Technology Department
No. 193, 38th Road
Taichung Industrial Park
TAICHUNG CITY 407
TAIWAN
+886 4 23595900
testservice@pidc.org.tw
www.pidc.org.tw

SGS Hong Kong Ltd.

1/F, On Wui Centre, 25 Lok Yip Road
Fanling, NT
Hong Kong
China
+852 (0)2334 4481
dickson.chan@sgs.com
https://www.sgsgroup.com.hk/

Shanghai Institute Of Quality Inspection and Technical Research Light Industry & Chemical Products

No.3086 Pingzhuang West Road
201114 SHANGHAI
CHINA
+86 (0)21-54336255
nccg@sqi.org.cn
www.sqi.org.cn

Shaoxing Testing Institute of Quality Technical Supervision

Attn: Mr.WANG XIAODONG
No.8, Huagong Street, Lihai,
Shangyu District, Shaoxing,
CHINA
+86 (0)575-88409602
+86 (0)575-89199742
wangxd@stiq.org

Shenzhen Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection

NETC Building, No. 4 Tongfa Rd.,
Xili Nanshan, Shenzen,
CHINA
+86 (0)755 81394502-50429
zhaoyan73@126.com
https://www.smq.com.cn/

Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) Material Properties Analysis and Development Centre (MPAD)

35 Mu 3 Technopolis, Tambon Khlong Ha
Amphoe Khlong Luage
Phatum Thani 12120
THAILAND
+66 (0)2 5779057, +66 (0)2 5779062
anchana@tistr.or.th
https://www.tistr.or.th/MPAD/

TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Attn: Ms. Lucy Lu
TÜV Building I, No.177, Lane 777
West Guangzhong Road
Zhabei District, Shanghai, China
200072 SHANGHAI
VOLKSREPUBLIK CHINA
+86 21 61081072
lucy.lu@tuv.com
www.tuv.com

Zhejiang Fangyuan Test Group Co., Ltd.

No.300, Xiasha Road, Hangzhou Econo
Development Zone, Hangzhou,
China
+86 (0)571-85122933
bz@fytest.com
http://www.fytest.com/