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?

Note: ☗☖ = Lab is approved for Commercial Only testing as well as Commercial & Home testing | ☗ = Lab is approved for Commercial Only testing

  • United States
  • Europe
  • Oceania
  • Asia

United States

Normec OWS | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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

Advanced Materials Center, Inc. | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification* 

1802 North Division Street, Suite 503-504
Morris, IL 60450
815-705-0115
ggeil84@aol.com

Control Laboratories | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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

RespirTek, Inc. | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

6450 Biotech Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
228-392-7977
info@respirtek.com
https://www.respirtek.com

TC Transcontinental - ASTRA Center | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

(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 | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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 | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

4651 Campus Dr
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5441
(269) 276-3856
yun.wang@wmich.edu
https://wmich.edu/pilotplants/compostable

ASTM D6866 Biobased Testing Services Only | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

Beta Analytic Inc.

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

Europe

AIMPLAS - Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico València Parc Tecnològic | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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

Chelab S.R.L. a  Mérieux NutriSciences Company | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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.) | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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

ISEGA | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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 | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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

LAB-CONTROL SRL | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

Ecotoxicology section
VIA CA' DONA' 545
45030 SAN MARTINO DI VENEZZE
Italy
ecotossicologia@lab-control.it

Normec OWS | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

Pantserschipstraat 163
​9000 Ghent
​Belgium
+32 9 274 95 05
info-ows@normecgroup.com
www.normecows.com

ARCHA SRL | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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

Wessling France Sarl | ☗

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

Oceania

Scion | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park
49 Sala Street
3010 Rotorua
New Zealand
+64 7 343 5899
Kate.Parker@scionresearch.com

The University of Newcastle | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

University Drive
2308 Callaghan
Australia
thava.palanisami@newcastle.edu.au
www.newcastle.edu.au

Asia

Guangdong Detection Center of Microbiology | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

No. 100, Xianlie Middle Road
510070 Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Mrs. Mei Chengfang
020-37634404, 020-87001760
biolees@gdim.cn
http://www.gddcm.com/a/abouten/aboutusen/

Guangzhou Customs District Technology Center (IQTC) | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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 | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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

Jilin Province Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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

SGS Taiwan Ltd. C&P - Textile & Footwear Service | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

No. 115-1 Sanjun St.
238024 New Taipei City
Taiwan
+886 (0)22688009860
climbgreat.yang@sgs.com
https://www.sgs.com.tw

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

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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 | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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 | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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

TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. - Kunshan Branch, Softlines | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

Attn: Ms. Lucy Lu
Building 5, No. 38, Jingfan Road
Building 4 and Workshop 2
Bacheng, Kunshan
215311 Jiangsu
China
+86 21 61081072
lucy.lu@tuv.com
www.tuv.com

Zhejiang Fangyuan Test Group Co., Ltd. | ☗☖

*Approved for Commercial & Home Compostability Certification*

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

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

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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

Intertek India Private Limited | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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

Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL) | ☗

 *Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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) | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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) | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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. | ☗

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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/

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

*Approved for Commercial Only Compostability Certification*

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/