Generic environmental claim
kompostierbar
Soumis à justificatifAffirmations environnementales générales admises uniquement avec un justificatif reconnu.
What does “kompostierbar” mean?
Compostable suggests that a product decomposes into compost, while it often remains unclear whether this succeeds only in industrial facilities or also on a home compost heap. Under the EmpCo directive the claim is permissible only with concrete, recognised and publicly accessible evidence naming the required conditions and timeframe. Without such details the term is misleading, because consumers may assume unconditional compostability.
Why this term is risky
Blanket, unspecific environmental claims without concrete, verifiable evidence are considered misleading where no recognised outstanding environmental performance is demonstrated. They remain permissible only with concrete, publicly accessible proof – such as a recognised certification.
Legal basis
Anhang I Nr. 4a UGP-RL i.d.F. EmpCo (EU) 2024/825 / § 5 UWG
The stated legal basis is an assessment, not a conclusively reviewed legal opinion and not individual legal advice.
Detected spellings & languages
- kompostierbar
- compostable
- compostabile
- composteerbaar
- komposterbar
The scanner detects these and further variants across languages in sentence context.