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Regresa ® is a registered trademark of Brentwood Plastics, Inc. and refers to our films which include a catalyst to hasten the degradation of polyethylene to a few years instead of the approximate 300 year half life.

TERM1	MEANING
ASTM	American Society of Testing and Materials
EN	European Standards
Environmental claim verification2	Confirmation of the validity of an environmental claim using specific predetermined criteria and procedures with assurance of data reliability.
Environmental impact2	Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization's activities or products.
ISO - International Standards	A standard published by the International Organization for Standardization and commencing with ISO ( eg ISO 16929).
Material Selection Information	Information available to consumers that describes the qualities and applications of a material and may aid selection of an appropriate material for a particular purpose.
Performance Standard	A standard that references one or more test standards and stipulates the results required.
Self-declared environmental claims	Environmental claims that are made, without independent third-party certification, by manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers or anyone else likely to benefit from such a claim.
Test Standard	A standard that sets out a method for testing a characteristic of a degradable plastic, but that does not indicate what result is required when performing that test.