# ISO 17088:2008 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 17088:2008, item title is Specifications for compostable plastics; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 17088:2012; withdrawn / published date is 2008-02-20, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 17088:2008 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Specifications for compostable plastics _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 17088:2012
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2008-02-20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 43373,IS,,ISO 17088:2008,Specifications for compostable plastics,Spécifications pour les plastiques compostables,2008-02-20,1,['83.080.01'],ISO/TC 61/SC 5,9599,,[57901],"['en','fr']",8,"<p>ISO 17088:2008 specifies procedures and requirements for the identification and labelling of plastics, and products made from plastics, that are suitable for recovery through aerobic composting. The four following aspects are addressed:</p><ol><li>biodegradation;</li><li>disintegration during composting;</li><li>negative effects on the composting process and facility;</li><li>negative effects on the quality of the resulting compost, including the presence of high levels of regulated metals and other harmfu

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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