Water-Degradable Glitter: SGS Test Report
Material testing
Our water-degradable glitter, independently tested
The glitter in this product was sent to SGS and tested against the exact biodegradability method written into the EU’s microplastics restriction. It passed.
Read the full SGS report (PDF, 9 pages)
What was tested
| Test | Ready biodegradability (CO2 evolution test) |
| Method | OECD 301:1992 Method 301B, as set out in Appendix 15 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 — the amendment to REACH Annex XVII, Entry 78 that restricts synthetic polymer microparticles |
| Sample | All Water Degradable Series Glitter |
| Laboratory | SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Branch |
| Report no. | GZMR230701987001-2, issued 26 January 2024 |
| Test period | 11 August – 11 October 2023, 60 days at 22 ± 2 °C |
| Result | 74.3% biodegradation — Pass |
What this does and doesn’t mean
Most craft glitter is cut from plastic film, and the EU has restricted it on those grounds. The test above is the one the regulation itself uses to tell a degradable material apart from conventional plastic glitter, and our material clears the threshold with room to spare.
It is a laboratory result under controlled conditions, not a promise about any particular bin, sink or stream. We would rather show you the actual report than put a green leaf on the box and leave it there.
The report was issued to the manufacturer of the glitter material and is published here complete and unaltered, as SGS’s terms of use require. You can verify it directly with SGS at CN.Doccheck@sgs.com. Results refer only to the sample tested.
