Was there previously a “flustix RECYCLED DIN-geprüft” mark?

Yes. From 2019 until the end of 2025, the flustix RECYCLED DIN-geprüft mark was awarded together with DIN CERTCO, on the basis of the DIN CERTCO certification scheme “Products from recycled material”.

During that cooperation the scheme was developed further on an ongoing basis and adapted to new regulatory and market requirements. Among other things, first extended requirements for the traceability of recyclates and first elements of DIN EN 15343 were added alongside the requirements of DIN EN ISO 14021.

Why there is a standalone scheme today

Regulatory requirements in Europe keep developing. Markets such as Spain and France, and likewise the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Italy, increasingly follow standards-based systems with traceability requirements under DIN EN 15343 and a chain of custody under ISO 22095.

Against that background, an expert panel developed the standalone flustix RECYCLED Certification Programme. It was published on 28 November 2025. Since mid-December 2025, flustix RECYCLED has been licensed exclusively on that basis, through several mutually independent certification bodies that are internationally recognised for this scope. Existing licences were transferred into the new system during the annual surveillance audit in 2026.

What was added compared with the earlier scheme

• explicit application of DIN EN ISO 22095 for the chain of custody
• traceability requirements for recyclates consistently based on DIN EN 15343
• detailed specifications for material input, material output, material flows and process losses
• requirements for warehouse management, batch allocation and physical stock controls
• verifiable mass balancing including plausibility checks
• consideration of fillers, virgin materials and further product components when calculating recycled content
• separate recording and declaration of post-consumer recyclate (PCR) and post-industrial recyclate (PIR)
• further developed requirements for auditing, documentation and conformity assessment
• an internationally applicable chain-of-custody approach for recognition in regulated European markets
• implementation through several independent, internationally recognised certification bodies under ISO/IEC 17065

The flustix RECYCLED Certification Programme is thereby aligned with the present and future regulatory requirements of the European market. It creates the basis for international recognition and for use in regulatory applications, for example in connection with EPR systems or national plastic taxes.