Flushability test methods

7 core tests, all of which must be passed in order to support a ‘flushable’ claim for a nonwoven sheet designed, marketed or commonly used in a bathroom setting or for toileting purposes. A copy of the Flushability Guidelines document, labelling Code of Practice and logos, can be downloaded, free of charge, on the Flushability page. 

The methods are:

• FG501.R1(18) - Toilet Bowl & Drain-Line Clearance Test
• FG502.R1(18) - Slosh Box Disintegration Test
• FG503.R1(18) - Household Pump Test
• FG504.R1(18) – Settling Test
• FG505.R1(18) – Aerobic (A) Biodisintegration/(B) Biodegradation Tests
• FG506.R1(18) – Anaerobic (A) Biodisintegration/ (B) Biodegradation Tests
• FG507.R1(18) – Municipal Sewage Pump Test

How to get a copy of these methods

These methods are free of charge for member companies.  Please contact marie-josepha.peeters@edana.org for more information.

Non-member companies may purchase the whole package for €232 or buy a single method for €38 by using this form.