The industrial application of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) enables tracking the entire product lifecycle, promoting sustainability, transparency, and more efficient resource management.
The digital product passport (DPP) will become mandatory in various industries due to the increasing focus on sustainability, circular economy principles, and the need for transparent supply chains. DPPs are digital records that contain detailed information about a product's materials, manufacturing process, carbon footprint, and lifecycle, accessible through technologies such as DPP QR codes.
Automotive industry
Reason: Electric vehicles and traditional vehicles use materials such as lithium (for batteries) and plastics, which need to be efficiently recycled. DPPs enable the tracking of components and encourage remanufacturing, reuse, and recycling, which is crucial according to the EU's Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) in the automotive industry.
Batteries
Reason: With the growth of renewable energy storage and electric vehicles, batteries play a key role in reducing carbon emissions. However, they contain valuable but sometimes hazardous materials (such as cobalt, lithium, and nickel). The EU Battery Regulation mandates a digital product passport for all batteries to ensure responsible sourcing, lifecycle management, and recycling, accessible via DPP QR codes.
Electronics
Reason: Electronic products have complex supply chains that involve materials such as rare metals, plastics, and toxic substances that can harm the environment. DPPs will help track these materials, ensuring proper recycling and waste disposal. The EU's circular electronics initiative encourages this transparency to reduce e-waste, with prooducts tagged via DPP QR codes.
Packaging
Reason: Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue. Companies in the packaging industry will need to use digital product passports to track the materials used, their recyclability, and environmental impact, promoting sustainable and eco-friendly packaging options worldwide. This encourages waste reduction and the transition to a circular economy.
Textiles
Reason: The textile industry faces significant pressure to reduce waste, environmental impact, and improve working conditions. DPPs can provide information about the materials used, their origin, and production conditions, promoting sustainable sourcing and transparency to consumers through DPP QR codes.
Chemical Industry
Reason: The EU chemical industry produced around 7.9 million tons of waste in 2020. Digital product passports help track the supply chain, enable quick safety checks, and facilitate recycling and safe waste disposal. DPPs for chemical products will be introduced through a delegated act of the ESPR between 2027 and 2030.
Construction materials
Reason: The construction industry is responsible for significant resource exploitation and waste. DPPs will track materials such as concrete, steel, and wood to ensure sustainability in sourcing, reuse, and waste disposal, in line with the EU's Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI). DPP QR codes will enhance transparency across the supply chain.
Furniture
Reason: Globally, 12.2 million tons of furniture waste are produced annually. DPPs help track waste, recycling, and reduce landfill disposal, assisting companies in implementing green policies, thus enabling customers to make environmentally responsible choices. Digital product passports will be introduced through a delegated act of the ESPR between 2027 and 2030.
Children's toys
Reason: Discarded toys contribute to ecological hazards such as microplastics and greenhouse gas emissions – 90% of toys are made of plastic, and 80% of those toys end up in landfills, incinerators, or oceans. DPPs help improve the circularity of the industry by providing information on recycling and safety, reducing the number of unsafe toys on the market via DPP QR codes.
Plastic
Reason: In 2022, 400.3 million metric tons of plastic were produced, with high CO2 emissions. DPPs help track carbon dioxide emissions during plastic production and enable companies to identify high-emission processes. Requirements for all plastic products will be established through a delegated act of the ESPR between 2027 and 2030, supported by DPP QR codes.
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