Circular Economy
Enable repair, reuse, and recycling with product data
Digital Product Passports are the data backbone of the circular economy. By providing repair instructions, material composition, disassembly guides, and recyclability data, DPPs enable products to be repaired, reused, and recycled rather than discard...
The Challenge & Our Solution
The Problem
The linear economy model of take-make-dispose is unsustainable. Recyclers cannot efficiently process products without knowing their material composition. Repair technicians lack access to repair manuals and spare parts information. Consumers discard products that could be repaired because they lack the information to do so. This results in massive waste and lost value.
The Solution
MyProductPassport enables circularity by capturing and sharing the data needed at every stage of a product's lifecycle. Repair instructions, spare parts availability, material composition, disassembly guides, and end-of-life handling instructions are all stored in the DPP and accessible to the relevant stakeholders — consumers, repair professionals, and recyclers.
Key Benefits
How MyProductPassport delivers circular economy through Digital Product Passports.
- Provide repair instructions and spare parts information via QR code
- Share material composition data with recyclers for efficient sorting
- Include disassembly instructions for end-of-life processing
- Track recycled content and recyclability scores
- Support Right to Repair directive compliance
- Enable EPR fee modulation based on circularity data
By the Numbers
Relevant Sectors
Industries where circular economy is most impactful.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do DPPs support circular economy?
DPPs provide the data layer that enables circularity — repair instructions for consumers, material composition for recyclers, and spare parts information for repair technicians. Without data, circularity is guesswork.
Can DPPs track products through multiple lifecycles?
Yes. A DPP persists throughout a product's lifecycle and can be updated with repair history, ownership changes, and refurbishment data.
How does this help with EPR?
EPR fees may be modulated based on product circularity — recyclability scores, recycled content, and durability data from DPPs can reduce EPR costs for more circular products.
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