The Digital Product Passport for mattresses is the product’s digital identity required by the European regulation Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). By means of a QR Code or an NFC tag applied to the mattress, the product is connected to its digital identity, enabling access to structured data on materials, composition, production, durability and end of life across the entire value chain.
The digital passport helps improve supply chain transparency, facilitates product lifecycle management and supports the circular economy objectives established by European regulation.
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Index
- What is the Digital Product Passport for mattresses and what is it for?
- Why a DPP for mattresses?
- What data must the Digital Product Passport for mattresses contain?
- Technologies for the Digital Product Passport for mattresses
- Why EZ Lab for the Digital Product Passport for mattresses?
- We create your Digital Product Passport for mattresses!
- FAQ
What is the Digital Product Passport for mattresses and what is it for?
The Digital Product Passport for mattresses is a digital system that enables companies to collect, organise and update the product information required by regulation, making it available to all stakeholders on different access levels in order to safeguard the company’s know-how. In practice, it enables companies to share reliable data among manufacturers, suppliers and end of life operators, supporting traceability, lifecycle management, recovery and recycling processes.
The DPP for mattresses represents a competitive advantage, especially in a context where supply chain transparency, end of life management and regulatory compliance are becoming central requirements.
The implementation of the Digital Product Passport for mattresses also offers further benefits such as:
- automating data collection across the entire supply chain;
- preserving useful data to manage the product’s end of life more effectively;
- differentiating and enhancing the company through transparent data that strengthens the company’s credibility
- simplifying and accelerating compliance with EU regulations;
- preparing an updatable data structure aligned with future regulatory developments.
Why a DPP for mattresses?
Mattresses are among the most complex products to manage at end of life because they are composed of different materials that are difficult to separate. In the European Union, around 30 million mattresses become waste every year and many end up in landfill or incineration. The Digital Product Passport for mattresses helps address this issue by making information about materials and product lifecycle available. In this way it becomes possible to:
- improve end of life management and material recycling;
- support systems established under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR);
- increase supply chain transparency and reduce the risk of greenwashing.
What data must the Digital Product Passport for mattresses contain?
According to the purposes of the Digital Product Passport for mattresses, it is most likely that the required information would be:
- materials and composition (foams, textiles, metal springs);
- origin of raw materials;
- manufacturing processes;
- producer data;
- regulatory compliance and technical documentation;
- product durability;
- maintenance and repair instructions;
- guidance for recycling or material recovery.
Technologies for the Digital Product Passport for mattresses
The Digital Product Passport for mattresses uses several technologies that connect the physical product to its digital identity and enable the management of structured data across the entire value chain.
QR Code and NFC tags
These physical supports applied to the mattress allow access to the product’s digital passport and the data associated with it throughout its lifecycle.
Made in Block solution
Made in Block is EZ Lab’s solution that manages the entire DPP ecosystem. It integrates the technologies required to activate the Digital Product Passport for mattresses.
Blockchain
Blockchain is useful to record key information and supply chain steps in a verifiable digital register. This helps companies protect data integrity and demonstrate the reliability of the information contained in the Digital Product Passport.
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence can support the collection and management of data from multiple suppliers, facilitating the creation and updating of Digital Product Passport data for different stakeholders.
In this way, the Digital Product Passport can be implemented within a scalable, interoperable and compliant system designed to support the collection, updating and sharing of data according to European requirements.
Why EZ Lab for the Digital Product Passport for mattresses?
EZ Lab simplifies the creation and implementation of the Digital Product Passport for mattresses, enabling compliance not only with the ESPR regulation. In fact, the DPP is a strategic tool in which data related to additional European regulations will converge, such as REACH, GPSR, EPR, CLP and PPWR.
With more than 300 projects and over 200 million products with unique digital identities, EZ Lab supports companies in the development of the Digital Product Passport for mattresses, in compliance with the regulatory requirements, offering technical and operational support. Our solutions integrate regulatory compliance, material traceability and supply chain management, supporting circular economy strategies and new market models such as second hand, increasing national and international competitiveness.
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FAQ
Is the Digital Product Passport mandatory for mattresses?
Yes, The Digital Product Passport is introduced by the European regulation Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), which is already in force. The Digital Product Passport aims to provide transparent information about the origin of materials, composition, technical characteristics, product lifecycle, repairability, maintenance, reuse, recycling and end of life. Therefore, it is important for companies to already start organizing data and the necessary processes.
Does the DPP only concern environmental sustainability?
The Digital Product Passport is not a generic environmental tool, but a regulated digital infrastructure that integrates ecodesign requirements, product safety, traceability and end of life management. In the case of mattresses, aspects related to chemical substances and general product safety will also be relevant.
How should companies prepare now to get their DPP for mattresses?
It is recommended to: map materials and suppliers; verify REACH compliance of the substances used; structure technical data in an interoperable digital format; prepare systems for unique product identification. Compliance is not only technical, but also organisational.
Will the DPP be different for domestic and professional mattresses?
This will depend on the sector specific delegated act that the European Commission will adopt for mattresses. If the regulation distinguishes between usage categories, different requirements may apply. However, the core information required for the Digital Product Passport will remain largely the same. Companies placing mattresses on the EU market will need to organise product data such as material composition, supplier information, technical characteristics, lifecycle aspects, repairability and end of life management.
What is the difference between a DPP and a simple informational QR Code?
The QR Code is only the physical access support. The Digital Product Passport is a regulated digital infrastructure, interoperable at European level, containing structured and verifiable data. It is not a static web page, but a system compliant with the standards established by the ESPR regulation.
