“Every year across Europe, there are about 30 million mattresses that are at the end of their life,” says Benjamin Marien. “The vast majority of them end up in landfill or being burned.”
Marien is a director at Aquinos Bedding, which makes 1.2 million mattresses per year. The company uses pure polyester covers for most new products because it can be recycled, as opposed to a mix of materials that cannot be separated.
“You see more and more initiatives popping up for dismantling and recycling mattresses,” he says. “But that doesn’t really help if the dismantler has no idea what the mattress is made of. That’s why I’m very excited about the digital product passport.”
“You see more and more initiatives popping up for dismantling and recycling mattresses,” he says. “But that doesn’t really help if the dismantler has no idea what the mattress is made of. That’s why I’m very excited about the digital product passport.”
“The European Commission thinks that if the final customer is better informed, they can put pressure on the manufacturer and the distributors [to develop more sustainable products],” says Dr Natacha Tréhan, an expert in procurement and the circular economy at the University of Grenoble Alpes. “It’ll increase eco-design. I’m very happy about this because 80% of environmental impact is determined at the design stage.”
A number of industry consortia, such as the Global Battery Alliance, are working on developing standards, including defining what should be included in the digital product passport and consistent definitions. “It’s impossible to do it alone,” says Dr Tréhan. “DPPs are a great example of the need to cooperate not only throughout your supply chain but also with your competitors.”
Aquinos is introducing digital product passports this year and expects to have one million mattresses tagged by 2027.
The passports will be attached to the mattresses in two ways. There will be a QR code for consumers to scan so they can learn about where the mattress was made and what it was made from. The DPP could also hold warranty and washability information to help extend the product’s life. Inside the mattress will be an RFID tag for recyclers to access the passport. It’s easier to scan automatically, and it won’t fade or get cut off.
“Every year across Europe, there are about 30 million mattresses that are at the end of their life,” says Benjamin Marien. “The vast majority of them end up in landfill or being burned.”
“You see more and more initiatives popping up for dismantling and recycling mattresses,” he says. “But that doesn’t really help if the dismantler has no idea what the mattress is made of. That’s why I’m very excited about the digital product passport.”
Marien is a director at Aquinos Bedding, which makes 1.2 million mattresses per year. The company uses pure polyester covers for most new products because it can be recycled, as opposed to a mix of materials that cannot be separated.
“The European Commission thinks that if the final customer is better informed, they can put pressure on the manufacturer and the distributors [to develop more sustainable products],” says Dr Natacha Tréhan, an expert in procurement and the circular economy at the University of Grenoble Alpes. “It’ll increase eco-design. I’m very happy about this because 80% of environmental impact is determined at the design stage.”
“You see more and more initiatives popping up for dismantling and recycling mattresses,” he says. “But that doesn’t really help if the dismantler has no idea what the mattress is made of. That’s why I’m very excited about the digital product passport.”
“You see more and more initiatives popping up for dismantling and recycling mattresses,” he says. “But that doesn’t really help if the dismantler has no idea what the mattress is made of. That’s why I’m very excited about the digital product passport.”
“The European Commission thinks that if the final customer is better informed, they can put pressure on the manufacturer and the distributors [to develop more sustainable products],” says Dr Natacha Tréhan, an expert in procurement and the circular economy at the University of Grenoble Alpes. “It’ll increase eco-design. I’m very happy about this because 80% of environmental impact is determined at the design stage.”
A number of industry consortia, such as the Global Battery Alliance, are working on developing standards, including defining what should be included in the digital product passport and consistent definitions. “It’s impossible to do it alone,” says Dr Tréhan. “DPPs are a great example of the need to cooperate not only throughout your supply chain but also with your competitors.”
Aquinos is introducing digital product passports this year and expects to have one million mattresses tagged by 2027.
The passports will be attached to the mattresses in two ways. There will be a QR code for consumers to scan so they can learn about where the mattress was made and what it was made from. The DPP could also hold warranty and washability information to help extend the product’s life. Inside the mattress will be an RFID tag for recyclers to access the passport. It’s easier to scan automatically, and it won’t fade or get cut off.
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