LIFE DPP-TEX

Project name

LIFE DPP-TEX- demonstrating and validating, a DPP system tailored for textiles that enables full traceability, supports circular business models, and delivers measurable environmental, socio-economic and policy impacts, thereby accelerating the transition of the European textile sector towards a sustainable, transparent and circular economy.

Programme

LIFE-2025-SAP-ENV — Circular Economy and Quality of Life – Standard Action Projects (SAP)

Duration of the project

30 months (2026–2028)

Partner countries

Bulgaria, Spain, Netherlands

PROJECT SUMMARY

Textiles are one of the most resource-intensive sectors in Europe: the EU generates 6.9 million tonnes of textile waste every year,

and only 12% of it is separately collected for reuse or recycling.

LIFE DPP-TEX tackles this gap by adapting Digital Product Passport (DPP) technology (building on BLUEROOM’s CircularPass

platform) to give manufacturers, recyclers and public buyers a reliable way to track fibre origin, composition, recycled content and

end-of-life pathways for every product.

Co-funded by the LIFE Programme of the European Union, the project brings together 8 partners from 3 countries (Spain, Bulgaria

and the Netherlands) over 30 months (2026–2028). Its DPP solution is tested in two real industrial pilots: closed-loop recycling of

home textiles in Bulgaria and reuse, upcycling and recycling of discarded municipal workwear in Spain. Together, the two pilots aim

to process around 27 tonnes of textile waste, generate close to 60,000 circular products, create 10 new jobs, and save an estimated

110 tonnes of CO₂, 6.3 million litres of water and 1.9 million MJ of energy.

Beyond the pilots, LIFE DPP-TEX is designed to help the sector prepare for upcoming EU rules (the Ecodesign for Sustainable

Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Waste Framework Directive), and to turn its results into viable business models for industry

adoption, making its tools and lessons learned available for replication in other regions and other textile-related sectors.

OBJECTIVES

● Technology. Adapt and demonstrate a Digital Product Passport for the textile sector, building on BLUEROOM’s existing CircularPass platform.

● Validation. Test the DPP in two real industrial pilots: closed-loop textile recycling in Bulgaria and workwear reuse/upcycling in Spain, covering different value chains and business models.

● Traceability. Track fibre origin, composition, recycled content and end-of-life pathway for every product processed in the pilots.

● Environmental impact. Quantify the environmental benefits of circular textile practices (CO₂, water and energy savings) through integrated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data.

● Regulatory readiness. Support compliance with the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Waste Framework Directive, helping the sector prepare ahead of mandatory requirements.

● Industry adoption and replication. Turn pilot results into viable business models for industry adoption and enable replication of the DPP solution to other regions and other textile-related sectors, supported by an After-LIFE Plan and transferability roadmap.