Context & 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.

Terraqui, as a regulatory and policy expert, will establish the legal, regulatory, and policy foundation of LIFE DPP TEX, ensuring that the developed DPP is fully aligned with the evolving EU sustainability framework and internationally recognised standards. Terraqui will also maintain a regulatory watch mechanism throughout the project, providing updates on delegated acts, new textile EPR schemes, and standardisation processes so that the DPP evolves in step with EU policy. Complementing the regulatory analysis, Terraqui will deliver a mapping of relevant technical standards and voluntary schemes that affect textile circularity, traceability, and product sustainability information.

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.

Contact details

Project coordinator: Blue Room Innovation – info@blueroominnovation.com 

List of partners

The LIFE DPP-TEX project holistically integrates actors from across the entire textile value chain. It includes digital and environmental tech expert providers (BLUEROOM, BAWEAR BV), manufacturers and waste generators (KALINEL EOOD, ALSICO), recyclers and circular solutions provider (EUROTEX (TexCycle), Sekond), a regulatory and policy expert (Terraqui), and sectoral replication enablers (Tèxtils.CAT). This multi-actor setup ensures that the proposed solution is technically robust, policy-aligned, and widely replicable, and that it reflects the real needs of both large producers and SMEs within the circular economy framework.

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Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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