Digital Product Passport Insights - A 4TheRecord Podcast
This podcast season provides insights into the regulation, standardization, technical implementation, and industry adoption of digital product passports. Starting from early 2024, digital product passports will become mandatory in the European Union across various end consumer product segments such as batteries, textiles, buildings, detergents, furniture, paints, toys, tires, mattresses, and cosmetics. Additionally, intermediate products such as aluminum, chemicals, glass, iron and steel, paper, plastics, and non-ferrous metal products are regulated to enable better reuse, repair, and recycling of these materials.
Join the discussion with experts from industry, NGOs, standardization bodies, and government agencies, moderated by the founder of 4TheRecord.io, Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski.
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Digital Product Passport Insights - A 4TheRecord Podcast
4TheRecord Podcast:Exploring Digital Product Passports with Eric Ruyters, Secretary General @EUCOBAT
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🎙️ New Episode of “Digital Product Passport Insights” is Live!
In the latest episode of Digital Product Passport Insights, I speak with Eric Ruyters, Secretary General of EUCOBAT – the European association representing national battery collection schemes.
As CEO of 4TheRecord.io, I was delighted to explore with Eric the perspective of the battery collectors’ industry on the new EU Battery Regulation and the mandatory Battery Passport coming into force on 19 February 2027.
🔋 What we discuss in this episode:
1️⃣ The role of battery collectors in the new Battery Regulation
2️⃣ The business model behind battery collection
3️⃣ Regulatory complexity
4️⃣ Focus Topic: The Battery Passport – silver bullet or supporting tool?
- Will the DPP solve everything?
- What information do collectors actually need?
- Why globally unique identifiers for cells and modules matter more than pack-level data.
- Why QR codes may fail at end-of-life — and whether RAIN technology could be a solution.
5️⃣ Reuse – the real sustainability lever
6️⃣ The challenges of the Collectors Industry ahead
7️⃣ What needs to happen next?
💡 This episode provides essential insights for:
- Battery manufacturers
- Automotive OEMs
- Recyclers & reusers
- Sustainability and compliance teams
- Policy makers shaping circular economy frameworks
🎧 Tune in to understand how battery collectors support the sustainable future of the Battery Passport
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Learn more about EUCOBAT: https://www.eucobat.eu/
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