UPPS Standard

Universal Product Passport Standards (UPPS)

Version 1.0 — Draft

Effective: TBD

UPPS 301: Circularity Product Disclosures

Establishes disclosure requirements for circularity characteristics of products.

UPPS 301 defines the circularity disclosures that organizations shall provide to enable consistent, comparable, and decision-useful product-level information.

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Introduction

UPPS 301 establishes disclosure requirements relating to the circularity characteristics of products.

This Standard defines the disclosures necessary to enable consistent, comparable, and decision-useful information regarding the extent to which products are designed, produced, and managed in alignment with circular economy principles.

Circularity is a central component of product sustainability. Increasing regulatory requirements and market expectations require organizations to disclose information on product durability, repairability, recyclability, and material recovery.

UPPS 301 provides a structured framework for such disclosures, enabling alignment across jurisdictions and supporting regulatory implementation, including compatibility with frameworks such as the European Union's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).

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Objective

The objective of UPPS 301 is to ensure that organizations disclose information that enables users to:

  • Assess the circularity performance of products
  • Understand the potential for reuse, repair, refurbishment, and recycling
  • Evaluate resource efficiency and material recovery
  • Compare circularity characteristics across products and organizations

UPPS 301 establishes consistent requirements for circularity-related disclosures that support transparency, comparability, and circular economy outcomes.

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Scope

UPPS 301 applies to all products for which circularity information is disclosed under UPPS.

Organizations shall apply this Standard in conjunction with:

  • UPPS 101 — General Product Disclosures
  • UPPS 201 — Environmental Product Disclosures

Circularity disclosures shall consider the full lifecycle of the product, including design, use, and end-of-life stages.

Where circularity characteristics vary across product variants, organizations shall disclose such differences.

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General Requirements

4.1Basis of Assessment

Organizations shall disclose the methodologies and assumptions used to assess circularity characteristics.

Where applicable, disclosures shall be based on recognized circularity frameworks or standards.

4.2Boundaries

Organizations shall define:

  • Product components included in circularity assessment
  • Lifecycle stages considered
  • Limitations and exclusions

4.3Data Quality

Organizations shall disclose:

  • Source of data (measured, estimated, design-based)
  • Level of verification, where applicable
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Circularity Product Disclosures

Organizations shall disclose the following circularity-related information for each product.

5.1Durability

Disclosure Requirement

Organizations shall disclose information relating to the durability of the product.

Required Disclosures

  • Expected product lifetime
  • Resistance to wear and degradation
  • Factors influencing durability

Guidance

Durability disclosures should enable users to assess the longevity of the product under normal use conditions.

5.2Repairability

Disclosure Requirement

Organizations shall disclose information relating to the repairability of the product.

Required Disclosures

  • Availability of spare parts
  • Accessibility of repair instructions
  • Ease of disassembly

Guidance

Repairability disclosures should enable assessment of the feasibility of repairing the product and extending its useful life.

5.3Reusability and Refurbishment

Disclosure Requirement

Organizations shall disclose the potential for reuse and refurbishment of the product.

Required Disclosures

  • Suitability for reuse
  • Potential for refurbishment or remanufacturing
  • Design features enabling reuse

Guidance

Disclosures should reflect whether the product can be restored or reused without significant loss of functionality.

5.4Recyclability

Disclosure Requirement

Organizations shall disclose the recyclability of the product.

Required Disclosures

  • Percentage of product that is recyclable
  • Recyclability of individual components, where relevant
  • Conditions required for recycling

Guidance

Recyclability disclosures should consider real-world recycling conditions rather than theoretical recyclability.

5.5Use of Recycled Materials

Disclosure Requirement

Organizations shall disclose the extent to which recycled materials are used in the product.

Required Disclosures

  • Percentage of recycled content
  • Types of recycled materials used
  • Source of recycled materials, where relevant

Guidance

Disclosures should support assessment of resource efficiency and circular material flows.

5.6Material Recovery Potential

Disclosure Requirement

Organizations shall disclose the potential for recovering materials from the product at end-of-life.

Required Disclosures

  • Recoverable materials and their proportions
  • Methods of recovery
  • Limitations to recovery

Guidance

Material recovery disclosures should enable assessment of the value retained within the product at end-of-life.

5.7End-of-Life Management

Disclosure Requirement

Organizations shall disclose information relating to end-of-life management of the product.

Required Disclosures

  • Recommended disposal pathways
  • Availability of take-back or collection schemes
  • Environmental considerations at disposal

Guidance

Disclosures should support responsible end-of-life management and waste reduction.

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Presentation of Information

Organizations shall present circularity disclosures in a manner that is:

  • Clear and understandable
  • Comparable across products and reporting periods
  • Consistent with UPPS 101 and UPPS 201

Disclosures should enable users to assess both individual circularity characteristics and overall circularity performance.

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Effective Date

UPPS 301 is effective for disclosures published after [To be determined].

Early adoption is permitted.

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Relationship with Other UPPS Standards

UPPS 301 shall be applied together with:

  • UPPS 101 — General Product Disclosures
  • UPPS 201 — Environmental Product Disclosures
  • Future UPPS standards on supply chain traceability
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Transition Provisions

Organizations may adopt UPPS 301 progressively.

Where full circularity data is not available, organizations shall disclose:

  • Available information
  • Data limitations
  • Planned improvements
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Regulatory Alignment

UPPS 301 is designed to support alignment with circular economy and product design regulations across jurisdictions.

This includes compatibility with:

  • Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)
  • Circular economy regulations and product design standards

UPPS 301 enables organizations to structure circularity disclosures in a manner that can be mapped to regulatory requirements, reducing duplication and improving consistency.