empower.eco

Empower (Empower AS) provides a blockchain-based material traceability platform and Digital Product Passports to track plastic collection and recycled feedstock, enabling brands, governments and waste collectors to verify impact and scale circular supply chains.

Circularity Relevance

Core

Platform explicitly designed to enable circular outcomes (material traceability, Digital Product Passports, plastic removal, EPR integration). Source: Empower.eco, 2025

Circular Role

SupportEnabler

Empower provides software platforms and services used by brands, PROs, collectors and NGOs rather than directly performing large-scale collection/refurbishment themselves. Source: Empower.eco, 2025

Circular Type

Traceability

• Digital Product Passports (DPPs)

Primary products include Digital Product Passports and blockchain material traceability, matching the Traceability category and DPP sub-type. Source: Empower.eco, 2025

R Strategy

R8 - Recycle, R3 - Reuse, R5 - Refurbish

Primary evidence shows material tracking and recovery (R8). DPP use-cases and testimonials (refurbished furniture) indicate support for reuse (R3) and refurbishment (R5). Source: Empower.eco, 2025

Circular Business Model

Circular Logistics, Take-back / Buy-back

Product suite includes Deposit App and solutions for value-chain management, reverse logistics and EPR compliance (indicative of take-back and circular logistics services). Source: Empower.eco, 2025

Organisational Type

ForProfit

Company uses the suffix 'AS' (Norwegian limited company) and operates commercial products and paid plans. Source: Empower.eco, 2025

Sector

Waste Management & Recycling, Industrial & Manufacturing

Site focuses on plastic waste collection, recycling and material traceability for brands and industry (evidence: product pages and About). Source: Empower.eco, 2025

Geographical Reach

Global

• Norway

Site claims use in 51 active markets and partnerships across 30+ countries; phrasing indicates worldwide presence though no single HQ address listed. Source: Empower.eco, 2025

Hardware Component

None

No evidence that Empower supplies or requires specialised hardware to deliver its services; QR codes and apps are software features rather than provider-installed hardware. Source: Empower.eco, 2025

Tech Map Relevance

Empower provides blockchain-enabled material traceability, Digital Product Passports, deposit app and circular supply-chain tools that directly enable circular economy activities (traceability, recycling, take-back). Source: Empower.eco, 2025

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Added: 18 Mar 2024

Updated: 22 Oct 2025