UBQ Materials

UBQ Materials takes all unsorted municipal solid waste destined for landfill (from organics such as dirty diapers and food waste to unrecyclable plastics) and turns it into a climate-positive thermoplastic material - the UBQ™ material.  UBQ's advanced waste conversion technology can make zero waste a reality. Unlike recycling, which requires a sophisticated infrastructure of separating and sorting into homogenous waste streams, UBQ uses all of the waste in a single, heterogeneous stream. Municipal solid waste typically contains materials that are not recyclable, like organics, dirty plastics, wet paper, cardboard, diapers and more. UBQ takes all this waste which is then dried, as usually waste contains 40-60% of water. The dried material is shredded to flakes, and fed to the process. The patented UBQ conversion process breaks the components down to their basic particulate constructs—lignin, cellulose, fibers, and sugars—and then reassembles them into a matrix. The remaining mixed plastics are melted and bound into the matrix to create UBQ™, a composite thermoplastic material. 

UBQ™ material is drop-in material compatible with standard manufacturing processes, allowing manufacturers to make an easy shift to sustainability and offset (or even reverse) the carbon footprint of the products they are already making, without compromising on profitability. UBQ™ material can substitute oil-based resins, wood, concrete and minerals, preventing depletion of finite resources for future generations. Every ton of UBQ diverts 1.34 tons of landfill waste, prevents 11.7 tons of CO₂eq, and addresses the waste crisis as a whole by functioning independently of recycling or waste management infrastructures in its resources, processes, and economics. 

The ability to convert household waste into a sustainable bio-based material makes the UBQ process a novel, climate-positive approach that’s clean, recyclable, cost-effective, inclusive and sustainable. The UBQ conversion process was developed to have ZERO impact, with a relatively small amount of energy and no production waste, effluents, or use of water. Both the unique process and UBQ™ material is patented worldwide, already being implemented by industry leaders in the restaurant, fashion, furniture, 3D printing and automotive industries such as Daimler, Arcos Dorados, Mainetti, Keter, Plastics App, Cascade, Motherson and more. 

UBQ’s Co-Founder and Co-CEO is Tato Bigio, the Chairman and Co-CEO is Albert Douer, and many leading international experts and scientists serve on the advisory board of this Israeli enterprise, situated in Tel Aviv. Its innovative technology has received coverage in international press and is being implemented worldwide, growing its impact with new partnerships in different industries.