The materials we use today become the foundation of a more sustainable tomorrow, and that change can start with your trash cart. UBQ™ material is a waste-based alternative to plastic.
By converting everyday household waste into a climate-positive material, it helps:
Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA), Cascade Engineering and UBQ Materials partnered to produce the first trash cart in the United States made with UBQ™, achieving an estimated* 7.25% reduction in product carbon footprint (cradle-to-gate assessment)*
Watch The Full Announcement*This estimate excludes climate impacts associated with compounding, transportation, colorants, additives, and other processing or manufacturing stages. This estimation is specific to the UBQ plant in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, based on ERM’s 2024 LCA: (+0.15) kg CO₂eq production carbon footprint (GWP Fossil + GWP LULUC, GWP100), (−1.17) kg CO₂eq biogenic removal (GWP Biogenic, GWP100), (−1.02) kg CO₂eq net cradle-to-gate carbon footprint (GWP Total, GWP100).
Left to right: Kim Hynes, Executive Director, CVWMA; Jack ‘Tato’ Bigio, Co-founder & Chief Expansion Officer, UBQ Materials; John Vithoulkas, Henrico County Manager; Christina Keller, CEO, Cascade Engineering; Otto Wachsman, Delegate 83rd District;
Laura Thomas, Director of Sustainability, City of Richmond. – October 16, 2025
Trash carts and bins made with UBQ™ offer comparable performance and durability as traditional plastic options, at no additional cost.
With UBQ™, it’s easy for municipalities and manufacturers to advance their sustainability targets without increasing budgets.
Next time you roll your bin to the curb, remember this: if it’s made with UBQ™, it delivers the same durability and performance of traditional carts, but with a significantly lower environmental impact.
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