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Landfills: Causes, Effects, and Solutions

There are more than 330 million people living in the U.S. Each day, they collectively throw out enough garbage to...

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Jan 17 2022
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3 Reasons Alternative Materials Are Important for Sustainability

Hemp concrete, pineapple leaf “leather,” and corn husk-based wood veneer are just some of the sustainable alternative materials to recently...

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Jan 13 2022
Sustainability Resolutions for the New Year.
Setting Our Sustainability Resolutions for the New Year, and Why Businesses Should Take Note

Why Sustainability Must Be Top of Mind in 2022 Countless governmental policy proposals and NGO efforts have tried to curb...

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Jan 05 2022
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Global Waste Management 101 – Why is Zero-Waste Manufacturing Important?

Global waste management issues create serious environmental, health, safety, and financial consequences. The drive to use technology to reduce waste...

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Dec 09 2021
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Case Study: Keter Group

One of Keter’s primary motivations in partnering with UBQ Materials to create sustainable products was UBQ’s significant value propositions.

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Dec 01 2021

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Misleading Recycling Labels, New Bill Explained

By now, most consumers are familiar with the “chasing arrows” symbols manufacturers put on their plastic products. What they might...

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Nov 21 2021
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On the Ground at COP26, UBQ’s Daily Breakdown

Join our VP of Sustainability, Rachel Barr, as she provides daily updates from COP26 (the 26th meeting of the Conference...

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Nov 02 2021
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COP26 and Israel

This is part 3 of an ongoing series on the COP (Conference of the Parties). You can check out part...

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Oct 26 2021
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