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Is UBQ™ biodegradable?

Our material is not biodegradable, but it can be recycled time and time again.

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Does UBQ™ have a Cradle-to-Cradle certification?

Although UBQ™ would readily meet the requisite social and environmental standards for Cradle-to-Cradle certification, only end-products can receive this designation. We help and encourage our clients, who manufacture products containing UBQ™, to obtain Cradle to Cradle certification because it lends additional credibility to our clients’ contributions to the circular economy.

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What is the environmental impact of the…

UBQ conversion process was designed with sustainability in mind. It is safe for our employees and the environment, producing no waste, byproducts or effluents. Unlike conventional plastic recycling, the process of converting trash into UBQ™ requires no added ingredients, chemicals or water. The conversion process is also energy efficient, using temperatures well below combustion.

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What is the carbon footprint of UBQ™?

According to our Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a single ton of UBQ powder produced in our factory located in Israel has a negative carbon footprint, equivalent to preventing11.7 tons of CO2 (GWP 20). This means that UBQ™ is carbon negative (i.e. climate positive).

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Why is UBQ™ climate-positive? How does it…

UBQ™ is a climate positive material because the UBQ conversion process, which takes household trash and makes it into UBQ™, preventing more carbon emissions than it produces. According Quantis, a leader in international impact assessments, UBQ™ material is “the most climate positive thermoplastic material in the market today”.

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Has UBQ Materials completed an externally validated…

Yes, our LCA has been prepared and validated by Quantis. You can read more about the entire process here.

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Is UBQ™ safe?

Vireo Advisors, leading health and safety material certification company,  the UBQ conversion process is both a complete mechanical and chemical transformation. It does not allow the survival of any microorganisms and completely neutralizes molecules that are related to waste degradation. All external third-party laboratory testing results demonstrate the UBQ™ material is safe for people and […]

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What is the link between waste from…

Landfills account for nearly 5% of global greenhouse emissions. The reason for this lies in the potency of methane; a potent greenhouse gas released when organic waste decomposes in landfill conditions. Climate change is often linked unilaterally to CO2, but Methane is responsible for 1/6 of total anthropogenic (human-caused) greenhouse gas emissions. According to Dr. […]

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What does UBQ Materials do to minimize…

We have several quality assurance controls built in, including a dedicated employee to oversee the initial intake process and remove anything problematic. Thereafter, our waste preparation process entails a number of automated cleanup stages. Our conversion process involves heat, which kills bacteria to neutralize our feedstock as it is transformed into UBQ Material.

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What is MSW?

MSW is the acronym for Municipal Solid Waste or household waste. UBQ uses MSW as its feedstock

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What is the difference between recycling and…

Recycling aims to return specific materials to a previous stage its production cycle. Upcycling is the process of transforming by-products, waste or products otherwise considered useless into a new material or product of greater quality and value. By taking worthless trash destined for the landfill and converting it into a new thermoplastic material, UBQ is […]

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What % of UBQ™ comes from waste?

100% of UBQTM is made from waste diverted from landfills. UBQ Masterbatch is a compounded blend of UBQ material and a host resin. Both 100% UBQ™ tablets and UBQ Masterbatch are sold to clients in the form of pellets, a standard for the polymer market.

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Which waste streams are targeted for conversion…

Our solution currently targets Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), household waste, as its composition meets our feedstock’s target ratios. For plastic applications, the UBQ conversion process removes and recycles metals and minerals found in the MSW stream. In the future, UBQ may produce different grades of UBQ by targeting different waste streams, such as commercial and […]

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UBQ Materials uses MSW that would otherwise…

The municipal solid waste that UBQ’s Israeli factory turns into UBQ™ material is diverted from Duda’im, the biggest landfill in Israel, located 25 miles (40 km) from our factory. Duda’im is an unmanaged landfill which means that minimal efforts are undertaken at the landfill to recover, flare or otherwise to prevent the release of methane […]

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How much MSW goes into a ton…

The production of 1 kg of UBQ™ is a conversion of 1.34 kg of residual waste input where the majority of the ‘delta’ represents the moisture content which is removed in the conversion process. Waste composition and moisture levels within the waste stream can vary slightly from region to region.

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Is UBQ™ recyclable?

Yes. UBQ Materials has carried out laboratory testing and confirmed that UBQ™ is even more recyclable than conventional plastics. Conventional plastics deteriorate after one or two recycling cycles while UBQ™ maintains its properties after 5 times through the recycling process. Any scrap UBQ made in our plant is reground and recycled into new UBQ™. Axion […]