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Is UBQ Materials a waste treatment company?

UBQ is an advanced materials company, introducing a climate-positive raw material to the manufacturing industry. While our conversion process utilizes household waste, our business model is built on supplying the resulting UBQ™ material to the market. The more UBQ™ we sell, the more waste we divert.

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What will happen if UBQ Materials runs…

Nothing would make us happier! The reality is that this is statistically impossible. Unlike raw materials which are finite in nature, waste is ever-growing, enabling UBQ to supply sustainable material at a competitive price point that is stable year-round. Even if all plastics in use today were replaced by UBQ materials, the total amount of […]

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Does the UBQ process require any pre-treatment…

The UBQ process is able to utilize all household waste. When creating UBQ™ for plastic applications, metals and glass are removed to avoid abrasive materials. These materials, which are valuable and highly recyclable, are sold to the market.  For other applications, like thermoplastic bricks which are compressed into shape, we can use all residual household […]

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Can UBQ Materials process plastics only, or…

UBQ is not a plastics recycling company. The UBQ™ material is comprised of mixed household waste which includes plastics as well as organics, both of which are necessary components of the conversion process.

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How can UBQ Materials achieve consistency in…

The UBQ conversion process is calibrated to a statistical average of waste composition.  Typically, urban mixed household waste is comprised of roughly 85% organics (food waste, cardboard, paper) and 15% mixed plastics (packaging, multilayer films and disposables). While the UBQ process is built to accommodate certain deviations in the streams, we secure consistency by working […]