{"id":16087,"date":"2025-09-04T15:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/?p=16087"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:36:04","slug":"kc-founder-ubq-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/en\/kc-founder-ubq-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Household Waste into Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #2431c1;\">In Conversation with Tato Bigio, Co-Founder of UBQ Materials, on Innovation That Turns Waste into Plastic&#8221;<\/mark><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><mark class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #2431c1;\"><strong>To watch the full interview in Hebrew with Tato Bigio <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3V43v4ri0Yk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"883\">Tato Bichou, Co-Founder of UBQ Materials, presents a groundbreaking Israeli technology that makes it possible to transform mixed household waste (without prior sorting) into advanced raw material for the plastics industry. UBQ\u2019s material performs like conventional, petroleum-based plastic, yet is made entirely from waste, significantly reducing landfill and environmental impacts associated with it, while also dramatically lowering greenhouse gas emissions from plastic production.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"1369\">Tato explains the environmental and economic logic behind the model: processing the \u201cresidual\u201d waste that cannot be recycled through conventional means, sharply reducing methane and greenhouse gas emissions, and replacing emissions-intensive plastics with a material that has a very low carbon footprint and even the ability to capture carbon. He also describes commercial applications already in use today across industries such as the automobile industry and food services.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1634\">The discussion further touches on regulation, sustainability trends and global markets, the strategic decision to establish a commercial manufacturing site in Europe, and the view of sustainability as a long-term business foundation, and not merely a values-driven agenda.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><mark class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #2431c1;\"><strong>To watch the full interview in Hebrew with Tato Bigio <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3V43v4ri0Yk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1721\">Full Interview<\/h3>\r\n<p data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1896\"><strong data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1880\">Hi Tato, welcome. UBQ is a company that\u2019s revolutionizing waste treatment, turning it into advanced raw material for the plastics industry. Correct?<\/strong><br data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"1883\" \/>That\u2019s right.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"2102\"><strong data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1953\">Glad I got it right, but it&#8217;d be best if you could explain it in your own words.<\/strong><br data-start=\"1953\" data-end=\"1956\" \/>UBQ is doing something that no one has done before, and frankly still isn\u2019t doing today. We take mixed household waste, where you have food scraps&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2573\"><strong data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2124\">Without sorting.<\/strong><br data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2127\" \/>Exactly. Plastics, diapers, organic waste, vegetables &#8211; everything that ends up in the trash. Without separating it, we take the entire mass of materials and, through a very efficient and environmentally friendly process, turn it into a thermoplastic material. That means an alternative plastic that can feed the plastics industry with a material that behaves like conventional petroleum-based plastics, except that ours is made entirely from waste!<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2967\"><strong data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2666\">And it also eliminates the whole complexity of sorting and separate collection streams.<\/strong><br data-start=\"2666\" data-end=\"2669\" \/>That\u2019s correct. What we mainly do is handle the waste even after someone has already tried to separate it. Even in countries that are very advanced in recycling and sorting, in many cases more than 50% of waste still ends up in landfills. We take that portion. We\u2019re not competing with recyclers, on the contrary.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"3482\"><strong data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"3035\">You\u2019re essentially taking what would otherwise go to landfill.<\/strong><br data-start=\"3035\" data-end=\"3038\" \/>Exactly. What we call the \u201cresidual\u201d waste, and prevent it from being sent to landfill. It\u2019s not just about giving lost materials a second life, but also about preventing the side effects of landfill, leachate (contaminated water from landfills) and methane emissions. Methane is an extremely harmful gas. On top of that, by producing alternative plastic, we replace plastics that are costly both economically and environmentally, because they\u2019re made from petroleum.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"3484\" data-end=\"3791\"><strong data-start=\"3484\" data-end=\"3585\">And we\u2019ve probably already encountered this plastic in everyday life. It already has applications.<\/strong><br data-start=\"3585\" data-end=\"3588\" \/>It does. Many industries want to be greener, more circular, reduce emissions, and make use of waste. For example, Mercedes-Benz uses UBQ in car parts, McDonald\u2019s uses it for food trays, even stamped with the UBQ logo.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"3793\" data-end=\"3936\"><strong data-start=\"3793\" data-end=\"3852\">So many people have probably seen it without realizing.<\/strong><br data-start=\"3852\" data-end=\"3855\" \/>That\u2019s always the most exciting part. Many companies are already working with us.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"3938\" data-end=\"4175\"><strong data-start=\"3938\" data-end=\"3979\">And it\u2019s economically viable as well?<\/strong><br data-start=\"3979\" data-end=\"3982\" \/>Yes. Our process operates at relatively low temperatures, so energy costs are not high. But our biggest competitive advantage is that we don\u2019t pay for our raw material. In fact it&#8217;s the opposite &#8211; we are paid to take it.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"4177\" data-end=\"4311\"><strong data-start=\"4177\" data-end=\"4219\">Raw material that usually costs money.<\/strong><br data-start=\"4219\" data-end=\"4222\" \/>Exactly. Either it\u2019s free, or we\u2019re paid for it. There aren\u2019t many industries like that.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"4313\" data-end=\"4394\"><strong data-start=\"4313\" data-end=\"4380\">As the saying goes \u201cone person\u2019s trash is another person\u2019s treasure.\u201d<\/strong><br data-start=\"4380\" data-end=\"4383\" \/>Absolutely.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"4396\" data-end=\"4824\"><strong data-start=\"4396\" data-end=\"4481\">What\u2019s the real potential here? How much waste can ultimately be turned into UBQ?<\/strong><br data-start=\"4481\" data-end=\"4484\" \/>Ideally, most waste would be recycled traditionally, for example, PET bottles going back into PET. But we don\u2019t control that. Once waste is mixed together, it\u2019s very hard. The potential is enormous. About 2.5 billion tons of waste are generated globally each year. To put that into perspective, it\u2019s like ten million fully loaded jumbo jets.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"4826\" data-end=\"5168\"><strong data-start=\"4826\" data-end=\"4848\">That\u2019s terrifying.<\/strong><br data-start=\"4848\" data-end=\"4851\" \/>There are only about 35,000 airplanes flying worldwide at any given time. That gives you a sense of the scale, and it\u2019s only growing. Plastic alone is approaching 500 million tons annually. UBQ can take all of that waste and turn it into plastic, and there would still be excess waste. So yes, the potential is massive.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"5170\" data-end=\"5477\"><strong data-start=\"5170\" data-end=\"5250\">You\u2019ve also conducted extensive testing to ensure this is truly sustainable.<\/strong><br data-start=\"5250\" data-end=\"5253\" \/>Yes. From the start, our goal was to take something environmentally problematic and turn it into something beneficial for both society and the environment. What surprised us was just how positive the impact turned out to be.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"880\">Very early on, we began working with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies\u2014at a time when LCA was still relatively unfamiliar and challenging, particularly in Israel. In that sense, we were pioneers, not only locally but also globally. Through these early and rigorous LCA analyses, we discovered that the environmental performance of our material went far beyond what we had initially imagined.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"5479\" data-end=\"5852\">Waste emits methane which is 83-86 times more potent than CO\u2082. When we ran the numbers with leading global firms, we found that every ton of UBQ prevents roughly 11 tons of greenhouse gas emissions over a 20-year period. That\u2019s huge. It doesn\u2019t sound intuitive, but the methane multiplier makes it add up, especially in poorly managed landfills, like most in Israel and elsewhere.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"5854\" data-end=\"6031\">On top of that, we replace conventional plastics. Producing one ton of polypropylene emits around 2.5 tons of CO\u2082. UBQ emits about 0.15 tons. That\u2019s an entirely different model.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"6033\" data-end=\"6331\"><strong data-start=\"6033\" data-end=\"6064\">That\u2019s a very strong model.<\/strong><br data-start=\"6064\" data-end=\"6067\" \/>And then we discovered something else. Because UBQ is made from biological material (mostly food waste and organic matter) we actually capture carbon as well. We have both avoidance and capture. There\u2019s really nothing like it, and it\u2019s entirely an Israeli invention.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"6333\" data-end=\"6736\"><strong data-start=\"6333\" data-end=\"6513\">After years of strong momentum around sustainability, we\u2019re now seeing some pushback, especially in the U.S., and slower regulation in Europe. Does that affect demand or growth?<\/strong><br data-start=\"6513\" data-end=\"6516\" \/>We developed our technology in southern Israel, at Kibbutz Tze\u2019elim, with a strong local motivation of developing the periphery. But commercially, Europe made the most sense for our first large-scale plant and that decision looks even clearer today. Despite some political shifts, Europe\u2019s consumer awareness and regulatory environment are very different. Sustainability is still strongly promoted. In the UK, for example, you read not only calories on food packaging, but also emissions.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"7040\" data-end=\"7315\">So we established a large, advanced, robotic facility in the Netherlands, which only started production last year. Demand there is huge, and plastics travel globally anyway. But with such strong European demand, we reduce transportation and serve a broad client base locally.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"7317\" data-end=\"7462\"><strong data-start=\"7317\" data-end=\"7349\">And there\u2019s plenty of waste.<\/strong><br data-start=\"7349\" data-end=\"7352\" \/>Plenty of waste, industry, awareness, and regulation &#8211; far more than in the U.S. Europeans are clearly leading.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"7464\" data-end=\"7804\"><strong data-start=\"7464\" data-end=\"7604\">You also mentioned having a dedicated sustainability department, which is unusual for a company at this stage. Why is that so important?<\/strong><br data-start=\"7604\" data-end=\"7607\" \/>Because today, you can\u2019t hide anymore. Everyone understands regulation is coming, and consumers demand it. Sustainability is no longer optional. If you\u2019re not there, your competitors will move ahead and have a major advantage over you.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"7806\" data-end=\"8097\">In the automobile industry, for instance, Mercedes really impressed me. They could rely solely on their legacy and prestige, but instead they want to lead in sustainability as well. To do that, you need focus. We built a strong sustainability team, and we\u2019re proud to be Israel\u2019s first B Corp-certified company.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"8099\" data-end=\"8336\"><strong data-start=\"8099\" data-end=\"8134\">That\u2019s really walking the talk.<\/strong><br data-start=\"8134\" data-end=\"8137\" \/>Exactly. Today, it\u2019s not enough to look good. You need proof, Certifications, verification, real data. Greenwashing is penalized heavily, and companies can lose everything if what they claim turns out to be false.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"8338\" data-end=\"8724\"><strong data-start=\"8338\" data-end=\"8492\">Many companies are now trying to explain that ESG and sustainability have real business logic. Your example really feels like the future. What\u2019s next?<\/strong><br data-start=\"8492\" data-end=\"8495\" \/>The path is clear. The EU has committed to net-zero by 2050, with a 90% reduction by 2040, backed by strong public support. Sustainability is also a business opportunity. Sometimes it feels strange to say that, but it\u2019s true.\u00a0If you\u2019re standing in Home Depot or Walmart and you see a carbon-negative, circular product next to a conventional one at the same price, the choice is obvious. And you go home and tell your kids &#8211; that\u2019s UBQ.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"8935\" data-end=\"9047\"><strong data-start=\"8935\" data-end=\"9024\">Very inspiring. Tato, thank you. Next time, we\u2019ll visit the plant in the Netherlands.<\/strong><br data-start=\"9024\" data-end=\"9027\" \/>Thank you very much.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A conversation with Co-Founder of UBQ Materials, Tato Bigio, on breakthrough technology turning household waste into plastic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ceo-fire-chat","category-environment-and-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Turning Household Waste into Plastic - Maala<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Interview with UBQ founder Tato Bigio on innovative technology transforming household waste into plastic and reducing environmental impacts.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/en\/kc-founder-ubq-materials\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Turning Household Waste into Plastic - 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