{"id":176900,"date":"2026-05-19T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=176900"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:29:01","slug":"ubq-materials-issues-carbon-credits-accelerating-industry-decarbonization-through-avoided-plastic-related-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/ubq-materials-issues-carbon-credits-accelerating-industry-decarbonization-through-avoided-plastic-related-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"UBQ Materials Issues Carbon Credits, Accelerating Industry Decarbonization through Avoided Plastic-Related Emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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UBQ Materials, manufacturer of UBQ\u2122, an alternative plastic made from mixed household waste, today announced that its material has officially been validated for carbon credits from avoided plastic-related emissions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manufacturers across industries including retail, construction, and automotive can now quantify associated emissions reductions from replacing conventional fossil-fuel based plastics with UBQ\u2122 and diverting household waste from landfills. These carbon credits provide companies with a credible, third-party verified way to address residual emissions while progressing towards corporate climate targets. By converting waste conversion into a measurable climate benefit, UBQ\u2122 demonstrates how material innovation can support industrial decarbonization and the transition to a circular, low-carbon materials economy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis milestone reflects a broader effort to accelerate the adoption of UBQ\u2122 and other low-carbon materials at scale,\u201d said Tato Bigio, Co-founder and CSO,\u00a0UBQ Materials<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cToday, plastics are not priced according to their true environmental cost, creating a structural barrier for circular and low-carbon alternatives. By translating UBQ\u2019s environmental benefit into a verified carbon asset, we are helping correct this market failure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The certification and validation process was conducted in partnership with the Carbon Registry, Rainbow, a Core Carbon Principles (CCP) eligible program recognized by The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM). The project underwent rigorous third-party validation and verification by Carbon Check (India) Private Limited, an internationally accredited verification body operating under ISO 14065 and aligned with Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The certification establishes a verified emissions avoidance ratio of 2.155 tCO\u2082 per ton of UBQ\u2122 placed on the market, derived from a comparative life-cycle assessment (LCA) of oil-based plastic used across the European market. This ratio reflects the avoided emissions achieved when UBQ\u2122 replaces conventional fossil-based plastics, formally recognizing the environmental benefit of material substitution.  The certification also enables UBQ to offer high-integrity, EU-generated carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market, demonstrating how converting waste into materials can support industrial decarbonization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our collaboration with UBQ Materials has allowed us to create a new framework that quantifies the avoided emissions associated with replacing conventional plastics with waste-derived materials, representing a first of its kind project.\u201d said Cl\u00e9ment Georget, Co-Founder and Chief Product and Technology Officer at Rainbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project\u2019s verified credits are listed on the Rainbow Registry platform<\/a>, where the issuance is publicly available, and the project details can be reviewed by interested market participants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About UBQ Materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

UBQ Materials is a global manufacturing company that has developed a pioneering solution to the world\u2019s growing waste challenge. Our patented UBQ\u2122 technology converts mixed household waste into a bio-based thermoplastic composite, UBQ\u2122. This advanced solution reduces GHGs, lessens reliance on conventional plastics, and minimizes natural resource extraction. UBQ Materials is committed to providing cost-competitive, sustainable solutions that contribute to a circular economy. Learn more at www.ubqmaterials.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UBQ\u2019s technology contributes to several UN Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 9 by decarbonizing the plastics industry, SDG 12 by diverting waste from landfills and incineration and enabling circular material flows, and SDG 11 by creating new outlets for mixed municipal waste streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Rainbow<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rainbow is a carbon credit registry that combines rigorous science with field engineering expertise to certify high-integrity removal projects. Project data is quantified through peer-reviewed models and verified by third-party auditors, while our certification team uses operational experience to assess performance in real-world conditions. This delivers audit-defensible rigor for buyers and faster certification for developers. ICROA-endorsed and ICVCM-approved, we\u2019ve certified over 80 projects and issued more than 400,000 credits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UBQ Materials, manufacturer of UBQ\u2122, an alternative plastic made from mixed household waste, today announced that its material has officially been validated for carbon credits from avoided plastic-related emissions.\u00a0 Manufacturers across industries including retail, construction, and automotive can now quantify associated emissions reductions from replacing conventional fossil-fuel based plastics with UBQ\u2122 and diverting household waste […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":176950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"By converting waste conversion into a measurable climate benefit, UBQ\u2122 demonstrates how material innovation can support the transition to a circular, low-carbon materials economy","footnotes":""},"categories":[17143],"tags":[5847,10416,27956,15794,10453,15993],"supplier":[27957,17454],"class_list":["post-176900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recycling","tag-bioplastics","tag-circulareconomy","tag-householdwaste","tag-lca","tag-recycling","tag-wastemanagement","supplier-rainbow","supplier-ubq-materials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176900"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176962,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176900\/revisions\/176962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176900"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=176900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}