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Sustainability In Progress (SIP)Author: Sustainability in Progress (SIP)
Welcome to Sustainability in Progress (SIP), a podcast brought to you by John George and Laura Negre, two like-minded sustainability professionals who met during their graduate program at Columbia University and look to bring sustainability education from the classroom to your devices. The sustainability space is constantly evolving, as are we, so weve decided to call this podcast Sustainability in Progress, or SIP. To suggest topics for future episodes, email us at sustainabilityinprogresspod@gmail.com. Language: en Genres: Earth Sciences, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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One Man's Trash, Another Man's Treasure: UBQ's Groundbreaking Material
Episode 5
Wednesday, 29 July, 2026
In this episode of Sustainability in Progress, we sit down with Albert Douer, CEO of UBQ Materials, to unpack how household garbage gets converted into a material that can replace plastic in manufacturing. Albert draws on 40+ years in the plastics and materials industry to explain why traditional recycling can only solve part of the waste problem, and how UBQ's process instead breaks down organic waste at a molecular level to create something entirely new. We discuss what a "negative carbon footprint" actually means in practice, why global adoption has been slower than expected, and what it would take to scale this technology into a true alternative to landfills and incinerators.
