Israeli company transforming trash into new type of plastic eyes Massachusetts for recycling plant

UBQ Materials, an Israel-based start-up company, says it can transform regular household trash — from stale half-eaten muffins in plastic wrap to food-soiled Tupperware — into a new type of plastic-like material. The company plans to build an industrial-scale recycling facility in the United States within the next three years. MARLBOROUGH — Neither Massachusetts’ high taxes, its expensive cost of living, nor its aging workforce has deterred one start-up company’s ambition to build its first US-based industrial recycling plant in Massachusetts. Why? “Massachusetts is at the top [of the list],”...