Facility details
- Address
- 1642 Crystal Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64126 - Phone
- (816) 221-4527
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- rippleglass.com
- Facility type
- Glass, Glass Secondary Processor
- County
- Jackson County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A glass recycling facility takes bottles, jars and in some cases flat or industrial glass and processes it into cullet — crushed, cleaned glass sorted by color that bottle makers, fiberglass plants and construction-material producers use in place of raw sand and soda ash. Material arrives from MRFs, municipal drop-off programs, bars and restaurants, and bottle-deposit systems. Ceramics, cookware and light bulbs melt at different temperatures and are typically refused or handled separately; flat glass is accepted only at some sites. Most of these plants work with commercial suppliers, but many municipalities use them for color-sorted drop-off collections. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what glass is accepted, whether it must be color-sorted and whether public drop-off is available.
Typically accepted at a Glass Recycling Facility
- Glass bottles and jars (clear, green, brown)
- Container glass from deposit programs
- Flat glass (site dependent)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
County context
One of 54 recycling centers in Jackson County, MO.
64 waste haulers in Jackson County, MO.
ZIP 64126 at a glance
- Population
- 6,898 (1,026 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 32
- Households
- Median income $39,934 · 11% earn six figures
- Housing
- 61% owner-occupied · median home value $69,349 · median rent $1,033
- Workforce
- 60% labor-force participation · 1.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Missouri solid-waste agency: Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR)