Facility details
- Address
- 493 State Route 28
Richfield Springs, NY 13439 - Phone
- (607) 435-8158
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- rubylakeglass.com
- Facility type
- Glass
- County
- Otsego County
- EPA Region
- 2
- 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 4 recycling centers in Otsego County, NY.
20 waste haulers in Otsego County, NY.
ZIP 13439 at a glance
- Population
- 3,681 (16 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 38
- Households
- Median income $65,761 · 30% earn six figures
- Housing
- 78% owner-occupied · median home value $196,382 · median rent $849
- Workforce
- 67% labor-force participation · 4.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
New York solid-waste agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)