About us
Kansas City’s Curbside Glass Recycler
Atlas Glass is Kansas City’s first curbside glass recycling program, in partnership with Ripple Glass.
We pick up your glass jars and bottles and take them straight to a Ripple Glass bin for you — so you don’t have to. Our mission is to make the process of recycling your family’s glass clean and simple by picking it up and doing it for you; no mess, no complications, more recycling. It’s that easy.
LOCALLY-OWNED + OPERATED
VETERAN-OWNED
FAMILY-RUN
CERTIFIED RIPPLE GLASS RECYCLER
Why use Atlas Glass?
We know you want to take your glass recycling to your local Ripple Glass bin on a regular basis. We also know you’re busy (and, let’s be honest, sometimes the bin gets a little gross). That’s why we do it for you!
Plus, we’re probably already in your neighborhood and we’re always headed to Ripple Glass. So when you recycle with us, you’re helping to reduce the number of cars on the road.
TONS of glass Bottles and jars produced by Kansas Citians Every Year (Yes: 80,000 tons!)
Approximate percentage of glass bottles and jars that actually get recycled in KC
Number of states we service. (they're Kansas and Missouri, of course)
zip codes in our glass recycling pick-up service area (we hope to add more soon!)
Dollars we make off of your glass (other than your modest monthly service fee)
Call us “easy.” We don’t mind.
At Atlas Glass, we’re working to make environmental responsibility a thing of convenience; we don’t think you should have to lift a finger in order to do what’s right. For $10 monthly, we’ll do all the heavy lifting. Just kick your Atlas Glass recycling bin to the curb on the same day as your trash pickup and we’ll take care of the rest.
Damon Wittenborn
From the Founder
I’m Damon Wittenborn, the founder of Atlas Glass. I was born and raised in Kansas City, and graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School. After that, I was a Marine airframes mechanic with VMA-231 on AV8B Harriers (jet planes that hover) from 1999 to 2004. Since then, I’ve been a carpenter. I love carpentry and it’s a lot like being a Marine — once a carpenter always a carpenter. I love having the know-how and tools to repurpose and create something new from something that would normally go in the landfill.
In October 2011, I was stopped at a light at 63rd and State Line. I noticed a black trash bag against the curb that was torn open, and it was filled with nothing but glass. It must have fallen off the trash truck. I thought to myself: ‘What a shame the only choice we have in Kansas City is to throw our glass away or haul the stinky, sticky mess to a local Ripple Glass bin in our car — hoping that it’s not already full.’
Ripple Glass was a great addition to KC, but it struck me that a curbside option would really help the city and possibly provide me with a career that I could be proud of. And we are proud of it!
All of the glass we collect goes to support Ripple Glass! It’s our way of saying “thanks” for creating jobs in our community and helping us all to take a step towards a more sustainable future.