Organization and Nature of Business	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Nature of Business	NOTE 1 – Organization and Nature of Business GlyEco, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, or “our”) is a specialty chemical company formed in the State of Nevada on October 21, 2011. We have two segments, Consumer and Industrial (see Note 7). On December 27, 2016, the Company purchased WEBA Technology Corp. (“WEBA”), a privately-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets additive packages for the antifreeze/coolant, gas patch coolants and heat transfer industries; and purchased 96% of Recovery Solutions & Technologies Inc. (“RS&T”), a privately-owned company involved in the development and commercialization of glycol recovery technology. On December 28, 2016, the Company purchased certain glycol distillation assets from Union Carbide Corporation (“UCC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), located in Institute, West Virginia (the “Dow Assets”). During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company acquired the remaining 4% of RS&T. *Going Concern* The condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As of March 31, 2017, the Company has yet to achieve profitable operations and is dependent on its ability to raise capital from stockholders or other sources to sustain operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Ultimately, we plan to achieve profitable operations through the implementation of operating efficiencies at our facilities and increased revenue through the offering of additional products and the expansion of our geographic footprint through acquisitions, broader distribution from our current facilities and/or the opening of additional facilities. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.	NOTE 1 – Organization and Nature of Business GlyEco, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, or “our”) collects and recycles waste glycol streams into reusable glycol products that are sold to third party customers in the automotive and industrial end-markets in the United States. Our proprietary technology allows us to recycle all five major types of waste glycol into high-quality products usable in any glycol application. We currently operate six processing centers in the United States with our corporate offices located in Phoenix, Arizona. These processing centers are located in (1) Minneapolis, Minnesota, (2) Indianapolis, Indiana, (3) Lakeland, Florida, (4) Rock Hill, South Carolina, (5) Tea, South Dakota, and (6) Landover, Maryland. We also previously operated a processing center in Elizabeth, New Jersey. On December 27, 2016, the Company purchased WEBA Technology Corp. (“WEBA”), a privately-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets additive packages for the antifreeze/coolant, gas patch coolants and heat transfer industries; and purchased 96% of Recovery Solutions & Technologies Inc. (“RS&T”), a privately-owned company involved in the development and commercialization of glycol recovery technology. On December 28, 2016, the Company purchased certain glycol distillation assets from Union Carbide Corporation (“UCC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), at Institute, West Virginia (the “Dow Assets”). The Company was formed in the State of Nevada on October 21, 2011. We were formed to acquire the assets of companies in the business of recycling and processing waste glycol and to apply our proprietary technology to provide a higher quality of glycol to end-market users throughout North America. We are currently comprised of the parent corporation GlyEco, Inc., WEBA, RS&T, and the acquisition subsidiaries that were formed to acquire the processing centers listed above. These processing centers are held in seven subsidiaries under the names of GlyEco Acquisition Corp. #1 through GlyEco Acquisition Corp. #7. *Going Concern* The consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has experienced recurring losses from operations, has negative operating cash flows during the year ended December 31, 2016, has an accumulated deficit of $36,815,063 as of December 31, 2016 and is dependent on its ability to raise capital from stockholders or other sources to sustain operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Ultimately, we plan to achieve profitable operations through the implementation of operating efficiencies at our facilities and increased revenue through the offering of additional products and the expansion of our geographic footprint through acquisitions, broader distribution from our current facilities and/or the opening of additional facilities. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

NOTE 1 – Organization and Nature of Business

GlyEco, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, or “our”) is a specialty chemical company formed in the State of Nevada on October 21, 2011. We have two segments, Consumer and Industrial (see Note 7).

On December 27, 2016, the Company purchased WEBA Technology Corp. (“WEBA”), a privately-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets additive packages for the antifreeze/coolant, gas patch coolants and heat transfer industries; and purchased 96% of Recovery Solutions & Technologies Inc. (“RS&T”), a privately-owned company involved in the development and commercialization of glycol recovery technology. On December 28, 2016, the Company purchased certain glycol distillation assets from Union Carbide Corporation (“UCC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), located in Institute, West Virginia (the “Dow Assets”). During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company acquired the remaining 4% of RS&T.

Going Concern

The condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As of March 31, 2017, the Company has yet to achieve profitable operations and is dependent on its ability to raise capital from stockholders or other sources to sustain operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Ultimately, we plan to achieve profitable operations through the implementation of operating efficiencies at our facilities and increased revenue through the offering of additional products and the expansion of our geographic footprint through acquisitions, broader distribution from our current facilities and/or the opening of additional facilities. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

NOTE 1 – Organization and Nature of Business

GlyEco, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, or “our”) collects and recycles waste glycol streams into reusable glycol products that are sold to third party customers in the automotive and industrial end-markets in the United States. Our proprietary technology allows us to recycle all five major types of waste glycol into high-quality products usable in any glycol application. We currently operate six processing centers in the United States with our corporate offices located in Phoenix, Arizona. These processing centers are located in (1) Minneapolis, Minnesota, (2) Indianapolis, Indiana, (3) Lakeland, Florida, (4) Rock Hill, South Carolina, (5) Tea, South Dakota, and (6) Landover, Maryland. We also previously operated a processing center in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

On December 27, 2016, the Company purchased WEBA Technology Corp. (“WEBA”), a privately-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets additive packages for the antifreeze/coolant, gas patch coolants and heat transfer industries; and purchased 96% of Recovery Solutions & Technologies Inc. (“RS&T”), a privately-owned company involved in the development and commercialization of glycol recovery technology. On December 28, 2016, the Company purchased certain glycol distillation assets from Union Carbide Corporation (“UCC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), at Institute, West Virginia (the “Dow Assets”).

The Company was formed in the State of Nevada on October 21, 2011. We were formed to acquire the assets of companies in the business of recycling and processing waste glycol and to apply our proprietary technology to provide a higher quality of glycol to end-market users throughout North America.

We are currently comprised of the parent corporation GlyEco, Inc., WEBA, RS&T, and the acquisition subsidiaries that were formed to acquire the processing centers listed above. These processing centers are held in seven subsidiaries under the names of GlyEco Acquisition Corp. #1 through GlyEco Acquisition Corp. #7.

Going Concern

The consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has experienced recurring losses from operations, has negative operating cash flows during the year ended December 31, 2016, has an accumulated deficit of $36,815,063 as of December 31, 2016 and is dependent on its ability to raise capital from stockholders or other sources to sustain operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Ultimately, we plan to achieve profitable operations through the implementation of operating efficiencies at our facilities and increased revenue through the offering of additional products and the expansion of our geographic footprint through acquisitions, broader distribution from our current facilities and/or the opening of additional facilities. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.