Organization and Nature of Business	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
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 not already owned by the Company. *Going Concern* The condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As of September 30, 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.

Organization and Nature of Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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 not already owned by the Company.

Going Concern

The condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As of September 30, 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.