We Give Your Waste Purpose
A valued neighbor for 30 years
For 30 years, we've been a valued neighbor in the Kansas City community. Maybe you only know us as a convenient local drop-off point for yard waste recycling, but we offer so much more!
Our Mission
Missouri Organic Recycling strives to produce the highest quality products that our customers can depend on year after year. Most of our products are manufactured from waste that might otherwise be landfilled, burned, or dumped illegally. We're dedicated to making responsible use of the natural resources around us the only way we know how: the right way.
Diverted more than
539,913,480 lbs.
of food waste from our local landfills.
MOR has Diverted more than
1,905,829,383 lbs.
Green waste from our local landfills.
Total Diversion since 2005
2,445,742,860 lbs.
That's 3 filled Arrowhead Stadiums
and made into quality compost and soil products. The greenhouse gases that are avoided through this closed-loop process has had a positive impact on our community and environment.
On the whole, this is the same benefit to the environment as…
Recycling 34,138,849
bags of waste responsibly instead of sending it to a landfill.
Taking
175,507
passenger vehicles off the
road for one year.
Operating
219
wind turbines for one year.
Products and Services For Homeowners
Missouri Organic Recycling offers a variety of high-quality, locally produced topsoils and blends, compost, rocks and decorative gravel, and specialty mulches. All are made to the exacting standards required for some of Kansas City's most well-known green spaces and landmarks but are also perfect for home use.
We also offer multiple locations throughout the Kansas City area for the convenient drop-off of your recyclable yard waste: leaves, brush, tree trimmings, and grass clippings. Legal residents of Kansas City, Grandview,
and Raytown also enjoys additional benefits.
Landscape Professionals
Missouri Organic Recycling offers a variety of high-quality, locally produced topsoil blends, compost, and specialty mulches. All are made to the exact standards required
for some of Kansas City's most well-known green spaces and landmarks, but also perfect for residential and commercial landscaping.
With strategically located drop-off locations, we offer professionals a streamlined process for discarding materials, saving time and resources. These services include industrial tub grinding at multiple convenient locations throughout the Kansas City area with contractor-friendly rates and our award-winning FRED (Food Residual Environmental Diversion) program for qualifying companies.
Our Products
■ Compost! Not only does Missouri Organic carefully manufacture compost that is great for your lawn and garden or even more expansive applications, we also offer a wide variety of compost-amended soils available in both bulk and by-the-bag amounts.
■ As an authorized blender for rooflite® Certified Green Roof Media Products, we can deliver industry-leading green roof materials throughout the Kansas City area. These proprietary and quality-assured blends are not only innovative, they are produced to meet ASTM and FLL guidelines and assist with LEED Certification for projects that include green roofs.
■ Need mulch? From decorative colors to playground-certified hardwood chips to erosion control, we have a variety of offerings perfect for both professional applications and DIY landscapers.
■ We're also a valued partner to many corporations, businesses, restaurants, and food service providers in the Kansas City metro area with our FRED (Food Residual Environmental Diversion) program.
So while 30 years may seem like a long time, in many ways we still feel like we're discovering new ways to make use of the natural resources around us. In the end, we keep doing it the only way we know how: the right way!