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About This Location

Custom Blenders Missouri is a food by-product recycling plant serving Perryville and the McBride area (358 Main St., McBride / PCR 216). It takes inedible by-products from commercial bakeries, food manufacturers, and confectionery companies - breads, cereals, cookies, cake mix, dough, pasta, crackers, candies and snack chips - and dries and refines them into palatable feed ingredients for poultry, swine, livestock, and pet food. The plant works with contracted food-industry accounts and is not a public drop-off recycling center. Custom Blenders was acquired by Darling Ingredients in 2014.

What Custom Blenders Missouri Accepts

✓ Commercial bakery waste by-products (bread, cereal, cookies, cake mix, dough, pasta, crackers, candies, snack chips) (Collected from contracted commercial food manufacturers and bakeries, then dried and refined into feed ingredients. Not accepted from the general public.)
✓ Inedible food-manufacturing by-products (Contracted removal from commercial bakeries, food manufacturers, and confectionery companies only.)

What they do not accept

✕ Household recyclables or waste from the general public

This is a commercial food by-product processor, not a municipal drop-off center. It does not take residential recyclables, trash, or walk-in drop-offs.

Fees

  • Commercial food-waste recycling service — Contract-based; pricing not publicly disclosed

Access & restrictions

Commercial/drop-off for businesses · Appointment required · Service is provided to food-industry businesses under contract. No public access and no walk-in drop-off; contracted commercial pickup only.

Programs & events

  • Bakery and food by-product recycling into animal feed — Inedible bakery and food-manufacturing by-products are dried and refined into palatable feed ingredients for poultry, swine, livestock, and the pet food industry.

Materials, fees and hours can change — call ahead to confirm before your visit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the public drop off recycling or food scraps at Custom Blenders Missouri?

No. Custom Blenders is a commercial food by-product recycler that works with contracted bakeries, food manufacturers, and confectionery companies. It is not a public drop-off center and does not accept household recyclables or walk-in drop-offs.

What does Custom Blenders Missouri actually recycle?

It collects inedible by-products from commercial food production - breads, cereals, cookies, cake mix, dough, pasta, crackers, candies, and snack chips - and dries and refines them into feed ingredients for poultry, swine, livestock, and pet food.

Is Custom Blenders part of Darling Ingredients?

Yes. Custom Blenders was acquired by Darling Ingredients in 2014. The Missouri plant near Perryville (built in 1991) continues to operate as Custom Blenders Missouri.

How can a food business set up service?

Commercial food-industry accounts arrange service by contract; pricing is not published. Call (573) 547-2012 to discuss a service agreement.

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Contact & Location

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358 Main St. McBride, 63776, Pcr 216, Perryville, MO 63775
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City / State
Perryville, Missouri

Opening Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
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