CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 PartnershipUnit	Mar. 31, 2011 PartnershipUnit
Revenues
Income from equity method investment in the West Valley MRF, LLC	$ 298,000	$ 539,000
Eagle Mountain revenues	27,000	16,000
Total revenues	325,000	555,000
Operating Costs
Environmental insurance premium amortization	75,000	75,000
Eagle Mountain Landfill investment impairment expense		6,683,000
Non-capitalized MRC expenses	197,000	120,000
Expenses related to Eagle Mountain	471,000	190,000
Total resource operating costs	743,000	7,068,000
Gross Loss	(418,000)	(6,513,000)
Corporate General and Administrative Expenses
Total corporate and administrative expenses	525,000	526,000
Loss from Operations	(943,000)	(7,039,000)
Fair Value Adjustments of Available for Sale Securities	9,000	51,000
Net Interest and Investment Income	14,000	37,000
Loss before Income Tax Provision (Benefit) and allocation of non-controlling interest	(920,000)	(6,951,000)
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)	1,000	(8,000)
Net Loss before allocation of non-controlling interest	(921,000)	(6,943,000)
Net Loss attributable to non-controlling interest	(31,000)	(1,147,000)
Net Loss attributable to controlling interest	$ (890,000)	$ (5,796,000)
Basic Loss Per Unit	$ (0.13)	$ (0.86)
Diluted Loss Per Unit	$ (0.13)	$ (0.86)
Basic Weighted Average Number of Units Outstanding	6,979,000	6,772,000
Diluted Weighted Average Number of Units Outstanding	6,979,000	6,772,000