INVENTORIES INVENTORIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory

Other inventory includes fuel and baling wire.

Inventories as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consist of the following:

	March 31, 2013								December 31, 2012
	Raw Materials		Finished Goods		Processing Costs		Total (unaudited)		Raw Materials		Finished Goods		Processing Costs		Total
	(in thousands)
Stainless steel, ferrous and non-ferrous materials	$	17,852	$	1,204	$	1,081	$	20,137	$	12,519	$	1,412	$	963	$	14,894
Waste equipment machinery	—		57		—		57		—		57		—		57
Other	—		27		—		27		—		36		—		36
Total inventories for sale	17,852		1,288		1,081		20,221		12,519		1,505		963		14,987
Replacement parts	1,544		—		—		1,544		1,542		—		—		1,542
Total inventories	$	19,396	$	1,288	$	1,081	$	21,765	$	14,061	$	1,505	$	963	$	16,529