SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Accounts receivable, net	11,456,000	13,344,000	17,191,000
Factoring Fees
Factoring Fees	121,600	199,500	342,800
Banking expenses	301,500	178,300	123,800
Aggregate gross amount factored, accounts receivable	31,900,000	59,900,000	99,100,000
Advertising Expense
Advertising expense	36,300	188,000	83,800
North American Stainless [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable, net	2,800,000	4,500,000
Recycling [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable, net	10,496,000	12,453,000	16,342,000
Recycling [Member] | North American Stainless [Member] | Sales Revenue, Segment [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Major customer percentage	37.50%	41.20%
Minimum [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable, past due period	30 days
Maximum [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable, past due period	60 days
BB&T [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash balance used as collateral for hedged item	$ 75,600