SEGMENT INFORMATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our operations include two primary segments: Recycling and Waste Services.

The Company’s two reportable segments are determined by the products and services that each offers. The Recycling segment generates its revenues based on buying and selling of ferrous and non-ferrous, including stainless steel, scrap metals, automobile parts, and fiber scrap. Waste Services’ revenues consist of charges to customers for waste disposal services and equipment sales and lease income. The components of the column labeled “other” are selling, general and administrative expenses that are not directly related to the two primary segments.

We evaluate segment performance based on gross profit or loss and the evaluation process for each segment includes only direct expenses and selling, general and administrative costs, omitting any other income and expense and income taxes.

The majority of the assets listed under the column labeled "other" include land, buildings and deferred taxes that are used by multiple segments, which makes them not appropriate to allocate. We consider such assets corporate assets. Expenses related to these corporate assets, including property taxes, insurance and utilities, are allocated to each segment based on a formula.

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015	RECYCLING			WASTE SERVICES			OTHER			SEGMENT TOTALS
	(in thousands)
Recycling revenues	$	16,269		$	—		$	—		$	16,269
Equipment sales, service and leasing revenues	—			574			—			574
Management fees	—			1,355			—			1,355
Cost of sales	(17,573		)	(1,423		)	—			(18,996		)
Inventory adjustment for lower of cost or market	(791		)	—			—			(791		)
Impairment loss, fixed assets	(637		)	—			—			(637		)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(323		)	(202		)	(623		)	(1,148		)
Segment profit (loss)	$	(3,055	)	$	304		$	(623	)	$	(3,374	)
Segment assets	$	25,647		$	2,139		$	2,669		$	30,455

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2014	RECYCLING			WASTE SERVICES			OTHER			SEGMENT TOTALS
	(in thousands)
Recycling revenues	$	24,002		$	—		$	—		$	24,002
Equipment sales, service and leasing revenues	—			556			—			556
Management fees	—			1,117			—			1,117
Cost of sales	(23,769		)	(1,136		)	—			(24,905		)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(376		)	(249		)	(585		)	(1,210		)
Segment profit (loss)	$	(143	)	$	288		$	(585	)	$	(440	)
Segment assets	$	34,504		$	2,283		$	3,118		$	39,905