SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Narrative) (Details)				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 04, 2015	Nov. 06, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) a	May 31, 2015 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 05, 2015 USD ($)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Inventory write-down					$ 0	$ 1,283,000
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Allowance for doubtful accounts					35,000.0	35,000.0
Accounts receivable, net					3,361,000	1,669,000
Factoring Fees
Amortization of loan fees					130,100	242,400
Banking expenses entered into a loan with MidCap					240,500
Advertising Expense
Advertising expense					800	2,400
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment					0	320,000
Impairment loss, property and equipment					0	636,600
Payments of underwriting fees					241,000	0
Long-term Debt					4,446,000	20,000
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable, net					$ 400,000
Sales Revenue, Segment [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Major customer percentage					12.50%
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
Affiliated Entity, LK Property Investments, LLC [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Area of Real Estate Property | a			4.4
Advertising Expense
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Gross Proceeds, Financing Activities			$ 1,000,000.0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment			$ 102,000.0
Auto Shredder and Downstream Processing System [Member]
Advertising Expense
Impairment loss, property and equipment					$ 636,600
Real Estate Sale [Member] | Affiliated Entity, SG&D Ventures, LLC [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]
Advertising Expense
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment				$ 1,100
Area of Real Estate Property | a				1
Sale of Real Estate, Consideration Received				$ 350,000.0
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate				300,000.0
Noncash or Part Noncash Divestiture, Amount of Consideration Received				$ 50,000.0
Revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo [Member] | Forbearance Agreement [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Interest rate increase		1.00%
Advertising Expense
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 5,000,000.0					$ 15,000,000.0
Wells Fargo [Member] | Revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo [Member] | Revolving Loan [Member]
Advertising Expense
Outstanding balance						19,700
Waste Services Segment [Member]
Advertising Expense
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment						$ 51,000
Number of years after closing	5 years
Consideration at closing					7,500,000
Amount retained by purchaser					$ 150,000.0
Ferrous Material [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Average Selling Price, Percent					(49.40%)
Non Ferrous Material [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Average Selling Price, Percent					(24.90%)