CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 14,966,612	$ 10,895,044
Restricted cash	100,125	100,125
Accounts receivable, net	18,379,672	11,138,933
Accounts receivable, other	170,075	0
Inventory	8,869,840	4,439,839
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,324,816	3,211,448
Total current assets	43,811,140	29,785,389
Noncurrent assets
Fixed assets, at cost	78,549,353	75,777,552
Less accumulated depreciation	(31,865,623)	(29,337,036)
Fixed assets, net	46,683,730	46,440,516
Finance lease right-of-use assets	1,328,739	1,536,711
Operating lease right-of use assets	33,141,878	33,315,876
Intangible assets, net	8,431,703	9,397,441
Other assets	1,711,036	1,624,025
TOTAL ASSETS	135,108,226	122,099,958
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	15,383,088	10,484,911
Accrued expenses	2,175,449	2,053,106
Dividends payable	0	606,550
Finance lease liability-current	511,121	496,231
Operating lease liability-current	5,540,226	5,614,785
Current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized finance costs	6,215,145	4,367,169
Revolving note	1,165,183	133,446
Derivative commodity liability	8,707	94,214
Total current liabilities	30,998,919	23,850,412
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt, net of unamortized finance costs	133,709	7,981,496
Finance lease liability-long-term	678,547	945,612
Operating lease liability-long-term	27,601,652	27,701,091
Derivative warrant liability	20,164,443	330,412
Total liabilities	79,577,270	60,809,023
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 3)	0	0
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	37,027,813	55,366,186
Redeemable non-controlling interest	37,027,813	31,611,674
EQUITY
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 750,000,000 shares authorized; 59,909,219 and 45,554,841 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.	59,909	45,555
Additional paid-in capital	125,803,839	94,569,674
Accumulated deficit	(109,420,115)	(90,008,778)
Total Vertex Energy, Inc. stockholders' equity	16,444,025	4,606,871
Non-controlling interest	2,059,118	1,317,878
Total equity	18,503,143	5,924,749
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY, AND EQUITY	135,108,226	122,099,958
Series B Preferred Stock
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	0	12,718,339
Series B1 Preferred Stock
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	0	11,036,173
Series A Preferred Stock
EQUITY
Series A and C Preferred stock	392	420
Series C Preferred Stock
EQUITY
Series A and C Preferred stock	$ 0	$ 0