REVENUE RECOGNITION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

We disaggregate our revenues by applicable service line as follows: collection, landfill, transfer, customer solutions, recycling, organics, transportation and landfill gas-to-energy.

Collection

Collection revenues are principally generated by providing waste collection and disposal services to our customers. Services may be provided as needed or as scheduled. We derive a substantial portion of our collection revenues from commercial and industrial services, which typically have a standard contract duration of three years, along with municipal services that are generally performed pursuant to contracts with municipalities with varying terms. The majority of our residential collection services are performed on a subscription basis with individual households.

Landfill

Landfill disposal services primarily consist of receiving some form of acceptable solid waste materials at one of our landfills and appropriately disposing of it. Landfill customers are typically charged a tipping fee on a per ton basis for disposing of their solid waste at our disposal facilities. In general, these fees are variable in nature.

Transfer Station

Transfer station disposal services primarily consist of receiving some form of acceptable solid waste materials at one of our transfer stations and appropriately disposing of it by transporting it to an appropriate disposal site. Transfer station customers are charged a tipping fee on a per ton basis for disposing of their solid waste at our transfer stations. In general, these fees are variable in nature.

Transportation

Transportation services consist of the transportation of large volumes of waste or recycled materials from a customer designated location to another location or disposal facility. Transportation customers are charged a fee on a per ton basis for transporting and/or disposal of the materials. In general, these fees are variable in nature.

Recycling

Recycling services primarily consist of the collection and/or receipt of recycled materials at one of our materials recovery facilities; the processing or sorting of the recycled materials; and the disposal or sale of the recycled materials. Revenues from recycling services consist of revenues derived from municipalities and customers in the form of processing fees, tipping fees and commodity sales. In brokerage arrangements, we act as an agent that facilitates the sale of recyclable materials between an inbound customer and an outbound customer. Revenues from the brokerage of recycled materials are recognized on a net basis at the time of shipment. In general, these fees are variable in nature.

Customer Solutions

Customer solutions services consist of commercial and industrial offerings. Commercial services consist of traditional collection, disposal and recycling services provided to large account multi-site customers. Industrial services consist of overall resource management services provided to large and complex organizations, such as universities, hospitals, manufacturers and municipalities, delivering a wide range of environmental services and zero waste solutions.

Organics

Organics services primarily consist of the collection and/or receipt of organic materials at one of our processing or disposal facilities; the processing of the organic materials; and the disposal or sale of the organic materials.

Landfill Gas-to-Energy

Landfill gas-to-energy services primarily consist of the generation and sale of electricity from landfill gas-to-energy facilities located at certain of our landfills; the reservation of electric generating capacity to be used by a customer on demand; and the sale of RECs.

A table of revenues disaggregated by service line and timing of revenue recognition by operating segment follows:

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019



	Eastern		Western		Recycling		Other		Total Revenues
Collection	$	154,805	$	223,034	$	—	$	—	$	377,839
Landfill	19,362		73,657		—		—		93,019
Transfer	44,413		31,725		—		—		76,138
Customer solutions	—		—		—		79,457		79,457


Recycling	5		1,486		42,820		—		44,311


Organics	—		—		—		56,326		56,326
Transportation	—		10,811		—		1,813		12,624


Landfill gas-to-energy	890		2,686		—		—		3,576
Total revenues	$	219,475	$	343,399	$	42,820	$	137,596	$	743,290

Transferred at a point-in-time	$	159	$	921	$	19,738	$	3,468	$	24,286
Transferred over time	219,316		342,478		23,082		134,128		719,004
Total revenues	$	219,475	$	343,399	$	42,820	$	137,596	$	743,290

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018



	Eastern		Western		Recycling		Other		Total Revenues
Collection	$	136,661	$	170,278	$	—	$	—	$	306,939
Landfill	28,419		66,567		—		—		94,986
Transfer	39,991		27,592		—		—		67,583
Customer solutions	—		—		—		67,464		67,464


Recycling	5		3,823		42,191		—		46,019


Organics	—		—		—		54,174		54,174
Transportation	—		14,270		—		4,096		18,366


Landfill gas-to-energy	1,397		3,732		—		—		5,129
Total Revenues	$	206,473	$	286,262	$	42,191	$	125,734	$	660,660

Transferred at a point-in-time	$	648	$	1,145	$	27,260	$	3,921	$	32,974
Transferred over time	205,825		285,117		14,931		121,813		627,686
Total revenues	$	206,473	$	286,262	$	42,191	$	125,734	$	660,660