Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Intangible Assets [Abstract]

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 6 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

At September 30, 2017, customer lists include the intangible assets related to customer relationships acquired through the acquisition of Christian Disposal, Eagle Ridge and the CFS Group. The customer list intangible assets are amortized over their useful life which range from 5 to 20 years. Amortization expense, amounted to approximately $6,300,000 and $3,000,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The following tables set forth the intangible assets, both acquired and developed, including accumulated amortization as of September 30, 2017:

	September 30, 2017
	Remaining			Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Useful Life	Cost		Amortization		Value
Customer lists	9.05 years	$	25,387,452	$	11,306,777	$	14,080,675
Non-compete agreement	2.45 years		206,000		122,220		83,780
Trademarks	4.37 years		210,000		26,250		183,750
Capitalized software	2.67 years		135,020		15,001		120,019
Website	3.25 years		44,619		9,935		34,684
		$	25,983,091	$	11,480,183	$	14,502,908