Discontinued Operations (Details 1) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash	$ 544,177	$ 596,993
Short Term Investments - Restricted
Accounts Receivable	7,323,470	6,748,980
Other current assets	1,645,954	1,368,524
Total current assets held for sale	9,513,601	8,714,497
Noncurrent assets:
Property, plant and equipment	41,698,725	38,513,198
Landfill assets	21,611,134	19,781,123
Intangible assets	16,307,229	15,212,904
Goodwill	7,234,420	7,234,420
Other assets	190,741	190,741
Total noncurrent assets:	87,042,249	80,932,386
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	8,953,260	6,950,590
Deferred revenue	5,887,384	5,501,273
Derivative Liability
Current portion of capital leases	948,925	1,490,431
Current portion of long term debt	1,634,009	83,725,677
Total current liabilities	17,423,578	84,227,518
Noncurrent liabilities:
Asset retirement obligation	2,616,223	2,623,899
Deferred tax liability	218,297	218,297
Capital leases payable, net of current	7,782,931	7,531,538
Long term debt, net of current	80,086,943	6,934,264
Total noncurrent liabilities	$ 90,704,395	$ 17,307,998