Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	May 02, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	US ECOLOGY, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000742126
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		21,551,223
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1