Exhibit 23.1

LBB & ASSOCIATES LTD., LLP

10260 Westheimer Road, Suite 310

Houston, TX 77042

Phone: (713) 800-4343 Fax: (713) 456-2408

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Vertex Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) of our report dated March 24, 2014, relating to the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the years then ended, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

/s/ LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP

LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP

Houston, Texas

July 24, 2014