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JOINT VENTURE (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
JOINT VENTURE (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	May 25, 2016
Vertex Recovery Management, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint venture			51.00%
Income from VRMLA included in consolidated income	100.00%
Operating income (loss) from VRMLA	$ (765,931)	$ 602,259
Industrial Pipe, Inc.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Industrial Pipe's portion of VRMLA's operating income	49.00%
Industrial Pipe's portion of VRMLA's operating income	$ 375,306	$ 234,188
Vertex Recovery Management, LLC \| Industrial Pipe, Inc.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest in VRMLA			49.00%