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REVENUE RECOGNITION
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
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We disaggregate our revenues by applicable service line as follows: collection, landfill, transfer, customer solutions, recycling, organics, transportation and landfill gas-to-energy.
Collection
Collection revenues are principally generated by providing waste collection and disposal services to our customers. Services may be provided as needed or as scheduled. We derive a substantial portion of our collection revenues from commercial and industrial services, which typically have a standard contract duration of three years, along with municipal services that are generally performed pursuant to contracts with municipalities with varying terms. The majority of our residential collection services are performed on a subscription basis with individual households.
Landfill
Landfill disposal services primarily consist of receiving some form of acceptable solid waste materials at one of our landfills and appropriately disposing of it. Landfill customers are typically charged a tipping fee on a per ton basis for disposing of their solid waste at our disposal facilities. In general, these fees are variable in nature.
Transfer station
Transfer station disposal services primarily consist of receiving some form of acceptable solid waste materials at one of our transfer stations and appropriately disposing of it by transporting it to an appropriate disposal site. Transfer station customers are charged a tipping fee on a per ton basis for disposing of their solid waste at our transfer stations. In general, these fees are variable in nature.
Transportation
Transportation services consist of the transportation of large volumes of waste or recycled materials from a customer designated location to another location or disposal facility. Transportation customers are charged a fee on a per ton basis for transporting and/or disposal of the materials. In general, these fees are variable in nature.
Recycling
Recycling services primarily consist of the collection and/or receipt of recycled materials at one of our materials recovery facilities; the processing or sorting of the recycled materials; and the disposal or sale of the recycled materials. Revenues from recycling services consist of revenues derived from municipalities and customers in the form of processing fees, tipping fees and commodity sales. In brokerage arrangements, we act as an agent that facilitates the sale of recyclable materials between an inbound customer and an outbound customer. Revenues from the brokerage of recycled materials are recognized on a net basis at the time of shipment. In general, these fees are variable in nature.
Customer solutions
Customer solutions services consist of commercial and industrial offerings. Commercial services consist of traditional collection, disposal and recycling services provided to large account multi-site customers. Industrial services consist of overall resource management services provided to large and complex organizations, such as universities, hospitals, manufacturers and municipalities, delivering a wide range of environmental services and zero waste solutions.
Organics
Organics services primarily consist of the collection and/or receipt of organic materials at one of our processing or disposal facilities; the processing of the organic materials; and the disposal or sale of the organic materials.
Landfill gas-to-energy
Landfill gas-to-energy services primarily consist of the generation and sale of electricity from landfill gas-to-energy facilities located at certain of our landfills; the reservation of electric generating capacity to be used by a customer on demand; and the sale of RECs.
A table of revenues disaggregated by service line and timing of revenue recognition by operating segment follows:
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020
EasternWesternResource SolutionsTotal Revenues
Collection$153,815 $243,740 $— $397,555 
Landfill20,696 64,833 — 85,529 
Transfer44,751 34,166 — 78,917 
Customer solutions— — 86,680 86,680 
Recycling8 1,251 50,236 51,495 
Organics— — 59,394 59,394 
Transportation— 10,942 — 10,942 
Landfill gas-to-energy1,015 3,057 — 4,072 
Total revenues$220,285 $357,989 $196,310 $774,584 
Transferred at a point-in-time$223 $1,484 $29,621 $31,328 
Transferred over time220,062 356,505 166,689 743,256 
Total revenues$220,285 $357,989 $196,310 $774,584 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019
EasternWesternResource SolutionsTotal Revenues
Collection$154,805 $223,034 $— $377,839 
Landfill19,362 73,657 — 93,019 
Transfer44,413 31,725 — 76,138 
Customer solutions— — 79,457 79,457 
Recycling5 1,486 42,820 44,311 
Organics— — 56,326 56,326 
Transportation— 12,624 — 12,624 
Landfill gas-to-energy890 2,686 — 3,576 
Total revenues$219,475 $345,212 $178,603 $743,290 
Transferred at a point-in-time$159 $921 $23,206 $24,286 
Transferred over time219,316 344,291 155,397 719,004 
Total revenues$219,475 $345,212 $178,603 $743,290 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018
EasternWesternResource SolutionsTotal Revenues
Collection$136,661 $170,278 $— $306,939 
Landfill28,419 66,567 — 94,986 
Transfer39,991 27,592 — 67,583 
Customer solutions— — 67,464 67,464 
Recycling5 3,823 42,191 46,019 
Organics— — 54,174 54,174 
Transportation— 18,366 — 18,366 
Landfill gas-to-energy1,397 3,732 — 5,129 
Total revenues$206,473 $290,358 $163,829 $660,660 
Transferred at a point-in-time$648 $1,145 $31,181 $32,974 
Transferred over time205,825 289,213 132,648 627,686 
Total revenues$206,473 $290,358 $163,829 $660,660