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Note 11 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)

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Note 11 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Note 11 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)	Apr. 29, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2021 USD ($) ft²
Area of Land Damaged by Fire (Square Foot) \| ft²				30,000
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Investing Activities		$ 0	$ 4,748,000
AquaRefining Fire [Member]
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Investing Activities		$ 23,600,000
AquaRefining Fire [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Investing Activities	$ 1,400,000
Recycling Facility at TRIC [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property (Square Foot) \| ft²				136,750
Lessor, Operating Lease, Lessee's First Option to Purchase				$ 14,250,000
Lessor, Operating Lease, Lessee's Second Option to Purchase				15,250,000
First Nonrefundable Deposit Subject to Purchase Option				1,250,000
Second Nonrefundable Deposit Subject to Purchase Option				2,000,000
Lessor, Operating Lease, Monthly Payments to be Received				68,000
Lessor, Operating Lease, Monthly Payments to be Received in Last Six Months of Lease Term				$ 100,640

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Amount of cash inflow for proceeds from settlement of insurance claim, classified as investing activities. Excludes insurance settlement classified as operating activities.

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