Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Sep. 30, 2020	Nov. 02, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	QRHC
Entity Registrant Name	Quest Resource Holding Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0001442236
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,381,227
Entity File Number	001-36451
Entity Tax Identification Number	51-0665952
Entity Address, Address Line One	3481 Plano Parkway
Entity Address, City or Town	The Colony
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	75056
City Area Code	972
Local Phone Number	464-0004
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,427,020	$ 3,411,108
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $872,860 and $767,464 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	15,151,305	13,899,451
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,342,905	1,110,266
Total current assets	22,921,230	18,420,825
Goodwill	58,208,490	58,208,490
Intangible assets, net	914,234	1,590,524
Property and equipment, net, and other assets	2,544,753	2,436,094
Total assets	84,588,707	80,655,933
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	13,010,919	13,316,805
Deferred revenue and other current liabilities	21,721	19,644
Total current liabilities	13,032,640	13,336,449
Revolving credit facility, net	4,162,641	4,534,683
Other long-term liabilities	659,612	1,140,749
Total liabilities	17,854,893	19,011,881
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 18,381,227 and 15,372,905 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	18,381	15,373
Additional paid-in capital	165,239,093	160,858,072
Accumulated deficit	(98,523,660)	(99,229,393)
Total stockholders’ equity	66,733,814	61,644,052
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 84,588,707	$ 80,655,933

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	$ 872,860	$ 767,464
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	18,381,227	15,372,905
Common stock, shares outstanding	18,381,227	15,372,905

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 23,701,226	$ 23,925,431	$ 71,002,281	$ 76,019,845
Cost of revenue	19,144,292	19,154,129	57,527,714	61,956,123
Gross profit	4,556,934	4,771,302	13,474,567	14,063,722
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative	4,290,697	4,221,339	12,677,873	12,662,481
Depreciation and amortization	150,170	329,541	818,060	982,421
Total operating expenses	4,440,867	4,550,880	13,495,933	13,644,902
Operating income (loss)	116,067	220,422	(21,366)	418,820
Other income	149,932		1,408,000
Interest expense	(72,578)	(118,652)	(244,123)	(344,160)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(167,964)		(167,964)
Income before taxes	25,457	101,770	974,547	74,660
Income tax expense	92,046	54,771	63,800	164,311
Net income (loss)	(66,589)	46,999	910,747	(89,651)
Deemed dividend for warrant down round feature	(205,014)		(205,014)
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders	$ (271,603)	$ 46,999	$ 705,733	$ (89,651)
Net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders
Basic	$ (0.02)	$ 0.00	$ 0.04	$ (0.01)
Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ 0.00	$ 0.04	$ (0.01)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic	17,290,447	15,350,153	16,055,110	15,339,706
Diluted	17,290,447	15,398,839	16,070,275	15,339,706

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 60,542,718	$ 15,329	$ 159,701,542	$ (99,174,153)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2018		15,328,870
Stock-based compensation	204,031		204,031
Net income (loss)	(163,752)			(163,752)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	60,582,997	$ 15,329	159,905,573	(99,337,905)
Ending Balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2019		15,328,870
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	60,542,718	$ 15,329	159,701,542	(99,174,153)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2018		15,328,870
Net income (loss)	(89,651)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	61,241,444	$ 15,350	160,489,898	(99,263,804)
Ending Balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2019		15,350,153
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	60,582,997	$ 15,329	159,905,573	(99,337,905)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2019		15,328,870
Stock-based compensation	269,201		269,201
Shares issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan options	29,669	$ 21	29,648
Shares issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan options, Shares		21,283
Net income (loss)	27,102			27,102
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	60,908,969	$ 15,350	160,204,422	(99,310,803)
Ending Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2019		15,350,153
Stock-based compensation	285,476		285,476
Net income (loss)	46,999			46,999
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	61,241,444	$ 15,350	160,489,898	(99,263,804)
Ending Balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2019		15,350,153
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	61,644,052	$ 15,373	160,858,072	(99,229,393)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2019		15,372,905
Stock-based compensation	377,317		377,317
Net income (loss)	(231,667)			(231,667)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	61,789,702	$ 15,373	161,235,389	(99,461,060)
Ending Balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2020		15,372,905
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	61,644,052	$ 15,373	160,858,072	(99,229,393)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2019		15,372,905
Deemed dividend	(205,014)
Net income (loss)	910,747
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2020	66,733,814	$ 18,381	165,239,093	(98,523,660)
Ending Balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2020		18,381,227
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	61,789,702	$ 15,373	161,235,389	(99,461,060)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2020		15,372,905
Stock-based compensation	400,361		400,361
Shares issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan options	30,040	$ 30	30,010
Shares issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan options, Shares		30,206
Net income (loss)	1,209,003			1,209,003
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	63,429,106	$ 15,403	161,665,760	(98,252,057)
Ending Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2020		15,403,111
Stock-based compensation	323,750		323,750
Release of deferred stock units		$ 28	(28)
Release of deferred stock units, Shares		28,116
Sale of common stock, net of issuance costs	3,047,547	$ 2,950	3,044,597
Sale of common stock, net of issuance costs, shares		2,950,000
Deemed dividend	(205,014)		205,014	(205,014)
Net income (loss)	(66,589)			(66,589)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2020	$ 66,733,814	$ 18,381	$ 165,239,093	$ (98,523,660)
Ending Balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2020		18,381,227

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (66,589)	$ 910,747	$ (89,651)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	63,089	164,156	175,562
Amortization of intangibles	112,679	707,775	880,564
Amortization of debt issuance costs		62,684	70,426
Provision for doubtful accounts		90,844	45,000
Stock-based compensation		1,101,428	758,708
Loss on extinguishment of debt	167,964	167,964
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(1,342,698)	2,429,495
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(232,639)	(272,910)
Security deposits and other assets		(423,798)	(73,979)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(363,758)	(2,702,982)
Deferred revenue and other liabilities		2,077	(53,957)
Net cash provided by operating activities		844,782	1,166,276
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment		(272,282)	(86,965)
Purchase of capitalized software development		(31,485)	(122,922)
Net cash used in investing activities		(303,767)	(209,887)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from credit facilities		59,192,785	76,320,336
Repayments of credit facilities		(59,664,147)	(77,357,095)
Debt issuance costs		(131,328)
Proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of issuance costs		3,047,547
Proceeds from shares issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan		30,040	29,669
Repayments of finance lease obligations			(2,597)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		2,474,897	(1,009,687)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		3,015,912	(53,298)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		3,411,108	2,122,297
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	6,427,020	6,427,020	2,068,999
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest		177,285	282,716
Cash paid for income taxes		147,120	$ 47,810
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
Repayment of Citizens ABL		3,385,560
Debt issuance costs		85,549
Deemed dividend for warrant down round feature	$ 205,014	$ 205,014

The Company and Description of Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

The Company and Description of Business

1. The Company and Description of Business

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Quest Resource Holding Corporation (“QRHC”) and its subsidiaries, Quest Resource Management Group, LLC (“Quest”), Landfill Diversion Innovations, LLC (“LDI”), Youchange, Inc. (“Youchange”), Quest Vertigent Corporation (“QVC”), Quest Vertigent One, LLC (“QV One”), and Quest Sustainability Services, Inc. (“QSS”) (collectively, “we,” “us,” “our,” or “our company”).

Operations – We are a national provider of waste and recycling services to customers from across multiple industry sectors that are typically larger, multi-location businesses. We create customer-specific programs and perform the related services for the collection, processing, recycling, disposal, and tracking of waste streams and recyclables.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization categorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. The waste management and recycling services we provide are currently designated an essential critical infrastructure business under the President’s COVID-19 guidance, the continued operation of which is vital for national public health, safety and national economic security. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our operational and financial performance will depend on certain developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, its impact on our customers and subcontractors, and the range of governmental and community reactions to the pandemic, which are uncertain and cannot be fully predicted at this time.

On October 19, 2020, Quest acquired substantially all of the assets used in the business of Green Remedies Waste and Recycling, Inc., a leading provider of independent environmental services, particularly in multi-family housing, located in Elon, NC. See Note 14 for more information regarding the acquisition.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Presentation and Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by us without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by the SEC, although we believe the disclosures that are made are adequate to make the information presented herein not misleading.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in our opinion, all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position at September 30, 2020 and the results of our operations and cash flows for the periods presented. We derived the December 31, 2019 condensed consolidated balance sheet data from audited financial statements; however, we did not include all disclosures required by GAAP. As QRHC, Quest, LDI, Youchange, QVC, QV One, and QSS each operate as environmental-based service companies, we did not deem segment reporting necessary.

All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Interim results are subject to seasonal variations, and the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted

In July 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-11 Earnings per Share (Topic 260). The amendments in Part I of this ASU changed the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments with down round features. When determining whether certain financial instruments should be classified as liabilities or equity instruments, a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. The amendments also clarify existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. As a result, a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down round feature. For freestanding equity-classified financial instruments, the amendments require entities that present earnings per share in accordance with Topic 260 to recognize the effect of the down round feature when it is triggered. That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. A deemed dividend of $205,014 was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2020 as a result of the down round provision in certain outstanding warrants. See Notes 11 and 12.

On January 1, 2020, we adopted ASU 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). The ASU allows companies to capitalize implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement, including periods covered by renewal options that are reasonably certain to be exercised. This guidance also requires entities to present the expense in the same line item in the statement of operations as the fees associated with the hosting arrangement and classify payments for capitalized implementation costs in the statement of cash flows in the same manner as payments made for fees associated with the hosting element. The adoption of the standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This standard provides operational guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting due to the cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The amendments are elective and apply to all entities that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendments generally do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022. As further discussed in Note 6, our ABL facility provides procedures for determining a replacement or alternative rate in the event that LIBOR is unavailable. As such, we do not expect the transition away from LIBOR to have a material impact on our financial statements.

Pending Adoption

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), which provides guidance on measuring credit losses on financial instruments. The amended guidance replaces current incurred loss impairment methodology of recognizing credit losses when a loss is probable with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to assess credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is effective for us on January 1, 2023. We are assessing the provisions of this amended guidance; however, the adoption of the standard is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes – (Topic 740), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions and amending guidance to improve consistent application of accounting over income taxes. This guidance is effective January 1, 2021 with early adoption permitted. The adoption of the standard is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

There have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet adopted that are of significance, or potential significance, to us.

Property and Equipment, Net, and Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment, Net, and Other Assets

3. Property and Equipment, net, and Other Assets

At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, property and equipment, net, and other assets consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
	(Unaudited)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,097,545 and $1,994,320 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	$	642,591	$	534,465
Right-of-use operating lease asset		1,171,779		1,595,044
Security deposits and other assets		730,383		306,585
Property and equipment, net, and other assets	$	2,544,753	$	2,436,094

We compute depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the property and equipment. Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $63,089, including $25,597 of depreciation expense reflected within “Cost of revenue” in our condensed consolidated statements of operations as it related to assets used in directly servicing customer contracts and was $164,156 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, including $53,871 of depreciation expense reflected within “Cost of revenue.” Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $58,933, including $24,695 of depreciation expense reflected within “Cost of revenue,” and was $175,562 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, including $73,704 reflected within “Cost of revenue.”

We recorded a right-of-use operating lease asset related to our corporate office lease upon the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842 effective January 1, 2019. Refer to Note 7, Leases for additional information.

On February 20, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Earth Media Partners, LLC to sell certain assets of our wholly owned subsidiary, Earth911, Inc., in exchange for a 19% interest in Earth Media Partners, LLC, which was recorded as an investment in the amount of $246,585 as of the Closing Date, and a potential future earn-out amount of approximately $350,000. The net assets sold related to the Earth911.com website business and consisted primarily of the website and its content and customers, deferred revenue, and accounts receivable as of the Closing Date. Earth911, Inc. was subsequently renamed Quest Sustainability Services, Inc. The carrying amount of our investment in Earth Media Partners, LLC is included in “Security deposits and other assets” and we have an accrued receivable in the amount of $235,164 related to the earn-out included in “Accounts receivable” as of September 30, 2020.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The components of goodwill and other intangible assets were as follows:

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)	Estimated Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Finite lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	5 years	$	12,720,000	$	12,720,000	$	—
Trademarks	7 years		6,235,069		6,233,668		1,401
Patents	7 years		230,683		230,683		—
Software	7 years		2,122,119		1,209,286		912,833
Customer lists	5 years		307,153		307,153		—
Total finite lived intangible assets		$	21,615,024	$	20,700,790	$	914,234

December 31, 2019	Estimated Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Finite lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	5 years	$	12,720,000	$	12,720,000	$	—
Trademarks	7 years		6,235,069		5,751,037		484,032
Patents	7 years		230,683		230,683		—
Software	7 years		2,090,633		984,141		1,106,492
Customer lists	5 years		307,153		307,153		—
Total finite lived intangible assets		$	21,583,538	$	19,993,014	$	1,590,524

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019

Estimated

Useful Life

Carrying

Amount

Indefinite lived intangible asset:

Goodwill

Indefinite

$

58,208,490

We compute amortization using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the finite lived intangible assets. Amortization expense related to finite lived intangible assets was $112,679 and $295,304 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amortization expense related to finite lived intangible assets was $707,775 and $880,564 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

We have no indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

We performed our annual impairment analysis for goodwill and other intangible assets in the third quarter of 2020 with no impairment recorded.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

5. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

The components of Accounts payable and accrued liabilities were as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
	(Unaudited)
Accounts payable	$	10,604,499	$	10,436,715
Accrued taxes		793,193		716,545
Employee compensation		773,854		1,384,360
Operating lease liability - current portion		639,559		627,896
Other		199,814		151,289
	$	13,010,919	$	13,316,805

Refer to Note 7, Leases for additional disclosure related to the operating lease liability recorded upon the adoption of ASC 842, Leases.

Notes Payable

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Notes Payable

6. Notes Payable

Revolving Credit Facility

On August 5, 2020, QRHC and certain of its domestic subsidiaries entered into a Loan, Security and Guaranty Agreement (the “BBVA Loan Agreement”) with BBVA USA, as a lender, and as administrative agent, collateral agent, and issuing bank, which provides for a credit facility (the “ABL Facility”) comprising the following:

•

An asset-based revolving credit facility in the maximum principal amount of $15.0 million with a sublimit for issuance of letters of credit of up to 10% of the maximum principal amount of the revolving credit facility. Each loan under the revolving credit facility bears interest, at the borrowers’ option, at either the Base Rate, plus the Applicable Margin, or the LIBOR Lending Rate for the Interest Period in effect, plus the Applicable Margin, in each case as defined in the BBVA Loan Agreement. The maturity date of the revolving credit facility is August 5, 2025. The revolving credit facility contains an accordion feature permitting the revolving credit facility to be increased by up to $10 million.

•

An equipment loan facility in the maximum principal amount of $2.0 million. Loans under the equipment loan facility may be requested at any time until August 5, 2023. Each loan under the equipment loan facility bears interest, at the borrowers’ option, at either the Base Rate, plus 1.75%, or the LIBOR Lending Rate for the Interest Period in effect, plus 2.75%. The maturity date of the equipment loan facility is August 5, 2025.

Certain of QRHC’s domestic subsidiaries are the borrowers under the BBVA Loan Agreement. QRHC and one of its domestic subsidiaries are guarantors under the BBVA Loan Agreement. As security for the obligations of the borrowers under the BBVA Loan Agreement, (i) the borrowers under the BBVA Loan Agreement have granted a first priority lien on substantially all of their tangible and intangible personal property, including a pledge of the capital stock and membership interests, as applicable, of certain of QRHC’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, and (ii) the guarantors under the BBVA Loan Agreement have granted a first priority lien on the capital stock and membership interests, as applicable, of certain of QRHC’s direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries.

The BBVA Loan Agreement contains certain financial covenants, including a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, the BBVA Loan Agreement contains negative covenants limiting, among other things, additional indebtedness, transactions with affiliates, additional liens, sales of assets, dividends, investments and advances, prepayments of debt, mergers and acquisitions, and other matter customarily restricted in such agreements. The BBVA Loan Agreement also contains customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, events of bankruptcy and insolvency, change of control, and failure of any guaranty or security document supporting the BBVA Loan Agreement to be in full force and effect. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the outstanding obligations under the BBVA Loan Agreement may be accelerated and become immediately due and payable.

The ABL Facility bears interest, at our option, at either the Base Rate, as defined in the BBVA Loan Agreement, plus a margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.25% (3.0% as of September 30, 2020), or the LIBOR Lending Rate for the interest period in effect, plus a margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.25% (no borrowings as of September 30, 2020).

In connection with the ABL Facility, we paid BBVA USA a fee of $50,000 and incurred other direct costs of approximately $166,877, which are being amortized over the life of the ABL Facility.

The BBVA Loan Agreement replaced our Loan, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2017, with Citizens Bank, National Association (the “Citizens Bank Loan Agreement”), which was paid off and terminated effective August 5, 2020. We recorded $167,964 in loss on extinguishment of debt in connection with this loan termination, including the write-off of the unamortized portion of debt issuance costs and fees directly associated with the loan payoff.

The amount of interest expense related to borrowings for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $56,845 and $86,765, respectively. The amount of interest expense related to borrowings for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $181,439 and $263,542, respectively. Debt issuance cost of $216,877 is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the ABL Facility. As of September 30, 2020, the unamortized portion of the debt issuance costs was $210,231. The amount of interest expense related to the amortization of the discount on our ABL Facility and our prior credit facility under the Citizens Bank Loan Agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $62,684 and $70,426, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, the ABL Facility borrowing base availability was $12,183,852, of which $4,372,872 principal was outstanding. The outstanding liability as of September 30, 2020 was $4,162,641, net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $210,231.

LIBOR is expected to be discontinued after 2021. The ABL Facility provides procedures for determining a replacement or alternative rate in the event that LIBOR is unavailable. However, there can be no assurances as to whether such replacement or alternative rate will be more or less favorable than LIBOR. We intend to monitor the developments with respect to the potential phasing out of LIBOR after 2021 and will work with BBVA USA to ensure any transition away from LIBOR will have minimal impact on our financial condition. We however can provide no assurances regarding the impact of the discontinuation of LIBOR on the interest rate that we would be required to pay or on our financial condition.

PPP Loan

As a result of the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our operating results, we applied for and, on May 5, 2020, we received loan proceeds of $1.4 million under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) under a promissory note from BMO Harris Bank National Association (the “PPP Loan”). The PPP was established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP Loan has a two-year term and bears interest at an annual interest rate of 1%. Monthly principal and interest payments are deferred for six months, and the maturity date is April 30, 2022.

Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the loan and accrued interest. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for payment of payroll costs and any payments of mortgage interest, rent, utilities, and retention of employees and maintaining salary levels. However, no assurance is provided that forgiveness for any portion of the PPP Loan will be obtained.

As of September 30, 2020, we have used the $1.4 million of loan proceeds to fund eligible payroll, rent and utility expenses under the terms of the PPP Loan. As a result, we believe and expect that we will meet the PPP eligibility criteria for forgiveness and have concluded that the PPP Loan represents, in substance, funds provided under a government grant. As such, in accordance with IAS 20 “Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance,” we have recognized the use of $1.4 million of the loan proceeds as of September 30, 2020 as Other Income.

Term Loan

On October 19, 2020, we entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2020, with Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC (“Monroe Capital”), as administrative agent for the lenders thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for a term loan in the principal amount of $11.5 million drawn at closing as well as access to $52.5 million in additional term debt financing, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, through a combination of a delayed draw term loan and an accordion facility to support our growth plans. See Note 14 for additional details.

Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Lessee Disclosure [Abstract]

Leases

7. Leases

ASU 2016-02 Adoption

On January 1, 2019, we adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and the related amendments. We used the optional transition method of adoption, in which the cumulative effect of initially applying the new standard, as of January 1, 2019, to our existing leases was approximately $2.0 million and $2.2 million to record the operating lease right-of-use asset and the related liabilities, respectively, all of which relate to our corporate office lease. Leases with terms of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.

When we have the option to extend the lease term, terminate the lease before the contractual expiration date, or purchase the leased asset, and if it is reasonably certain that we will exercise the option, we consider these options in determining the classification and measurement of the lease.

We leased certain equipment to a customer under a lease arrangement that expired in August 2020. The capital lease receivable amount was approximately $5,000 at December 31, 2019, which was included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets.

Balance Sheet Classification

The table below presents the lease related assets and liabilities recorded on the balance sheet. Right-of-use assets and related liabilities related to finance leases at September 30, 2020 are de minimis and mature in less than 12 months.

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Operating Leases:	(Unaudited)
Right-of-use operating lease asset:
Property and equipment, net and other assets	$	1,171,779	$	1,595,044

Lease Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	639,559	$	627,896
Other long-term liabilities		655,446		1,136,583
Total operating lease liabilities	$	1,295,005	$	1,764,479

Lease Costs

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded approximately $150,000 and $450,000 of fixed cost operating lease expense. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded approximately $150,000 and $450,000 of fixed cost operating lease expense, respectively. Our operating lease expense is offset by a minimum annual incentive received from a local Economic Development Council, which is accrued monthly and will continue over the term of the lease through August 2022. This minimum annual incentive is $63,000, which increased to $93,600 for the annual incentive period starting September 2020 through the remainder of the lease term.

Effective December 1, 2019, we subleased a portion of our corporate office space to a single tenant. The sublease agreement is accounted for as an operating lease and we recognize sublease income as an offset to operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the sublease agreement through August 2022. Sublease income, net of amortized leasing costs, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was approximately $36,000.

Cash paid for operating leases approximated operating lease expense and non-cash right of use asset amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We did not obtain any new operating lease right-of-use assets in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Other Information

Our office lease had a remaining term of 2.0 years as of September 30, 2020, and we used an effective interest rate of 2.456%, which was our incremental borrowing rate in effect at the inception of the lease as our lease does not provide a readily determinable implicit rate.

The future minimum lease payments required under our office lease as of September 30, 2020 were as follows:

	Amount
2020	$	166,050
2021		664,200
2022		498,150
Total lease payments		1,328,400
Less: Interest		(33,395	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	1,295,005

Revenue

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

8. Revenue

Operating Revenues

We provide businesses with services to reuse, recycle, and dispose of a wide variety of waste streams and recyclables generated by their operations. In addition, we have product sales and other revenue primarily from sales of products, such as antifreeze and windshield washer fluid, as well as minor ancillary services.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue as services are performed or products are delivered. For example, we recognize revenue as waste and recyclable material are collected or when products are delivered. We recognize revenue net of any contracted pricing discounts or rebate arrangements.

We generally recognize revenue for the gross amount of consideration received as we are generally the primary obligor (or principal) in our contracts with customers as we hold complete responsibility to the customer for contract fulfillment. We record amounts collected from customers for sales tax on a net basis.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by source. Three customers accounted for 49.4% of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and three customers accounted for 49.4% of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Three customers accounted for 52.0% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and three customers accounted for 54.6% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. We operate primarily in the United States, with minor services in Canada.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Revenue Type:
Services	$	21,554,215	$	21,422,455	$	64,539,439	$	68,244,033
Product sales and other		2,147,011		2,502,976		6,462,842		7,775,812
Total revenue	$	23,701,226	$	23,925,431	$	71,002,281	$	76,019,845

Contract Balances

Our incremental direct costs of obtaining a customer contract are generally deferred and amortized to selling, general, and administrative expense or as a reduction to revenue (depending on the nature of the cost) over the estimated life of the customer contract. We classify our contract acquisition costs as current or noncurrent based on the timing of when we expect to recognize the amortization and are included in other assets.

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had $52,500 and $113,750, respectively, of deferred contract costs. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we amortized $52,500 and $161,250 of deferred contract costs to selling, general, and administrative expense, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we amortized $53,750 and $161,250 of deferred contract costs to selling, general, and administrative expense, respectively.

We bill certain customers in advance, and, accordingly, we defer recognition of related revenues as a contract liability until the services are provided and control is transferred to the customer. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had $16,570 and $19,644, respectively, of deferred revenue which was classified in “Deferred revenue and other current liabilities.”

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The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts.

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

9. Income Taxes

Our statutory income tax rate is anticipated to be 27%. We had income tax expense of $63,800 and $164,311 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively, which was attributable to state tax obligations based on current estimated state tax apportionments for states with no net operating loss carryforwards, and the reserve against the benefit of the net operating losses at the federal level.

We compute income taxes using the asset and liability method in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. Under the asset and liability method, we determine deferred income tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and measure them using currently enacted tax rates and laws. We provide a valuation allowance to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets that, based on available evidence, is more likely than not to be realized. Realization of our net operating loss carryforward was not reasonably assured as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and we had recorded a valuation allowance of $12,471,000 and $12,452,000, respectively, against deferred tax assets in excess of deferred tax liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had federal income tax net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $14,800,000 and $17,200,000, respectively, which expire at various dates ranging from 2032-2037.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

10. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, deferred revenue, and the ABL Facility. We do not believe that we are exposed to significant interest, currency, or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. The fair values of these financial instruments approximate their carrying values using Level 3 inputs, based on their short maturities or, for the ABL Facility, based on borrowing rates currently available to us for loans with similar terms and maturities.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

11. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock – Our authorized preferred stock consists of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001, of which no shares have been issued or are outstanding.

Common Stock – Our authorized common stock consists of 200,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001, of which 18,381,227 and 15,372,905 shares were issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

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Equity Offering - On August 5, 2020, QRHC sold 2,950,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price of $1.15 per share, pursuant to a registered direct offering (the “Offering”). The gross proceeds of the Offering were $3,392,500, before deducting fees and other estimated offering expenses, and closed on August 7, 2020. The use of the net proceeds from this Offering is intended to finance potential future acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. QRHC’s largest stockholder, which is controlled by the Chairman of the Board, purchased 655,000 shares of our common stock in the Offering at a price of $1.15, subject to the same placement agent discounts and commissions with respect to such shares as purchased by other stockholders in the Offering.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan – On September 17, 2014, our stockholders approved our 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). On May 14, 2020, we issued 30,206 shares to employees for $30,040 under our ESPP for options that vested and were exercised. We recorded expense of $25,280 and $20,617 related to the ESPP for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Warrants – At September 30, 2020, we had outstanding exercisable warrants to purchase 521,060 shares of common stock.

The following table summarizes the warrants issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020:

Date of

Exercise

Shares of

Description

Issuance

Expiration

Price

Common Stock

Exercisable Warrants

3/30/2016

03/30/2021

$

3.88

90,431

Exercisable Warrants

3/30/2016

03/30/2021

$

1.15

430,629

Total warrants issued and outstanding

521,060

Certain warrants previously issued on March 30, 2016 to purchase 430,629 shares of our common stock at a price per warrant of $3.88 contain certain anti-dilution provisions, including a down round provision, set forth in the warrants, and therefore, upon the closing of the Offering further described above, the warrant exercise price relating to such warrants was adjusted downward to equal the Offering price of $1.15. The down round provision in these warrants created a deemed dividend to common stockholders of $205,014 for the change in the fair value of the warrants using the Black Scholes pricing model.

Stock Options – We recorded stock option expense of $878,405 and $729,431 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

	Stock Options
					Weighted-
				Exercise	Average
	Number			Price Per	Exercise Price
	of Shares			Share	Per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		2,445,453		$1.17 — $23.20	$	3.37
Granted		955,052		$1.35 — $2.32	$	1.55
Canceled/Forfeited		(177,630	)	$1.48 — $16.40	$	2.02
Outstanding at September 30, 2020		3,222,875		$1.17 — $23.20	$	2.90

Deferred Stock Units – Effective September 1, 2019, nonemployee directors can elect to receive all or a portion of their annual retainers in the form of deferred stock units (“DSUs”). The DSUs are recognized at their fair value on the date of grant. Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of our common stock following the completion of a director’s service. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we granted 41,719 DSUs and recorded director compensation expense of $63,234 related to the grants. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 we granted 39,684 DSUs to executive employees and recorded compensation expense of $134,509, which includes an accrual of anticipated bonus expense to be paid in DSUs for certain executive employees. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 we granted 3,464 DSUs and recorded director compensation expense of $8,660. During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, we issued 28,116 shares of our common stock to two directors upon their retirement from the Board of Directors.

Net Income (Loss) per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income (Loss) per Share

12. Net Income (Loss) per Share

We compute basic net income (loss) per share using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus the number of common stock equivalents for DSUs during the period. We compute diluted net income (loss) per share using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents. In periods where losses are reported, the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding excludes common stock equivalents because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Dilutive potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options. Dilutive potential securities are excluded from the computation of earnings per share if their effect is antidilutive. The dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and warrants is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method.

The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019		2020			2019
	(Unaudited)					(Unaudited)
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$	(66,589	)	$	46,999	$	910,747		$	(89,651	)
Deemed dividend for warrant down round provision		(205,014	)		—		(205,014	)		—
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders	$	(271,603	)	$	46,999	$	705,733		$	(89,651	)
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		17,290,447			15,350,153		16,055,110			15,339,706
Effect of dilutive common shares		—			48,686		15,165			—
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		17,290,447			15,398,839		16,070,275			15,339,706
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.02	)	$	0.00	$	0.04		$	(0.01	)
Diluted	$	(0.02	)	$	0.00	$	0.04		$	(0.01	)
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share:
Stock options		3,222,875			2,595,428		3,207,710			2,644,114
Warrants		521,060			608,560		521,060			608,560
Total anti-dilutive securities excluded from net income (loss) per share		3,743,935			3,203,988		3,728,770			3,252,674

Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Related Party Transactions

13. Related Party Transactions

During the year ended December 31, 2019, three stockholders sold approximately 4.3 million shares of our common stock in a registered public offering. In a separate private transaction, a certain selling stockholder sold 1,750,000 shares of our common stock. The offering and private transaction, together the “Transactions”, closed on April 11, 2019. We did not receive any proceeds from sales by the selling stockholders in the Transactions. We incurred costs and expenses in connection with the Transactions, consisting of various registration, due diligence, printing, and professional service fees and expenses, and such costs, less amounts reimbursed by the selling stockholders at the closing of the Transactions, were approximately $248,000, and was included in selling, general, and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

See Note 11 for further information regarding additional purchases of QRHC’s common stock by our largest stockholder in the Offering that closed on August 5, 2020.

Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

14. Subsequent Events

Asset acquisition - On October 19, 2020, we entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “APA”) by and among QRHC, Quest Resource Management Group, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Buyer”), Green Remedies Waste and Recycling, Inc. (“Seller”) and Alan Allred (the “Shareholder”) and completed the acquisition by Buyer of substantially all of the assets used in the business of the Seller and assumed certain liabilities of the Seller, as set forth in the APA (the “Acquisition”). Seller is a leading provider of independent environmental services, particularly in multi-family housing, located in Elon, NC.

As consideration for the Acquisition, under the APA, the Seller received a purchase price of (i) $10,869,599 in cash subject to certain adjustments set forth in the APA at the closing of the Acquisition; (ii) a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $2,684,250, payable commencing on January 1, 2021 in quarterly installments through October 1, 2025 and subject to an interest rate of 3.0% per annum; (iii) a payment of $2,684,250 in additional consideration pursuant to a Consideration Agreement to be paid in either cash or shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, or any combination thereof, at our option, with the amount of such shares to be determined based on a per share price equal to the volume weighted average price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market (or if the shares are not traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the OTC Bulletin Board or the principal trading market of the shares) during the thirty (30) consecutive trading days ending on the trading day prior to each payment date, rounded down to the nearest whole share, and to be paid or issued in two equal installments on each of the first and second anniversaries of the closing date; and (iv) earn-out payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,250,000 over an earn-out period ending on the earlier of (x) December 31, 2022 and (y) the last day of the fiscal quarter during which the Shareholder is terminated by the Buyer upon Disability, Death or Without Cause or the Shareholder terminates his employment for Good Reason (each as defined in the Shareholder’s employment agreement with Buyer), upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions as further described in the APA.

Monroe Capital Credit Agreement - On October 19, 2020, QRHC and certain of its domestic subsidiaries entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2020, with Monroe Capital, as administrative agent for the lenders thereto. Among other things, the Credit Agreement provides for the following:

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A senior secured term loan facility in the principal amount of $11.5 million. The senior secured term loan at the LIBOR Rate for LIBOR Loans plus the Applicable Margin; provided, that if the provision of LIBOR Loans becomes unlawful or unavailable, then interest will be payable at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate from time to time in effect plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans. The maturity date of the revolving credit facility is October 19, 2025 (the "Maturity Date"). The senior secured term loan will amortize in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1.00% of the original principal amount of the senior secured term loan facility with the balance payable on the Maturity Date. Proceeds of the senior secured term loan were permitted to be used in connection with the Acquisition.

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A delayed draw term loan facility in the maximum principal amount of $12.5 million. Loans under the delayed draw term loan facility may be requested at any time until October 19, 2021. Pricing and maturity for the outstanding principal amount of the delayed draw term loan shall be the same as for the senior secured term loan. Proceeds of the delayed draw term loan are to be used for Permitted Acquisitions (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

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An accordion term loan facility in the maximum principal amount of $40.0 million. Loans under the accordion loan facility may be requested at any time until the Maturity Date. Each accordion term loan shall be on the same terms as those applicable to the senior secured term loan. Proceeds of accordion term loans are permitted to be used for Permitted Acquisitions.

Certain of QRHC’s domestic subsidiaries are the borrowers under the Credit Agreement. QRHC is the guarantor under the Credit Agreement. As security for the obligations of the borrowers under the Credit Agreement, (i) the borrowers under the Credit Agreement have granted a first priority lien on substantially all of their tangible and intangible personal property, including a pledge of the capital stock and membership interests, as applicable, of certain of QRHC’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, and (ii) the guarantors under the Credit Agreement have granted a first priority lien on the capital stock and membership interests, as applicable, of QRHC’s direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries.

The Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants, including a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a senior net leverage ratio. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains negative covenants limiting, among other things, additional indebtedness, transactions with affiliates, additional liens, sales of assets, dividends, investments and advances, prepayments of debt, mergers and acquisitions, and other matter customarily restricted in such agreements. The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, events of bankruptcy and insolvency, change of control, and failure of any guaranty or security document supporting the Credit Agreement to be in full force and effect. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated and become immediately due and payable.

In connection with the Credit Agreement, we issued Monroe Capital a warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of QRHC’s common stock exercisable immediately and will issue a warrant to purchase 350,000 shares at the earlier of October 19, 2021 or certain other events. Both warrants have an exercise price of $1.50 per share and an expiration date of March 19, 2028. We estimated the value of the 500,000 share warrant issued using the Black Scholes option pricing model and recorded a debt discount of approximately $765,000 which will be amortized over the term of the Credit Agreement. The warrants are redeemable by us under certain conditions. In connection with the warrants, we also executed a side letter which provides that the warrant holder will receive minimum net proceeds if the sale of all the warrant shares occurs at the later of two years from the issuance date of the warrants or the exercise date of the warrants.

In addition, on October 19, 2020 we entered into a joinder and first amendment (the “Amendment”) to the BBVA Loan Agreement to, among other things, make certain corresponding changes consistent with the Credit Agreement, add certain of our subsidiaries as additional guarantors, and adjust the maturity date under the Loan Agreement to April 19, 2025.

In connection with the Loan Agreement and the Credit Agreement, BBVA USA and Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC entered into an Intercreditor Agreement setting forth their relative rights with respect to their interests in the collateral under their respective agreements.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Principles of Presentation and Consolidation	Principles of Presentation and Consolidation The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by us without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by the SEC, although we believe the disclosures that are made are adequate to make the information presented herein not misleading. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in our opinion, all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position at September 30, 2020 and the results of our operations and cash flows for the periods presented. We derived the December 31, 2019 condensed consolidated balance sheet data from audited financial statements; however, we did not include all disclosures required by GAAP. As QRHC, Quest, LDI, Youchange, QVC, QV One, and QSS each operate as environmental-based service companies, we did not deem segment reporting necessary. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Interim results are subject to seasonal variations, and the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted In July 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-11 Earnings per Share (Topic 260). The amendments in Part I of this ASU changed the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments with down round features. When determining whether certain financial instruments should be classified as liabilities or equity instruments, a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. The amendments also clarify existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. As a result, a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down round feature. For freestanding equity-classified financial instruments, the amendments require entities that present earnings per share in accordance with Topic 260 to recognize the effect of the down round feature when it is triggered. That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. A deemed dividend of $205,014 was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2020 as a result of the down round provision in certain outstanding warrants. See Notes 11 and 12. On January 1, 2020, we adopted ASU 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). The ASU allows companies to capitalize implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement, including periods covered by renewal options that are reasonably certain to be exercised. This guidance also requires entities to present the expense in the same line item in the statement of operations as the fees associated with the hosting arrangement and classify payments for capitalized implementation costs in the statement of cash flows in the same manner as payments made for fees associated with the hosting element. The adoption of the standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This standard provides operational guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting due to the cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The amendments are elective and apply to all entities that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendments generally do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022. As further discussed in Note 6, our ABL facility provides procedures for determining a replacement or alternative rate in the event that LIBOR is unavailable. As such, we do not expect the transition away from LIBOR to have a material impact on our financial statements. Pending Adoption In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), which provides guidance on measuring credit losses on financial instruments. The amended guidance replaces current incurred loss impairment methodology of recognizing credit losses when a loss is probable with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to assess credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is effective for us on January 1, 2023. We are assessing the provisions of this amended guidance; however, the adoption of the standard is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes – (Topic 740), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions and amending guidance to improve consistent application of accounting over income taxes. This guidance is effective January 1, 2021 with early adoption permitted. The adoption of the standard is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. There have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet adopted that are of significance, or potential significance, to us.

Property and Equipment, Net, and Other Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Components Property and Equipment, Net, and Other Assets

At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, property and equipment, net, and other assets consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
	(Unaudited)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,097,545 and $1,994,320 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	$	642,591	$	534,465
Right-of-use operating lease asset		1,171,779		1,595,044
Security deposits and other assets		730,383		306,585
Property and equipment, net, and other assets	$	2,544,753	$	2,436,094

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

The components of goodwill and other intangible assets were as follows:

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)	Estimated Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Finite lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	5 years	$	12,720,000	$	12,720,000	$	—
Trademarks	7 years		6,235,069		6,233,668		1,401
Patents	7 years		230,683		230,683		—
Software	7 years		2,122,119		1,209,286		912,833
Customer lists	5 years		307,153		307,153		—
Total finite lived intangible assets		$	21,615,024	$	20,700,790	$	914,234

December 31, 2019	Estimated Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Finite lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	5 years	$	12,720,000	$	12,720,000	$	—
Trademarks	7 years		6,235,069		5,751,037		484,032
Patents	7 years		230,683		230,683		—
Software	7 years		2,090,633		984,141		1,106,492
Customer lists	5 years		307,153		307,153		—
Total finite lived intangible assets		$	21,583,538	$	19,993,014	$	1,590,524

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019

Estimated

Useful Life

Carrying

Amount

Indefinite lived intangible asset:

Goodwill

Indefinite

$

58,208,490

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current [Abstract]

Components of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

The components of Accounts payable and accrued liabilities were as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
	(Unaudited)
Accounts payable	$	10,604,499	$	10,436,715
Accrued taxes		793,193		716,545
Employee compensation		773,854		1,384,360
Operating lease liability - current portion		639,559		627,896
Other		199,814		151,289
	$	13,010,919	$	13,316,805

Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Lessee Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Lease Related Assets and Liabilities Recorded on Balance Sheet

The table below presents the lease related assets and liabilities recorded on the balance sheet. Right-of-use assets and related liabilities related to finance leases at September 30, 2020 are de minimis and mature in less than 12 months.

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Operating Leases:	(Unaudited)
Right-of-use operating lease asset:
Property and equipment, net and other assets	$	1,171,779	$	1,595,044

Lease Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	639,559	$	627,896
Other long-term liabilities		655,446		1,136,583
Total operating lease liabilities	$	1,295,005	$	1,764,479

Future Minimum Lease Payments Required Under Office Lease

The future minimum lease payments required under our office lease as of September 30, 2020 were as follows:

	Amount
2020	$	166,050
2021		664,200
2022		498,150
Total lease payments		1,328,400
Less: Interest		(33,395	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	1,295,005

Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Summary of Revenue Disaggregated by Source

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by source.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Revenue Type:
Services	$	21,554,215	$	21,422,455	$	64,539,439	$	68,244,033
Product sales and other		2,147,011		2,502,976		6,462,842		7,775,812
Total revenue	$	23,701,226	$	23,925,431	$	71,002,281	$	76,019,845

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Summary of Warrants Issued and Outstanding

The following table summarizes the warrants issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020:

Date of

Exercise

Shares of

Description

Issuance

Expiration

Price

Common Stock

Exercisable Warrants

3/30/2016

03/30/2021

$

3.88

90,431

Exercisable Warrants

3/30/2016

03/30/2021

$

1.15

430,629

Total warrants issued and outstanding

521,060

Summary of Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020

	Stock Options
					Weighted-
				Exercise	Average
	Number			Price Per	Exercise Price
	of Shares			Share	Per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		2,445,453		$1.17 — $23.20	$	3.37
Granted		955,052		$1.35 — $2.32	$	1.55
Canceled/Forfeited		(177,630	)	$1.48 — $16.40	$	2.02
Outstanding at September 30, 2020		3,222,875		$1.17 — $23.20	$	2.90

Net Income (Loss) per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019		2020			2019
	(Unaudited)					(Unaudited)
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$	(66,589	)	$	46,999	$	910,747		$	(89,651	)
Deemed dividend for warrant down round provision		(205,014	)		—		(205,014	)		—
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders	$	(271,603	)	$	46,999	$	705,733		$	(89,651	)
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		17,290,447			15,350,153		16,055,110			15,339,706
Effect of dilutive common shares		—			48,686		15,165			—
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		17,290,447			15,398,839		16,070,275			15,339,706
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.02	)	$	0.00	$	0.04		$	(0.01	)
Diluted	$	(0.02	)	$	0.00	$	0.04		$	(0.01	)
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share:
Stock options		3,222,875			2,595,428		3,207,710			2,644,114
Warrants		521,060			608,560		521,060			608,560
Total anti-dilutive securities excluded from net income (loss) per share		3,743,935			3,203,988		3,728,770			3,252,674

The Company and Description of Business - Additional Information (Detail)	Oct. 19, 2020
Green Remedies Waste and Recycling, Inc [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Business acquisition, effective date	Oct. 19, 2020

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Deemed dividend for warrant down round provision	$ 205,014	$ 205,014

Property and Equipment, Net, and Other Assets - Components of Property and Equipment, Net, and Other Assets (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property And Equipment Net And Other Assets [Abstract]
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,097,545 and $1,994,320 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	$ 642,591	$ 534,465
Right-of-use operating lease asset	1,171,779	1,595,044
Security deposits and other assets	730,383	306,585
Property and equipment, net, and other assets	$ 2,544,753	$ 2,436,094

Property and Equipment, Net, and Other Assets - Components of Property and Equipment, Net, and Other Assets ( Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property And Equipment Net And Other Assets [Abstract]
Accumulated depreciation, Property and equipment	$ 2,097,545	$ 1,994,320

Property and Equipment, Net, and Other Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Feb. 20, 2018
Property And Equipment Net And Other Assets [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 63,089	$ 58,933	$ 164,156	$ 175,562
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Earth Media Partners, LLC [Member]
Property And Equipment Net And Other Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest					19.00%
Ownership interest amount recorded as investment					$ 246,585
Accrued earn-out amount	235,164		235,164
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Earth Media Partners, LLC [Member] \| Wholly Owned Subsidiary and Earth911, Inc. [Member] \| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Property And Equipment Net And Other Assets [Line Items]
Future earn-out amount					$ 350,000
Service [Member]
Property And Equipment Net And Other Assets [Line Items]
Depreciation reflected in cost of revenue	$ 25,597	$ 24,695	$ 53,871	$ 73,704

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 21,615,024	$ 21,583,538
Accumulated Amortization	20,700,790	19,993,014
Net	$ 914,234	$ 1,590,524
Customer relationships [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life	5 years	5 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 12,720,000	$ 12,720,000
Accumulated Amortization	$ 12,720,000	$ 12,720,000
Trademarks [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life	7 years	7 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 6,235,069	$ 6,235,069
Accumulated Amortization	6,233,668	5,751,037
Net	$ 1,401	$ 484,032
Patents [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life	7 years	7 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 230,683	$ 230,683
Accumulated Amortization	$ 230,683	$ 230,683
Software [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life	7 years	7 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,122,119	$ 2,090,633
Accumulated Amortization	1,209,286	984,141
Net	$ 912,833	$ 1,106,492
Customer lists [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life	5 years	5 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 307,153	$ 307,153
Accumulated Amortization	$ 307,153	$ 307,153

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Intangible Assets Net Including Goodwill [Abstract]
Goodwill, Carrying Amount	$ 58,208,490	$ 58,208,490

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization of intangibles	$ 112,679	$ 295,304	$ 707,775	$ 880,564
Indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill			$ 0
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets	$ 0

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities - Components of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current [Abstract]
Accounts payable	$ 10,604,499	$ 10,436,715
Accrued taxes	793,193	716,545
Employee compensation	773,854	1,384,360
Operating lease liability - current portion	639,559	627,896
Other	199,814	151,289
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 13,010,919	$ 13,316,805

Notes Payable - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2020	May 05, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Oct. 19, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt extinguishment description					The BBVA Loan Agreement replaced our Loan, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2017, with Citizens Bank, National Association (the “Citizens Bank Loan Agreement”), which was paid off and terminated effective August 5, 2020.
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 167,964		$ 167,964
Interest expense related to borrowings			72,578	$ 118,652	244,123	$ 344,160
Interest expense related to amortization of discount					62,684	70,426
Revolving credit facility, net			4,162,641		4,162,641			$ 4,534,683
Other Income [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Proceeds from loan					1,400,000
PPP Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Proceeds from loan					1,400,000
PPP Loan [Member] \| Paycheck Protection Program [Member.]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date		Apr. 30, 2022
Proceeds from loan		$ 1,400,000
Debt instrument, term		2 years
Debt instrument annual interest rate		1.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 11,500,000
Debt instrument, additional borrowing capacity amount							$ 52,500,000
ABL Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum principal amount	$ 15,000,000
Sublimit for issuance of letters of credit, percentage	10.00%
Debt instrument maturity date	Aug. 05, 2025
Revolving credit facility, increase (decrease)	$ 10,000,000
Borrowings fee	50,000
Debt issuance cost	166,877		216,877		216,877
Interest expense related to borrowings			56,845	$ 86,765	181,439	263,542
Unamortized portion of debt discount			210,231		210,231
Interest expense related to amortization of discount					62,684	$ 70,426
Revolving credit current borrowing facility			12,183,852		12,183,852
Revolving credit current borrowing facility, outstanding			4,372,872		4,372,872
Revolving credit facility, net			4,162,641		4,162,641
Unamortized debt issuance cost			$ 210,231		$ 210,231
ABL Facility [Member] \| Citizens Bank Loan Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 167,964
ABL Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate			3.00%		3.00%
ABL Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, margin on variable rate	0.75%
ABL Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, margin on variable rate	1.25%
ABL Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate			0.00%		0.00%
ABL Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, margin on variable rate	1.75%
ABL Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, margin on variable rate	2.25%
Equipment Loan Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum principal amount	$ 2,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date	Aug. 05, 2025
Equipment Loan Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	1.75%
Equipment Loan Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.75%

Leases - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
Leases - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Aug. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use asset		$ 1,171,779		$ 1,171,779			$ 1,595,044
Operating lease liabilities		1,295,005		$ 1,295,005			$ 1,764,479
Equipment lease expiration, month and year				2020-08
Fixed cost operating lease expense		$ 150,000	$ 150,000	$ 450,000	$ 450,000
Operating lease minimum annual incentive payment	$ 63,000
Sublease commencement period				Dec. 01, 2019
Sublease expiration, month and year				2022-08
Sublease income, net of amortized leasing costs				$ 36,000
Operating lease, remaining lease term		2 years		2 years
Operating lease, effective interest rate		2.456%		2.456%
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Operating lease minimum annual incentive payment						$ 93,600
Maximum [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Finance leases maturity period		12 months		12 months
ASU 2016-02 [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use asset								$ 2,000,000
Operating lease liabilities								$ 2,200,000

Leases - Additional Information 1 (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Lessor Disclosure [Abstract]
Capital lease receivable amounts	$ 5,000

Leases - Summary of Lease Related Assets and Liabilities Recorded on Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets And Liabilities Lessee [Abstract]
Right-of-use operating lease asset	$ 1,171,779	$ 1,595,044
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	qrhc:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetIncludingDepositsAssetsNoncurrent	qrhc:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetIncludingDepositsAssetsNoncurrent
Operating lease liability - current portion	$ 639,559	$ 627,896
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	us-gaap:AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Other long-term liabilities	$ 655,446	$ 1,136,583
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	us-gaap:OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 1,295,005	$ 1,764,479

Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments Required Under Office Lease (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Operating Lease Liabilities Payments Due [Abstract]
2020	$ 166,050
2021	664,200
2022	498,150
Total lease payments	1,328,400
Less: Interest	(33,395)
Present value of lease liabilities	$ 1,295,005	$ 1,764,479

Revenue - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Revenue - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Customer	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Customer	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Customer	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Customer	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Number of customer \| Customer	3	3	3	3
Percentage of revenue	49.40%	49.40%	52.00%	54.60%
Deferred contract costs	$ 52,500		$ 52,500		$ 113,750
Deferred revenue	16,570		16,570		$ 19,644
Selling, General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Amortized deferred contract costs	$ 52,500	$ 53,750	$ 161,250	$ 161,250

Revenue - Summary of Revenue Disaggregated by Source (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 23,701,226	$ 23,925,431	$ 71,002,281	$ 76,019,845
Services [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	21,554,215	21,422,455	64,539,439	68,244,033
Product Sales and Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 2,147,011	$ 2,502,976	$ 6,462,842	$ 7,775,812

- Definition

Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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+ Details

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax expense	$ 92,046	$ 54,771	$ 63,800	$ 164,311
Federal corporate income tax rate			27.00%
Operating loss carryforwards	0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Valuation allowance	12,471,000		12,471,000		$ 12,452,000
Federal income tax net operating loss carry forward	$ 14,800,000		$ 14,800,000		$ 17,200,000
Net operating loss carry forwards expiration beginning year			2032
Net operating loss carry forwards expiration ending year			2037

- Definition

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			9 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2020	Mar. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule Of Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized			10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, par value			$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares issued			0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding			0	0
Common stock, shares authorized			200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, par value			$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares issued			18,381,227	15,372,905
Common stock, shares outstanding			18,381,227	15,372,905
Proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of issuance costs			$ 3,047,547
Exercise price of warrants adjusted		$ 1.15
Equity Offering [Member]
Schedule Of Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001
Number of common shares sold	2,950,000
Common stock selling price per share	$ 1.15
Proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of issuance costs	$ 3,392,500
Exercise price of warrants adjusted	$ 1.15
Equity Offering [Member] \| Largest Stockholder [Member]
Schedule Of Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued	655,000

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information - Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 14, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Employee stock purchase plan expense				$ 25,280	$ 20,617
Stock issued for employee stock purchase plans options, shares	30,206
Stock issued for employee stock purchase plans options, value	$ 30,040	$ 30,040	$ 29,669

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information - Warrants (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding	430,629	521,060	521,060
Shares of Common Stock	430,629	521,060	521,060
Exercise Price	$ 3.88
Exercise price of warrants adjusted	$ 1.15
Deemed dividend for warrant down round provision		$ 205,014	$ 205,014
Exercisable Warrants [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding		521,060	521,060
Shares of Common Stock		521,060	521,060

Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Warrants Issued and Outstanding (Detail) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 30, 2016
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Exercise Price		$ 3.88
Shares of Common Stock	521,060	430,629
Exercisable Warrants [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Shares of Common Stock	521,060
Exercisable Warrants [Member] \| Warrants One [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Date of Issuance	Mar. 30, 2016
Date of Expiration	Mar. 30, 2021
Exercise Price	$ 3.88
Shares of Common Stock	90,431
Exercisable Warrants [Member] \| Warrants Two [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Date of Issuance	Mar. 30, 2016
Date of Expiration	Mar. 30, 2021
Exercise Price	$ 1.15
Shares of Common Stock	430,629

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information - Stock Options (Detail) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Stock options expense	$ 878,405	$ 729,431

Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Stock Option Activity (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding Beginning Balance, Number of Shares \| shares	2,445,453
Granted, Number of Shares \| shares	955,052
Canceled/Forfeited, Number of Shares \| shares	(177,630)
Outstanding Ending Balance, Number of Shares \| shares	3,222,875
Outstanding Beginning Balance, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share	$ 3.37
Granted, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share	1.55
Canceled/Forfeited, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share	2.02
Outstanding Ending Balance, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share	2.90
Outstanding, 1.17 — 23.20 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price Per Share, Minimum	1.17
Exercise Price Per Share, Maximum	23.20
Granted, 1.35 — 2.32 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price Per Share, Minimum	1.35
Exercise Price Per Share, Maximum	2.32
Canceled/Forfeited, 1.48 — 16.40 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price Per Share, Minimum	1.51
Exercise Price Per Share, Maximum	16.40
Outstanding, 1.17 — 23.20 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price Per Share, Minimum	1.17
Exercise Price Per Share, Maximum	$ 23.20

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information - Deferred Stock Units (Detail) - Deferred Stock Units [Member]	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 Director shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 01, 2019 shares
Schedule Of Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Number of stock unit received				1
Deferred stock units		41,719	3,464
Compensation expense related to grants \| $			$ 8,660
Director [Member]
Schedule Of Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Compensation expense related to grants \| $		$ 63,234
Release of deferred stock units, Shares	28,116
Number of directors \| Director	2
Executive Employees [Member]
Schedule Of Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Deferred stock units		39,684
Compensation expense related to grants \| $		$ 134,509

Net Income (Loss) per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$ (66,589)	$ 1,209,003	$ (231,667)	$ 46,999	$ 27,102	$ (163,752)	$ 910,747	$ (89,651)
Deemed dividend for warrant down round feature	(205,014)						(205,014)
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders	$ (271,603)			$ 46,999			$ 705,733	$ (89,651)
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	17,290,447			15,350,153			16,055,110	15,339,706
Effect of dilutive common shares				48,686			15,165
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	17,290,447			15,398,839			16,070,275	15,339,706
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$ (0.02)			$ 0.00			$ 0.04	$ (0.01)
Diluted	$ (0.02)			$ 0.00			$ 0.04	$ (0.01)
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share:
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share	3,743,935			3,203,988			3,728,770	3,252,674
Stock options [Member]
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share:
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share	3,222,875			2,595,428			3,207,710	2,644,114
Warrants [Member]
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share:
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share	521,060			608,560			521,060	608,560

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sale of common stock, description	The offering and private transaction, together the “Transactions”, closed on April 11, 2019.
Proceeds from sale of common stock			$ 0
Public Offering [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock sold by shareholders			4,300,000
Private Transaction [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock sold by shareholders			1,750,000
Transactions [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Costs and expenses		$ 248,000

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail)			9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail)	Oct. 19, 2020 USD ($) Installment $ / shares shares	Aug. 05, 2020 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares	Mar. 30, 2016 $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares			$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Exercise Price \| $ / shares					$ 3.88
Equity Offering [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares		$ 0.001
Number of common shares sold \| shares		2,950,000
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business acquisition, date of asset purchase agreement			Oct. 19, 2020
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Green Remedies Waste and Recycling, Inc [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Trading days			thirty
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Green Remedies Waste and Recycling, Inc [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash consideration	$ 10,869,599
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares	$ 0.001
Number of installments \| Installment	2
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Green Remedies Waste and Recycling, Inc [Member] \| Promissory Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 2,684,250
Interest rate	3.00%
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Green Remedies Waste and Recycling, Inc [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Earn-out payments	$ 2,250,000
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Green Remedies Waste and Recycling, Inc [Member] \| Cash or Shares of Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business combination additional consideration	2,684,250
Monroe Capital Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt discounts	$ 765,000
Monroe Capital Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Equity Offering [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of common shares sold \| shares	500,000
Warrant issued \| shares	350,000
Exercise Price \| $ / shares	$ 1.50
Warrant expiration date	Mar. 19, 2028
Monroe Capital Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Senior secured term loan facility, principal amount	$ 11,500,000
Debt instrument maturity date	Oct. 19, 2025
Percentage of original principal amount	1.00%
Monroe Capital Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum principal amount	$ 12,500,000
Monroe Capital Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Accordion Term Loan Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum principal amount	$ 40,000,000