Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement (No. 333-205871) on Form S-1 of Vertex Energy, Inc., of our report dated April 4, 2016, relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Vertex Energy, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2015, and to the reference to our Firm under the caption “Experts” in such Prospectus.
/s/ Hein & Associates LLP
Hein & Associates LLP
Houston, Texas
June 16, 2016