Vertex Energy (VTNRQ) 10-Q 2024 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Vertex Energy, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Benjamin P. Cowart, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.

Date: August 7, 2024	By:	/s/ Benjamin P. Cowart
		Benjamin P. Cowart
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)