Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Service Revenue	$ 14,220,423	$ 8,006,098	$ 25,125,490	$ 15,494,337
Cost and expenses:
Operating	11,370,740	5,200,644	18,358,126	10,122,554
Bad debt expense	158,886	10,969	337,374	55,558
Depreciation and amortization	4,392,825	1,800,737	7,391,591	3,505,840
Accretion Expense	112,805		169,206
Impairment expense	221,146	1,255,269	221,146	1,255,269
Selling, general and administrative	3,167,699	3,904,634	7,227,845	9,891,297
Total cost and expenses	19,424,101	12,172,253	33,705,288	24,830,518
Other income (expenses):
Miscellaneous income	25,098	(4,436)	70,243	159
Gain on disposal of assets		4,504	841	3,053
Unrealized gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative liability		(60,000)	(554,112)	120,000
Gain on extinguishment of derivative instrument			2,654,821
Unrealized loss on investment	(2,324)		(8,179)
Gain on contingent liability		1,000,000		1,000,000
Interest income	454	4,287	10,136	6,426
Interest expense	(2,229,125)	(1,146,841)	(3,924,604)	(2,379,590)
Total other expenses	(2,205,897)	(202,486)	(1,750,854)	(1,249,952)
Loss before income taxes	(7,409,575)	(4,368,641)	(10,330,652)	(10,586,133)
Provision for income taxes	(122,905)		(224,518)
Net loss	(7,532,480)	(4,368,641)	(10,555,170)	(10,586,133)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	42,588		74,748
Net loss attributable to common stockholders of Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc.	$ (7,575,068)	$ (4,368,641)	(10,629,918)	(10,586,133)
Deemed dividend related to beneficial conversion feature and accretion of a discount on Series C Preferred Stock			(2,115,317)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders			$ (12,745,235)	$ (10,586,133)
Basic net loss per share	$ (0.94)	$ (3.48)	$ (1.78)	$ (9.05)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (Basic and Diluted)	8,042,278	1,256,873	7,152,129	1,170,285