Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenue
Services	$ 14,840,850	$ 8,389,326	$ 39,953,055	$ 23,883,663
Cost and expenses:
Operating	10,358,011	5,372,817	28,716,137	15,171,532
Bad debt expense		112,950	324,089	168,508
Depreciation and amortization	4,313,607	1,833,079	11,705,198	5,338,919
Accretion expense	133,887		303,093
Impairment expense			221,146	1,255,267
Selling, general and administrative	3,978,771	4,160,280	11,206,616	14,375,418
Total cost and expenses	18,784,276	11,479,126	52,476,279	36,309,644
Other income (expenses):
Miscellaneous income (expense)	543	(11,354)	70,786	(11,195)
Gain on disposal of assets			841	3,053
Unrealized gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative liability		733,031	(554,112)	853,031
Gain on extinguishment of derivative instrument			2,654,821
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment		547	(8,179)	547
Gain on contingent liability				1,000,000
Interest income	2,130	844	12,266	7,270
Interest expense	(2,669,778)	(1,224,217)	(6,594,382)	(3,603,807)
Total other expense	(2,667,105)	(501,149)	(4,417,959)	(1,751,101)
Loss before income taxes	(6,610,531)	(3,590,949)	(16,941,183)	(14,177,082)
Provision for income taxes		(145,000)	(224,518)	(145,000)
Net loss	(6,610,531)	(3,735,949)	(17,165,701)	(14,322,082)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	46,054		120,802
Net loss attributable to Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc	(6,656,585)	(3,735,949)	(17,286,503)	(14,322,082)
Deemed dividend related to beneficial conversion feature and accretion of a discount on Series C Preferred Stock			(2,115,317)
Stock dividend related to Series C Preferred Stock	(135,072)		(135,072)
Deemed dividend related to issuance of Series D Preferred Stock	(531,692)		(531,692)
Stock dividend related to issuance of Series D Preferred Stock	(106,874)		(106,874)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders	$ (7,430,223)	$ (3,735,949)	$ (20,175,458)	$ (14,322,082)
Basic net loss per share	$ (0.71)	$ (2.96)	$ (2.44)	$ (11.92)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (Basic and Diluted)	10,503,986	1,261,085	8,274,316	1,201,394