Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 13, 2016
License Agreement Fee Charged Percent Of Sales
Entity Registrant Name	Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000949721
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer?	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		24,992,223
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1