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MERIDIAN WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.
12540 BROADWELL ROAD, SUITE 2104
MILTON, GA 30004
January
11, 2017
Via EDGAR
Pamela A. Long
Assistant
Director
Office
of Manufacturing and Construction
U.S.
Securities & Exchange Commission
Division
of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Re: Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc.
Registration
Statement on Form S-1, as amended
Filed
on September 9, 2016
File
No. 333-213579
Dear Ms. Long:
Reference
is made to our letter, filed as correspondence via EDGAR on January
6, 2017, in which we requested the acceleration of the effective
date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, as amended,
for Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. EST, in accordance with
Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We are no
longer requesting that such Registration Statement be declared
effective at this time and we hereby formally withdraw our request
for acceleration of the effective date.
Very Truly Yours,
Jeffrey
Cosman
Chief
Executive Officer
Meridian
Waste Solutions, Inc.