Blueprint
January
11, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Securities
and Exchange Commission
Division
of Corporate Finance
100 F.
Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549-7010
Attention:
Pamela A. Long,
Assistant Director
Re:
Meridian Waste
Solutions, Inc.
Filed
on Form S-1
Registration No. 333-213579
Dear
Ms. Long:
Pursuant to Rule
461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), the undersigned, as the
Representative of the underwriters in connection with the offering
pursuant to the above-captioned Registration Statement, hereby
joins in the request of Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc. that the
effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement be
accelerated to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 12, 2017, or as
soon thereafter as practicable.
Pursuant to Rule
460 under the Securities Act, please be advised that there has been
distributed to each underwriter, who is reasonably anticipated to
be invited to participate in the distribution of the security, as
many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as
appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the
preliminary prospectus.
The
undersigned confirms that it has complied with and will continue to
comply with, and it has been informed or will be informed by
participating dealers that they have complied with or will comply
with, Rule 15c2-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, in connection with the above-referenced
issue.
[Signature
page follows]
Very
truly yours,
Joseph
Gunnar & Co., LLC as representative of the
underwriters
By:
/s/ Eric Lord___________________________
Title:
Head of Investment
Banking/Underwritings