Blueprint
January
13, 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:
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Meridian
Waste Solutions, Inc.
Filed on Form S-1
Registration No. 333-213579
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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 17, 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
Name:
Eric
Lord
Title:
Head
of Investment Banking/Underwritings