Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenue
Services	$ 10,905,067	$ 7,488,239
Cost and expenses:
Operating	6,987,386	4,469,898
Bad debt expense	178,488	44,589
Depreciation and amortization	2,998,766	1,707,406
Accretion expense	56,401	45,176
Selling, general and administrative	4,060,146	6,422,339
Total cost and expenses	14,281,187	12,689,408
Loss from operations	(3,376,120)	(5,201,169)
Other income (expenses):
Miscellaneous income	45,145	6,700
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets	841	(1,451)
Unrealized gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative liability	(554,112)	180,000
Gain on extinguishment of derivative insrtument	2,654,821
Loss from proportionate share of equity method investment		(2,105)
Unrealized loss on investment	(5,855)
Interest income	9,682	2,139
Interest expense	(1,695,479)	(1,410,980)
Total other income (expenses)	455,043	(1,225,697)
Loss before income taxes	(2,921,077)	(6,426,866)
Provision for income taxes	(101,613)
Net loss	(3,022,690)	(6,426,866)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(32,160)
Net loss attributable to Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc	(3,054,850)	(6,426,866)
Deemed dividend related to beneficial conversion feature and accretion of a discount on Series C Preferred Stock	(2,115,317)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$ (5,170,167)	$ (6,426,866)
Basic and diluted net loss per share	$ (1.00)	$ (5.93)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
(Basic and Diluted)	5,167,578	1,084,001