Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously reported, effective February 15, 2017, (the “ Restatement Date ”), Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc. (the “ Company ”) closed an Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated April 28, 2017, the “ Credit Agreement ”) by and among the Company, Meridian Waste Operations, Inc. (“ Operations ”), Here to Serve - Missouri Waste Division, LLC (“ Missouri Waste ”), Here to Serve - Georgia Waste Division, LLC (“ Georgia Waste ”), Meridian Land Company, LLC (“ Meridian Land ”), Christian Disposal, LLC (“ Christian Disposal ”), FWCD, LLC (“ FWCD ”), The CFS Group, LLC (“ CFS ”), The CFS Disposal & Recycling Services, LLC (“ CFS Disposal ”), RWG5, LLC (“ RWG5 ”), Meridian Waste Missouri, LLC (“ Meridian Missouri ”), and Meridian Innovations, LLC (“ Innovations ” and together with the Company, Operations, Missouri Waste, Georgia Waste, Meridian Land, Christian Disposal, FWCD, CFS, CFS Disposal, RWG5, and Meridian Missouri, the “ Companies ”), and certain subsidiaries of the Company, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, L.P., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, and Lead Arranger. The Credit Agreement amended and restated the Credit and Guaranty Agreement entered into as of December 22, 2015 (the “ Closing Date ”) by and among the Company, certain of the Companies, and certain subsidiaries of the Company, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, L.P., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, and Lead Arranger.

As previously reported, the Company, together with all other parties to the Credit Agreement, entered into an Extension Letter (the “ May Extension Letter ”) dated May 31, 2017.

On June 19, 2017, the Company, together with all other parties to the Credit Agreement, entered into a new Extension Letter (the “ June Extension Letter ”) effective as of June 9, 2017. Pursuant to the June Extension Letter, the Lenders and Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, L.P., as administrative agent agreed to amend portions of the Credit Agreement as follows: (i) each reference to “May 31, 2017” found in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Section C of the Credit Agreement is changed to “June 30, 2017;” (ii) the Event of Default that has occurred and is occurring under Section 8.1(c) of the Credit Agreement due to the failure to deliver financial statements for the month ending April 30, 2017 is waived and the date for delivery of financial statements required under Section 5.1(a) is extended from April 30, 2017 to June 30, 2017; (iii) the Event of Default that has occurred under Section 8.1(c) of the Credit Agreement due to the failure of Holdings to maintain a Consolidated Liquidity of at least $1,000,000 as of any date on or prior to March 31, 2017 is waived; (iv) the May 31, 2017 date for delivery of financial statements under Section 5.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is changed to June 30, 2017; and (v) the definition of “Consolidated Total Debt” found in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended to mean “the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis; provided, that Indebtedness with respect to leases of the Material Real Estate Assets acquired in the WSI Acquisition, to the extent those leases are classified as Capital Leases under GAAP, shall be excluded in the calculation of Consolidated Total Debt.” All other terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement remain in full force and effect.

The above description of the June Extension Letter does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the June Extension Letter, which is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.