(a) From funds available from the solid waste management fund established by § 68-211-821, the department of environment and conservation shall establish an office of cooperative marketing for recyclables.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-211-826

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 68-211-802
  • Recyclable materials: means those materials which are capable of being reused or returned to use in the form of raw materials or products, whether or not such materials have been diverted or removed from the solid waste stream. See Tennessee Code 68-211-802
  • Recycling: means the process by which recovered materials are transformed into new products, including the collection, separation, processing, and reuse of recovered materials either directly or as raw materials for the manufacture of new products. See Tennessee Code 68-211-802
(b) The duties of the office of cooperative marketing for recyclables include:

(1) Preparing and maintaining a directory of regional buyers, which shall include current information on product specifications, markets and price ranges;
(2) Preparing and maintaining a directory of public and private, for profit and nonprofit recycling programs;
(3) Collecting information on the quantity and quality of materials offered for sale by recycling programs;
(4) Assisting counties in contract negotiation;
(5) Creating a data base for and operating an interactive information clearinghouse and marketing service, which shall include pricing information; and
(6) Maintaining an inventory of available quantities, qualities and locations of recyclable materials in Tennessee, and marketing such sites to industries which can utilize available materials.
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