(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.(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.
