Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-211-854

  • 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
  • solid waste authority: means any public instrumentality organized pursuant to part 9 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 68-211-802

No provision of this part shall prohibit a county, municipality or solid waste authority from contracting with a private individual or entity for the provision of collection or recycling services in a county, municipality or solid waste authority.