(a) The counties, cities and towns of Tennessee in any combination are authorized to contract with each other for purposes of cooperative solid waste operations under the terms of this chapter.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-58-104

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Solid waste: means all municipal, commercial, or industrial solid waste normally collected and disposed of by local governments, such as garbage, rubbish, refuse, and other such similar and related materials, except those excluded by the department, which shall designate as "special waste" any hazardous or other waste it determines should not be processed in an approved system for reasons of public health or safety, or because the nature of the waste is such that it is not suitable for processing in an approved system, and such materials as are normally collected or accepted by private industry for the purpose of recycling and are not normally collected or accepted by local governments. See Tennessee Code 7-58-101
(b) The term of any contract authorized by this section may extend beyond the elected term of the members of the governing body of the counties, cities or towns involved, but in no event may such term exceed forty (40) years.
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