Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-58-106

  • Approved system: means a solid waste disposal facility that has as its primary purpose the creation and recovery of energy from solid waste, as defined in subdivision (a)(4), and has as a secondary or incidental purpose the recovery of recyclable commodities, and which facility has been approved by the department of environment and conservation under authority granted to it by title 68, chapter 211. See Tennessee Code 7-58-101
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The solid wastes involved shall become the lawful property of the local governments involved at the point of collection, and in the absence of contractual provisions to the contrary, shall become the property of the operator of an approved system upon delivery to such operator, whether delivery be at a transfer station or at a processing plant.