Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-58-108

  • 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
  • Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 7-58-101

The department is authorized to assist any operator or potential operator of an approved system and the local governments involved in the design and location of required transfer stations, and in the design and location of sanitary landfills or other disposal facilities in connection with the transfer stations to dispose of special waste.