(a) Each plan and revised plan submitted by a municipal solid wasteregion pursuant to this part shall be consistent with the state solid waste plan, with this part, with all other applicable law and with any regulation promulgated by the department.
Municipal solid waste: means any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste, household waste, household hazardous waste, yard waste, and any other material resulting from the operation of residential, municipal, commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities. See Tennessee Code 68-211-802
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
(b) At a minimum, each plan and revised plan submitted by a municipal solid waste region shall include the following:
(1) Demographic information;(2) A current system analysis of:
(A) Waste streams, including data concerning types and amounts generated;(B) Collection capability, including data detailing the different types of collection systems and the populations and areas which receive and do not receive such services;(C) Disposal capability, including an analysis of the remaining life expectancy of landfills or other disposal facilities;(D) Costs, using a full-cost accounting model developed by the commissioner, including costs of collection, disposal, maintenance, contracts and other costs; and(E) Revenues, including cost reimbursement fees, appropriations and other revenue sources;(3) Adoption of the uniform financial accounting system required by § 68-211-874;(4) Anticipated growth trends for the next ten-year period;(5) Anticipated waste capacity needs;(6) Planned capacity assurance, including descriptions of planned or needed facilities;(7) A recycling plan, including a description of current public and private recycling efforts and planned efforts to enhance recycling within the county or region;(8) A plan for the disposal of household hazardous wastes;(9) Adoption of uniform reporting requirements as required by this part;(10) A description of waste reduction and recycling activities designed to attain the goal required by § 68-211-861;(11) A description of education initiatives aimed at businesses, industries, schools, citizens and others, which addresses recycling, waste reduction, collection and other goals of this part;(12) An evaluation of multi-county solid waste disposal region options with an explanation of the reasons for adopting or failing to adopt a multi-county regional approach;(13) A timetable for implementation of the plan;(14) A description of the responsibilities of the various participating jurisdictions;(15) A certification from the region’s title 68, chapter 211, part 9 solid waste authority, if such an authority has been formed, or if no such authority has been formed, the county legislative body of each county in the region that they have reviewed and approved of the region’s plan and/or revised plan;(16) A plan for managing solid waste generated as a result of disasters or emergencies; and(17) Any other information as the commissioner may deem relevant to the implementation of this part.
