Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-211-863

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Recyclable materials: means those materials which are capable of being reused or returned to use in the form of raw materials or products, whether or not such materials have been diverted or removed from the solid waste stream. 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

Effective January 1, 1996, each county shall provide directly, by contract or through a solid waste authority, one (1) or more sites for collection of recyclable materials within the county, unless an adequate site for collection of recyclable materials is otherwise available to the residents of the county.