§ 68-211-826 — Office of cooperative marketing for recyclables - Duties

(a) From funds available from the solid waste management fund established by § 68-211-821 , the department of environment and conservation shall establish an office of cooperative marketing for recyclables. (b) The duties of the office of cooperative marketing for recyclables include: (1) Preparing and maintaining a directory of regional buyers, which shall include current information on product specifications, markets and price ranges; (2) Preparing and maintaining a directory of public and private, for profit and nonprofit recycling programs; (3) Collecting information on the quantity and quality of materials offered for sale by recycling programs; (4) Assisting counties in contract negotiation; (5) Creating a data base for and operating an interactive information clearinghouse and marketing service, which shall include pricing information; and (6) Maintaining an inventory of available quantities, qualities and locations of recyclable materials in Tennessee, and marketing such sites to industries which can utilize available materials.

Legislative History

Acts 1991, ch. 451, § 30; T.C.A., § 68-31-826; Acts 2007 , ch. 462, § 8.