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

TN Code § 68-211-826 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.

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