Tennessee Code 7-58-107 – Construction and operation of transfer stations
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-58-107
- Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 7-58-101
- Solid waste: means all municipal, commercial, or industrial solid waste normally collected and disposed of by local governments, such as garbage, rubbish, refuse, and other such similar and related materials, except those excluded by the department, which shall designate as "special waste" any hazardous or other waste it determines should not be processed in an approved system for reasons of public health or safety, or because the nature of the waste is such that it is not suitable for processing in an approved system, and such materials as are normally collected or accepted by private industry for the purpose of recycling and are not normally collected or accepted by local governments. See Tennessee Code 7-58-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
The participating local governments may agree to, build and operate the required transfer stations of such types and at such locations within the state as may be agreed upon by the local governments involved and by the department, and that state solid waste grant-in-aid funds made available to local governments by title 68, chapter 211, are authorized to be used for the construction of such approved transfer stations.