Exempted from this part are:

(1) Hazardous wastes which are generated within a residence and are incident to the operation of that residence; and
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-212-103

  • Disposal: means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any hazardous waste into or on any land, water or air so that such hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including ground waters. See Tennessee Code 68-212-104
  • Waste: means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under §. See Tennessee Code 68-212-104
(2) The following wastes generated within a farm and incident to the operation of that farm:

(A) Wastes from the growing and harvesting of agricultural crops or from the raising of animals (including animal manures), which are returned to the soils as fertilizers; and
(B) Waste pesticides, provided the farmer triple-rinses each emptied pesticide container (using a capable solvent) and disposes of the pesticide residues on the farmer’s own farm in a manner consistent with the disposal instructions on the pesticide label.
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