(1) 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.
(2) The duties of the office of cooperative marketing for recyclables include: Preparing and maintaining a directory of regional buyers, which shall include current information on product specifications, markets and price ranges;
(3) Preparing and maintaining a directory of public and private, for profit and nonprofit recycling programs;
(4) Collecting information on the quantity and quality of materials offered for sale by recycling programs;
(5) Assisting counties in contract negotiation;
(6) Creating a data base for and operating an interactive information clearinghouse and marketing service, which shall include pricing information; and
(7) 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.