Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Act

The Solid Waste Disposal Act governs the collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of solid waste, dividing regulatory authority over municipal solid waste, industrial solid waste, and hazardous waste — including the hazardous components of radioactive waste — among state environmental agencies. It works primarily through permitting of solid waste facilities, agency rulemaking and standards, licensure of facility supervisors, recordkeeping and manifest requirements for hazardous and industrial waste, and inspection and right-of-entry powers, with disposal and transportation fees funding the resulting programs and financial assistance to local governments. Alongside these controls, it declares state policy on waste capacity and management and directs efforts toward recycling, composting, pollution prevention, waste exchange, and public education, while coordinating with federal environmental requirements.

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