HB2175 - Tennessee - Recycling, Solid Waste Disposal

Solid Waste Disposal - Requires the department of environment and conservation to provide planning models for relocating, hauling, composting, or other processing of yard waste and food waste and to submit a report to the house conservation and environment committee and the senate environment, conservation, and tourism committee by December 1, 2008. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211. Fiscal Summary for *HB2175 Increase State Expenditures $718,000/Recurring $50,000/One-Time Bill Summary for *HB2175 This bill requires the department of environment and conservation to do the following: (1) Provide planning models for relocating, hauling, composting, or other processing of yard waste and food waste; (2) Provide planning models for preventing the disposal of food waste in landfills by diverting cooked food and meals from entities that distribute food, such as restaurants and institutions; and (3) Submit [...]

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