Recycling Legislation - Tennessee

Companion Bill SB1537. Recycling - Enacts "Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act." - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211. Fiscal Summary for *HB1163 / SB1537 Increase State Expenditures - $738,600/Recurring $118,000/One-Time Bill Summary for *HB1163 / SB1537 This bill prohibits any manufacturer, including resellers and importers, from selling computer devices, including monitors, printers, and notebook and desktop computers, in Tennessee unless the manufacturer includes on the device a permanently affixed label with the manufacturer's brand, and has a recovery plan to collect from a consumer and reuse, recycle, or dispose of every device bearing the manufacturer's label. This bill requires that the collection and recovery plans be reasonably [...]

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Companion Bill SB1408. Recycling - Enacts "Tennessee Deposit Beverage Container Act of 2007." - Fiscal Summary for HB1829 / *SB1408(CORRECTED) Increase State Revenues - Net Impact - $5,835,000 - FY07-08 / Deposit Beverage Container Fund $10,000,000 - FY07-08 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $5,000,000 - FY07-08 / Property Tax Reimbursement Fund Net Impact - $34,150,000 - FY08-09 / Deposit Beverage Container Fund $10,000,000 - FY08-09 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $5,000,000 - FY08-09 / Property Tax Reimbursement Fund Decrease State Revenue - $5,100,000 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $104,000 / General Fund $233,000 / Education Fund $16,000 / Earmarked to Local Govt. $4,000 / Sinking Fund Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - $138,000 Bill Summary for [...]

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Companion Bill SB1248. Recycling - Expands beneficial end use of recycled, shredded tires to include recreational applications such as playground uses, running tracks, walking paths, and other landscaping applications; authorizes the department of environment and conservation to provide grants for such usage. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211, Part 8. Fiscal Summary for HB1932 / *SB1248 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB1932 / *SB1248 Present law requires the department of environment and conservation to develop a program to manage the waste tire program for beneficial end use. "Beneficial end use" includes cement manufacturing, burning of tire-derived fuel in contained industrial boilers for the capture of energy, production of tire-derived fuel, and the crumbling or pyrolysis of tire material. This bill adds the use of waste tires as recreational applications,[...]

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Recycling - Enacts "Tennessee Deposit Beverage Container Recycling Act of 2007." - Fiscal Summary for *HB2040Increase State Revenues - Net Impact - $82,370,000 - FY07-08 / Deposit Beverage Container Fund $10,000,000 - FY07-08 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs Net Impact - $73,300,000 - FY08-09 / Deposit Beverage Container Fund $10,000,000 - FY07-08 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs Decrease State Revenue - $5,100,000 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $104,000 / General Fund $233,000 / Education Fund $16,000 / Earmarked to Local Govt. $4,000 / Sinking Fund Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - $138,000 Bill Summary for *HB2040 This bill establishes a deposit and recycling program for beverage containers, including any type of container holding alcohol, tea, coffee, or soda liquid beverages, but not medicines, flavoring substances, milk,[...]

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Companion Bill SB2323. Recycling - 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 *HB2304 / SB2323 Increase State Expenditures $718,000/Recurring $50,000/One-Time Bill Summary for *HB2304 / SB2323 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 [...]

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Companion Bill HB1932. Recycling - Expands beneficial end use of recycled, shredded tires to include recreational applications such as playground uses, running tracks, walking paths, and other landscaping applications; authorizes the department of environment and conservation to provide grants for such usage. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211, Part 8. Fiscal Summary for *SB1248 / HB1932 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB1248 / HB1932 Present law requires the department of environment and conservation to develop a program to manage the waste tire program for beneficial end use. "Beneficial end use" includes cement manufacturing, burning of tire-derived fuel in contained industrial boilers for the capture of energy, production of tire-derived fuel, and the crumbling or pyrolysis of tire material. This bill adds the use of waste tires as recreational applications,[...]

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Companion Bill HB1829. Recycling - Enacts "Tennessee Deposit Beverage Container Act of 2007." - Fiscal Summary for *SB1408 / HB1829(CORRECTED) Increase State Revenues - Net Impact - $5,835,000 - FY07-08 / Deposit Beverage Container Fund $10,000,000 - FY07-08 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $5,000,000 - FY07-08 / Property Tax Reimbursement Fund Net Impact - $34,150,000 - FY08-09 / Deposit Beverage Container Fund $10,000,000 - FY08-09 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $5,000,000 - FY08-09 / Property Tax Reimbursement Fund Decrease State Revenue - $5,100,000 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $104,000 / General Fund $233,000 / Education Fund $16,000 / Earmarked to Local Govt. $4,000 / Sinking Fund Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - $138,000 Bill Summary for [...]

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Companion Bill HB1163. Recycling - Enacts "Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act." - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211. Fiscal Summary for SB1537 / *HB1163 Increase State Expenditures - $738,600/Recurring $118,000/One-Time Bill Summary for SB1537 / *HB1163 This bill prohibits any manufacturer, including resellers and importers, from selling computer devices, including monitors, printers, and notebook and desktop computers, in Tennessee unless the manufacturer includes on the device a permanently affixed label with the manufacturer's brand, and has a recovery plan to collect from a consumer and reuse, recycle, or dispose of every device bearing the manufacturer's label. This bill requires that the collection and recovery plans be reasonably [...]

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Companion Bill HB2304. Recycling - 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 SB2323 / *HB2304 Increase State Expenditures $718,000/Recurring $50,000/One-Time Bill Summary for SB2323 / *HB2304 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 [...]

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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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Companion Bill SB2949. Recycling - Enacts the "Tennessee Dry Cell Battery Recycling Act of 2008." - Amends TCA Title 4, Title 37, Chapter 17 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for *HB2869 / SB2949 Increase State Revenue - Less than $50,000 Increase State Expenditures - $ 117,600/One-Time $1,241,400/Recurring Bill Summary for *HB2869 / SB2949 This bill creates requirements for recycling and properly disposing of dry cell batteries. This bill prohibits a person from selling or offering any mercuric oxide battery or nickel-cadmium or sealed lead rechargeable battery unless the manufacturer has obtained approval from the department of environment and conservation of a plan for the collection, transportation, recycling or proper disposal of such used dry cell batteries. This bill requires every manufacturer of mercuric oxide [...]

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Companion Bill HB2869. Recycling - Enacts the "Tennessee Dry Cell Battery Recycling Act of 2008." - Amends TCA Title 4, Title 37, Chapter 17 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for SB2949 / *HB2869 Increase State Revenue - Less than $50,000 Increase State Expenditures - $ 117,600/One-Time $1,241,400/Recurring Bill Summary for SB2949 / *HB2869 This bill creates requirements for recycling and properly disposing of dry cell batteries. This bill prohibits a person from selling or offering any mercuric oxide battery or nickel-cadmium or sealed lead rechargeable battery unless the manufacturer has obtained approval from the department of environment and conservation of a plan for the collection, transportation, recycling or proper disposal of such used dry cell batteries. This bill requires every manufacturer of mercuric oxide [...]

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Companion Bill HB2304. Recycling - 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 SB2323 / *HB2304 Increase State Expenditures $718,000/Recurring $50,000/One-Time Bill Summary for SB2323 / *HB2304 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 [...]

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Companion Bill SB1248. Recycling - Expands beneficial end use of recycled, shredded tires to include recreational applications such as playground uses, running tracks, walking paths, and other landscaping applications; authorizes the department of environment and conservation to provide grants for such usage. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211, Part 8. Fiscal Summary for HB1932 / *SB1248 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB1932 / *SB1248 Present law requires the department of environment and conservation to develop a program to manage the waste tire program for beneficial end use. "Beneficial end use" includes cement manufacturing, burning of tire-derived fuel in contained industrial boilers for the capture of energy, production of tire-derived fuel, and the crumbling or pyrolysis of tire material. This bill adds the use of waste tires as recreational applications,[...]

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Recycling - Enacts "Tennessee Deposit Beverage Container Recycling Act of 2007." - Fiscal Summary for *HB2040Increase State Revenues - Net Impact - $82,370,000 - FY07-08 / Deposit Beverage Container Fund $10,000,000 - FY07-08 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs Net Impact - $73,300,000 - FY08-09 / Deposit Beverage Container Fund $10,000,000 - FY07-08 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs Decrease State Revenue - $5,100,000 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $104,000 / General Fund $233,000 / Education Fund $16,000 / Earmarked to Local Govt. $4,000 / Sinking Fund Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - $138,000 Bill Summary for *HB2040 This bill establishes a deposit and recycling program for beverage containers, including any type of container holding alcohol, tea, coffee, or soda liquid beverages, but not medicines, flavoring substances, milk,[...]

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Companion Bill SB2323. Recycling - 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 *HB2304 / SB2323 Increase State Expenditures $718,000/Recurring $50,000/One-Time Bill Summary for *HB2304 / SB2323 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 [...]

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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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Companion Bill SB1408. Recycling - Enacts "Tennessee Deposit Beverage Container Act of 2007." - Fiscal Summary for HB1829 / *SB1408(CORRECTED) Increase State Revenues - Net Impact - $5,835,000 - FY07-08 / Deposit Beverage Container Fund $10,000,000 - FY07-08 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $5,000,000 - FY07-08 / Property Tax Reimbursement Fund Net Impact - $34,150,000 - FY08-09 / Deposit Beverage Container Fund $10,000,000 - FY08-09 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $5,000,000 - FY08-09 / Property Tax Reimbursement Fund Decrease State Revenue - $5,100,000 / Highway Fund - Earmarked for Litter Programs $104,000 / General Fund $233,000 / Education Fund $16,000 / Earmarked to Local Govt. $4,000 / Sinking Fund Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - $138,000 Bill Summary for [...]

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Companion Bill SB1537. Recycling - Enacts "Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act." - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211. Fiscal Summary for *HB1163 / SB1537 Increase State Expenditures - $738,600/Recurring $118,000/One-Time Bill Summary for *HB1163 / SB1537 This bill prohibits any manufacturer, including resellers and importers, from selling computer devices, including monitors, printers, and notebook and desktop computers, in Tennessee unless the manufacturer includes on the device a permanently affixed label with the manufacturer's brand, and has a recovery plan to collect from a consumer and reuse, recycle, or dispose of every device bearing the manufacturer's label. This bill requires that the collection and recovery plans be reasonably [...]

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Companion Bill HB1932. Recycling - Expands beneficial end use of recycled, shredded tires to include recreational applications such as playground uses, running tracks, walking paths, and other landscaping applications; authorizes the department of environment and conservation to provide grants for such usage. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211, Part 8. Fiscal Summary for *SB1248 / HB1932 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB1248 / HB1932 Present law requires the department of environment and conservation to develop a program to manage the waste tire program for beneficial end use. "Beneficial end use" includes cement manufacturing, burning of tire-derived fuel in contained industrial boilers for the capture of energy, production of tire-derived fuel, and the crumbling or pyrolysis of tire material. This bill adds the use of waste tires as recreational applications,[...]

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