Tennessee § 68-211-605 - Development and distribution of guidelines.
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§ 68-211-605. Development and distribution of guidelines.
The commissioner, in consultation with the department of education and other state departments and agencies, shall develop guidelines for source separation and collection of recyclable materials and for waste reduction in all state departments and in primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities (whether the schools, colleges and universities are public or nonpublic). At a minimum, the guidelines shall address materials generated in administrative offices, classrooms, dormitories and cafeterias. The department shall distribute these guidelines and encourage their implementation. Acts 1989, ch. 250, § 5; 1991, ch. 451, § 84; T.C.A., § 68-31-605 ; Acts 1995, ch. 501, § 3. Compiler's Notes. Former title 68, ch. 31, parts 1-9 were transferred to title 68, ch. 211, parts 1-9, respectively, in 1992. See the parallel reference table in § 68-211-101 for the former and new section locations.
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