Tennessee Code Title 5. Counties § 5-19-111

(a) The county legislative body, or other governing body, of the county is hereby authorized to issue bonds of the county for the purpose of financing the cost of the establishment, construction, installation or acquisition of any refuse collection or disposal equipment or facility.

(b) Bonds so issued may be either general obligation bonds of the county secured by the full faith and credit and taxing power of the county, or by taxes levied on property in a specified district, or revenue bonds secured by the revenues derived from the operation of the refuse collection or disposal equipment or facility financed thereby, or by a combination of such revenues and the unpledged revenues derived by the county from any other refuse collection or disposal equipment or facility owned and operated by the county, or combination revenue-general obligation deficiency bonds secured primarily by revenues and secondarily by the taxing power of the county.