Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-211-826

(1) Preparing and maintaining a directory of regional buyers, which shall include current information on product specifications, markets and price ranges;

(2) Preparing and maintaining a directory of public and private, for profit and nonprofit recycling programs;

(3) Collecting information on the quantity and quality of materials offered for sale by recycling programs;

(4) Assisting counties in contract negotiation;

(5) Creating a data base for and operating an interactive information clearinghouse and marketing service, which shall include pricing information; and

(6) Maintaining an inventory of available quantities, qualities and locations of recyclable materials in Tennessee, and marketing such sites to industries which can utilize available materials.