Bill boosting Tennessee’s matchmaker role for recycling programs and private buyers advances

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 667

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill bolstering the state’s role in connecting recycling programs with private companies looking to purchase recycled materials.

But legislators once again shelved the Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act, a bill that would fund recycling infrastructure improvements through dues paid by private companies, for a second year of summer study.

Tennessee’s landfills are inching closer to capacity, ramping up the pressure on elected officials to divert recyclable waste.

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