{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-211-204","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-211-204","heading":"Duties of covered generator","body":"(a) On or after January 1, 2011: (1) No covered generator shall dispose of a mercury-added consumer product as non-hazardous solid waste under Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 1200-1-7; and (2) A covered generator shall ensure that its discarded mercury-added consumer products are: (A) Shipped for recycling, treatment, or disposal to either a universal waste destination facility or a hazardous waste management facility that has been permitted to manage such materials by the federal environmental protection agency (EPA) pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (\"RCRA\") ( 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.) by a state program that has been authorized by the EPA to implement the pertinent portions of RCRA in the state, or by a foreign government; and (B) Managed prior to receipt at such universal waste destination facility or hazardous waste management facility in accordance with, as applicable, either: (i) The hazardous waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.03 - 0400-12-01-.07; or (ii) The universal waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.11. (b) Any person who separates and collects from a municipal solid waste stream either mercury-added consumer products from generators that are not covered generators, or mercury-containing excluded products shall be subject to the same requirements as covered generators as provided in subsection (a). Acts 2010 , ch. 840, § 5.\n(a) On or after January 1, 2011: (1) No covered generator shall dispose of a mercury-added consumer product as non-hazardous solid waste under Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 1200-1-7; and (2) A covered generator shall ensure that its discarded mercury-added consumer products are: (A) Shipped for recycling, treatment, or disposal to either a universal waste destination facility or a hazardous waste management facility that has been permitted to manage such materials by the federal environmental protection agency (EPA) pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (\"RCRA\") ( 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.) by a state program that has been authorized by the EPA to implement the pertinent portions of RCRA in the state, or by a foreign government; and (B) Managed prior to receipt at such universal waste destination facility or hazardous waste management facility in accordance with, as applicable, either: (i) The hazardous waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.03 - 0400-12-01-.07; or (ii) The universal waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.11.\n(1) No covered generator shall dispose of a mercury-added consumer product as non-hazardous solid waste under Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 1200-1-7; and\n(2) A covered generator shall ensure that its discarded mercury-added consumer products are: (A) Shipped for recycling, treatment, or disposal to either a universal waste destination facility or a hazardous waste management facility that has been permitted to manage such materials by the federal environmental protection agency (EPA) pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (\"RCRA\") ( 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.) by a state program that has been authorized by the EPA to implement the pertinent portions of RCRA in the state, or by a foreign government; and (B) Managed prior to receipt at such universal waste destination facility or hazardous waste management facility in accordance with, as applicable, either: (i) The hazardous waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.03 - 0400-12-01-.07; or (ii) The universal waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.11.\n(A) Shipped for recycling, treatment, or disposal to either a universal waste destination facility or a hazardous waste management facility that has been permitted to manage such materials by the federal environmental protection agency (EPA) pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (\"RCRA\") ( 42 U.S.C\nsal waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.11.\n(A) Shipped for recycling, treatment, or disposal to either a universal waste destination facility or a hazardous waste management facility that has been permitted to manage such materials by the federal environmental protection agency (EPA) pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (\"RCRA\") ( 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.) by a state program that has been authorized by the EPA to implement the pertinent portions of RCRA in the state, or by a foreign government; and\n(B) Managed prior to receipt at such universal waste destination facility or hazardous waste management facility in accordance with, as applicable, either: (i) The hazardous waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.03 - 0400-12-01-.07; or (ii) The universal waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.11.\n(i) The hazardous waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.03 - 0400-12-01-.07; or\n(ii) The universal waste management requirements of Tenn. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 0400-12-01-.11.\n(b) Any person who separates and collects from a municipal solid waste stream either mercury-added consumer products from generators that are not covered generators, or mercury-containing excluded products shall be subject to the same requirements as covered generators as provided in subsection (a).","path":["TN Code","Title 68","Chapter 211"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"740a51c8ea3571064122b24bcb5c9a4400927a9ddb2ad5b99257034443ded187","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-211-203","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-211-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}