Tennessee legislation pushes for recycling overhaul amid looming landfill closures

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Tennessee legislation pushes for recycling overhaul amid looming landfill closures

Every year, Tennessee sends nearly one million tons of recyclable materials worth $150 million to its landfills, contributing to a growing waste crisis. One state lawmaker is turning to a solution that’s been used in Europe since the 1990s: Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR. It would shift the cost of recycling programs from taxpayers to the companies that produce the waste. And with half of the landfills across the state rapidly approach…