Tennessee has a packaging waste problem.
There’s a solution.
The Tennessee Waste To Jobs Act (TWTJ) uses funding from multinational companies to expand waste services and create jobs for Tennessee residents.
TWTJ (Tennessee Waste To Jobs Act) transfers the cost of recycling from taxpayers and municipalities to the companies producing packaging waste, through a system called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
EPR incentivizes producers to:
Reduce their overall packaging volume.
Use recycled materials in their packaging.
Ensure their products are recyclable.
(Note: small producers < $2M are exempt)
TWTJ turns Tennessee waste to jobs.
TWTJ will bring thousands of new jobs and economic development to Tennessee, by investing in our recycling infrastructure to collect, process, and recycle more recyclables - helping our businesses get more of the valuable recycled content they need.
