Section 68-211-866 - Whole waste tires - Lead-acid batteries - Used oil - When acceptance for disposal prohibited - Storage sites(a) No municipal solid waste disposal facility or incinerator shall accept for disposal any whole waste tires, lead-acid batteries or used oil when an operator or attendant either knew, or should have known, of the presence of such prohibited materials; provided, that, subject to other applicable law and regulations, whole waste tires may be incinerated.(b) Each county shall provide directly, by contract or through a solid waste authority at least one (1) site to receive and store waste tires, used automotive oils and fluids, and lead-acid batteries, if adequate sites are not otherwise available in the county for the use of the residents of the county. A single site need not receive all of the items for which collection is required by this section, but all items listed above shall have at least one (1) site for reception and storage in the county. The operator of any such sites provided by a county shall sell and/or cause the transfer of the recyclable materials stored at these sites to a commercial recycler or a regional receiving facility for such wastes as often as is practicable.Acts 1991, ch. 451, § 33; T.C.A., § 68-31-866.