NIGP 48594: Waste Receptacles and Dust Pans

NIGP Item 48594 Waste Receptacles and Dust Pans covers trash cans, recycling bins, collection containers, and related liners that state and local governments procure for public spaces, municipal operations, emergency services, parks, and transit facilities. Recent solicitations show municipalities and transit authorities purchasing metal and plastic waste receptacles—from standard street litter baskets to specialized outdoor furniture and emergency biomedical waste containers—alongside replacement liners and accessories. Counties, cities, school districts, and transit authorities are active buyers; Hillsborough County (Florida), the City of Orlando, the City of Dallas, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), the City of Newark (New Jersey), Pinellas County Schools (Florida), and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) have all solicited under this code in the past four months. School districts and county governments appear most active, regularly procuring custodial supply bundles that include waste receptacles as one line item among cleaning chemicals, paper products, and floor care equipment. The City of Detroit, the City of Gainesville's Regional Transit System, and the Capitol Region Purchasing Council (Connecticut) have posted more narrowly focused receptacle and recycling-container buys.

Activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, Michigan, and Connecticut. Representative current opportunities include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for janitorial and operational supplies (due July 24, 2026, estimated value $765,679.84) covering consumables for 47 fire stations; the County of Orange, California's IFB for outdoor park furniture including waste receptacles, benches, and gaming tables (due April 22, 2026); the City of Newark's ITB for waste receptacles, metal and plastic recycling containers, and tote bins (due February 10, 2026); and the Capitol Region Purchasing Council's two-year cooperative bid for curbside and roll-out recycling bins serving Connecticut municipalities (due February 19, 2026). The City of Dallas is establishing a five-year master agreement (due May 29, 2026) for janitorial supplies including trash bags in multiple sizes, with firm percentage discounts applied across all line items. Delivery expectations typically range from five to ten business days for consumables to eight to twelve weeks for custom or fabricated receptacles and amenities. Most solicitations require FOB destination pricing, samples for evaluation, manufacturer warranties (often one year minimum for consumables, five to ten years for durable receptacles), and compliance with safety, environmental, and local-preference regulations including DBE, SBE, and local-vendor-set-asides where applicable.