NIGP 92677: Recycling Services

NIGP 92677 Recycling Services, Item, encompasses collection, processing, transportation, and disposal of commingled recyclables, single-stream materials, scrap metals, electronic waste, hazardous waste streams, and organic materials across state and local jurisdictions. State and local government procurement under this code spans residential curbside collection programs, institutional and commercial waste diversion, facility-based recycling operations, and specialized commodity recovery—from lead-acid battery collection to e-waste de-manufacturing to food scrap composting infrastructure. Recent solicitations reflect heavy activity from county waste authorities, school districts, transit agencies, state departments, and municipal government entities, with Orange County, California and its Transportation Authority appearing repeatedly as major repeat buyers. Counties and cities are actively procuring waste collection and recycling services across multiple service lines simultaneously—janitorial operations bundled with recycling removal, as-needed hazardous material disposal paired with universal waste pickup, and revenue-generating scrap metal and e-waste processing contracts structured to offset service costs through commodity sales.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in California (Orange County, Ventura County, Santa Cruz/Monterey region, Sacramento), Texas (Austin, Harris County), Georgia (Clayton County, DeKalb County, Fulton County Schools, Oconee County), Florida (Marion County, Pasco County, Palm Beach County, St. Lucie County), and the Upper Midwest (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota). Representative recent opportunities include the Orange County Janitorial Services RFP (RFP-017-2988904-JC, due October 27, 2026) covering trash and recycling removal across county facilities; the Orange County Transportation Authority's Confidential Document Destruction and Recycling RFQ (250248, due April 6, 2026 with $25,000 annual budget); TxDOT's recycling collection IFB for the Austin District (601320000071388, due July 30, 2026); Caltrans' scrap metal and aluminum collection IFB from Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties (05A3020, due July 30, 2026 with 5% SBE preference and 5% DVBE incentive capped at $100,000 combined); Pasco County's electronics recycling and commingled recyclables transportation services (IFBSV26098 and IFBKM26091, closing August 4 and June 16, 2026); and City of Tucson's lead-acid battery recycling RFQ (260252, due July 10, 2026 with mandatory HUD Section 3 compliance at 25% Section 3 worker hours). Prevailing wage requirements apply across California and Texas public works; set-asides and preferences for small business, minority-owned, women-owned, disabled veteran, and local vendors vary by jurisdiction and contract type. Revenue-sharing and commodity-indexed pricing structures appear frequently, particularly in metal recycling (American Metal Market indices), e-waste disposal (Responsible Recycling and R2 certifications required), and universal waste handling (hazardous materials compliance mandatory).