UNSPSC 11141701: Food waste or scrap

UNSPSC 11141701 Food waste or scrap (Commodity) covers food waste collection, hauling, processing, and disposal services—including curbside residential collection, commercial hauling and disposal, food recovery and donation programs, and composting or anaerobic digestion of food scraps and green waste. State and local governments are actively procuring these services to meet sustainability and zero-waste goals, often requiring contractors to demonstrate experience in organics management, maintain safety and compliance certifications, and provide detailed tonnage reporting. Issuing bodies include municipalities (Salt Lake City, Gainesville, Southbury), counties (Milwaukee County, Forsyth County Schools, Tattnall County, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation), and regional development authorities (Invest Atlanta). Recent opportunities show a mix of standalone food waste hauling contracts, integrated residential curbside collection programs with processing-facility delivery, and facility-level waste management services at correctional institutions and public venues.

Geographic activity spans the West (California, Utah), Southeast (Florida, Georgia, Connecticut), and Midwest (Wisconsin), with the most recent concentration in Connecticut, California, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Town of Southbury RFP 39341 (food scrap hauling and disposal, due October 28, 2026), the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation IFB C5613381-D (food and green waste recycling across 33 statewide facilities, due October 16, 2026, with 25% small business participation requirement and DVBE incentives of 1–5%), and the City of Gainesville RFP PWDA-260027-SM (residential curbside food waste collection for approximately 29,000 single-family homes with mandatory pre-proposal meeting and preference for electric or alternative-fuel collection vehicles, initial term through September 30, 2027). Salt Lake City issued an RFI (SLCI27037, due October 16, 2026) to surface food waste recycling and recovery vendors and nonprofit organizations, indicating ongoing municipal planning in this space; this RFI will not result in binding contracts but signals future procurement intent.