UNSPSC 11191610: Aluminum scrap

Scrap made of aluminum.

UNSPSC 11191610 Aluminum scrap (Commodity) encompasses the collection, processing, and sale of aluminum and mixed metal scrap generated at state and local facilities, with state and local governments contracting for pickup, transport, weighing, and revenue-sharing or fee-based disposal services. Issuing bodies include county waste management departments, state transportation cabinets, municipalities, and special-purpose districts. Counties dominate recent activity—Sacramento County, Ventura County, DeKalb County, Clayton County, and Marion County have all posted solicitations in the past six months—alongside state-level buyers such as the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and city governments including Detroit and Tucson. Scope varies widely: some contracts emphasize mixed metal and appliance collection from landfills and facilities (Sacramento, Ventura, Clayton); others focus on aluminum scrap segregated from ferrous metals for sale (Kentucky KYTC); and one (Detroit) specializes in copper and aluminum recovery from infrastructure removal. Most contracts are revenue-sharing arrangements where the contractor pays the county or city a percentage of commodity-market returns, often indexed to American Metal Market (AMM) daily or monthly averages. A few (Sacramento, Kentucky) structure pricing as the contractor's percentage bid against published AMM Chicago or comparable market indices. Insurance, prevailing wage compliance, and certified scales are standard requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in California (Sacramento, Ventura, Tucson), Georgia (DeKalb, Clayton), Kentucky, Michigan (Detroit), and Oregon (Marion County), with the mix split roughly equally between county waste-management solicitations and city or state transportation/infrastructure programs. Representative recent opportunities include Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling's RFQ (2026GEN0053, due June 9, 2026) for mixed metals and appliance collection at two landfill facilities with projected volumes of 10,800–11,775 tons annually; Ventura County's metal recycling bid (RFB 6527, due June 24, 2026) offering revenue-share compensation based on AMM pricing at pickup; the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's RFB for scrap aluminum and heavy metal (RFB 605 2600000483, due April 7, 2026) structured as percentage bids against AMM Chicago Market Price; and the City of Detroit's RFQ (543297, due February 10, 2026) for copper and aluminum removal from Public Lighting Department infrastructure on a three-year term with highest-reimbursement-rate award. Most contracts run one to three years with optional renewals; response deadlines cluster in late February through late June 2026.