UNSPSC 21101806: Composter

UNSPSC 21101806 Composter (Commodity) describes equipment and systems that state and local governments procure for waste management, water treatment, and environmental infrastructure applications. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reveal procurement spanning wastewater treatment sludge dewatering systems, portable lift station aeration equipment, residential food waste collection services, and law enforcement equipment frameworks. The actual buying covers specialized industrial equipment (belt filter presses, centrifuge dewatering units, aeration agitators) and related waste diversion services rather than consumer composting units. Issuing bodies include county governments (Hillsborough County, Collier County, Orange County in Florida; multiple Washington counties through cooperative purchasing), municipalities (City of Pembroke Pines, City of Orlando), and multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell). Counties and special-purpose authorities dominate the recent activity, typically procuring equipment for advanced wastewater treatment facilities or solid waste management operations.

Geographic activity centers on Florida, where Hillsborough County, Collier County, Orange County, and the City of Pembroke Pines have posted solicitations in the March through April 2026 window, and Washington, where Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment cooperative purchasing initiative spans Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB 26-00167 for centrifuge mobile sludge dewatering unit rentals (response due April 2, 2026, estimated value $6.623 million over five years), Collier County's single-source procurement for an Alfa Laval lime sludge dewatering belt filter press system (response deadline May 8, 2026), and Orange County's residential food waste collection pilot project seeking vendors to operate curbside pickup services (Industry Day held March 27, 2026). The City of Pembroke Pines is seeking portable lift station aeration equipment manufacturers meeting 120V plug compatibility and adjustable timer specifications. These opportunities reflect municipal and county investment in wastewater infrastructure optimization and waste diversion initiatives rather than consumer-grade composting.