UNSPSC 24102401: Vertical waste compactor

An equipment that crushes and compresses trash into small convenient bundles.

UNSPSC 24102401 Vertical waste compactor, a Commodity code, encompasses equipment rental, purchase, and maintenance services for compactors used by state and local governments to reduce waste volume at facilities ranging from correctional institutions to municipal parks and county landfills. State and local buyers under this code include departments of corrections, counties, cities, universities, and special-purpose waste districts, with recent activity concentrated in Illinois, Georgia, Ohio, Florida, and California. The work being solicited spans equipment purchase (new compactors with custom hoppers and specifications), rental agreements (typically five-year terms with monthly pricing), on-call maintenance and repair services (hydraulic systems, electrical components, structural work), and parts procurement for specialized equipment such as composting machinery. Representative recent solicitations include Big Muddy River Correctional Center's September and October 2026 ITBs for 30-yard self-contained trash compactor rentals (Illinois Department of Corrections small-business set-aside, bids due August 28 and October 23, 2026); Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works' August 31, 2026 IFB for one Marathon MiniMac 5HP compactor unit with custom hopper and 2-yard rear load container installed in Cleveland (bids due September 2, 2026); and University of Georgia's August 25, 2026 RFQ for trash and recycling compactors in various sizes for Athens (quotes due September 4, 2026).

Recent activity also includes county of San Mateo's June 29, 2026 informal RFP for on-call maintenance and repair services for four trash compactors in Redwood City (five-year, $150,000 not-to-exceed contract, proposals due May 20, 2026); Hillsborough County's June 17, 2026 notice of intent to award a sole-source five-year maintenance and parts contract to Powerscreen of Florida for Komptech composting equipment at the SE Landfill in Tampa ($1,992,824.18 estimated value, challenges due June 25, 2026); and Clayton County, Georgia's July 22, 2026 RFP for landfill gas system improvements including design and equipment specifications (proposals due August 20, 2026). The code also captures tangential waste-management solicitations such as glass hauling (Gwinnett County, August 12, 2026 ITB, bids due September 4, 2026) and residential waste collection (Pinellas County ITB issued November 2025, proposals due January 8, 2026). Geographic spread reflects activity in Georgia, Illinois, California, Ohio, and Florida; Illinois corrections facilities and Georgia county waste operations appear as repeat buyers. Salt Lake City's October 9, 2026 RFI for food waste recycling and recovery services (response due October 16, 2026) shows demand for ancillary waste-diversion services but represents information gathering rather than direct equipment procurement.