UNSPSC 25101914: Waste collection vehicle or garbage truck

A truck with an insulated metal container used to collect and transport garbage or paper. It is sometimes equipped with special devices such as a loader and a knuckle boom.

UNSPSC 25101914 Waste collection vehicle or garbage truck is a Commodity code capturing the procurement of specialized collection and transport equipment for municipal and utility waste management operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code are acquiring purpose-built or modified vehicles — refuse compactors, roll-off carriers, specialized hauling trailers, and equipment-integrated platforms — to support trash, recycling, green waste, and biosolids collection services across multiple facility types and service territories.

Recent activity reflects issuing bodies spanning county departments, municipal utilities, municipal public works, and state transportation agencies across California, Florida, South Dakota, Arizona, Connecticut, and Maryland. Riverside County posted two separate RFBs in October 2026 for pickup trucks with integrated fuel storage and specialized bed configurations; Sacramento County requested bids on a skid-mounted valve exerciser (hydro-excavation and vacuum equipment) under an RFB with local and micro-business preferences applied; Gainesville Regional Utilities (Florida) solicited trash, recycling, and waste removal services on a four-year contract term under an ITB with response frequencies and container specifications detailed; the City of Scottsdale requested proposals for hauling and transport of processed green waste from its Transfer Station; and the Maryland Environmental Service issued an RFB for yard trim hauling services in Montgomery County under a 30% MBE participation goal. Earlier opportunities included the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) soliciting trash collection, hauling, and disposal services at Del Norte County maintenance stations under an IFB with small-business and DVBE incentives, and Caltrans District 4 requesting bids for trash, debris, recycling, and composting collection services at an Alameda County office facility with twice-weekly and weekly service frequencies specified. The code shows steady regional activity concentrated in the Southwest and California, with scattered opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Plains jurisdictions. Recent solicitations emphasize service-level detail (collection frequency, container specifications, response times), emissions compliance and sustainability goals (green waste recycling, composting mandates), and set-aside or preference participation for small, minority, and disadvantaged vendors in several states.