UNSPSC 42192802: Biohazard Needle or blade or sharps disposal containers or carts

In this classification, this commodity indicates a biohazard product that is used for the safe disposal of medical sharps and related hazardous materials. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 940290.

UNSPSC 42192802 Biohazard Needle or blade or sharps disposal containers or carts, a Commodity code, encompasses the procurement of specialized containers, carts, and related containment systems for the safe collection and disposal of medical sharps, needles, blades, and biohazardous materials generated by state and local health, safety, and emergency services operations. State and local governments procure this code both as standalone container supply and as an embedded component within broader biomedical waste collection and disposal service contracts. Issuing bodies include county health departments, municipal fire and police departments, county medical examiners' offices, city emergency services, school districts, and public transit authorities. The procurement mix spans health surveillance and occupational medicine programs, emergency response operations, forensic services, animal control facilities, and harm reduction public health initiatives.

Recent activity concentrates in the Midwest, South, and Mountain West. Milwaukee County issued two separate invitations for medical-biological and hazardous waste removal and processing services for its Medical Examiner's office (ITB postings July 30 and September 23, 2026, with bids due August 20 and October 7 respectively); the City of Indianapolis and Marion County Purchasing Division solicited bids for pickup, transport, and disposal of bio-hazardous medical waste citywide across approximately 70 locations (RFB-11EAL-215, due July 2, 2026, with incumbent GFL Environmental Services USA, Inc.); Salt Lake County Contracts and Procurement sought collection and disposal services for medical bio-hazardous waste, sharps waste, and animal carcasses across seven locations including jail facilities and public health clinics (SHE130282, due June 2, 2026, with estimated annual cost of $10,000); and the City of Orlando issued an invitation for biomedical waste collection and disposal services across 26 designated city locations including fire stations and police facilities (IFB26-0363, due May 28, 2026). Boulder County Public Health posted a solicitation for harm reduction supplies vendors including safer injection and wound care products applicable to safer drug use (PHI00326, due September 11, 2026), and Pinellas County Schools in Florida issued an invitation to bid for first aid supplies including sharps containers and consumables to Walter Pownall Service Center Warehouse (ITB #25-CR-069, due November 20, 2025, estimated annual usage $130,000).