UNSPSC 42192806: Chemotherapy waste treatment products

Products designed to isolate and contain chemotherapy agents for specialized disposal.

UNSPSC 42192806 Chemotherapy waste treatment products is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent alignment with state and local procurement activity. The nominal code scope—chemotherapy waste treatment products—does not match the waste-management solicitations appearing in recent state and local records. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code span biomedical sharps disposal, biohazardous medical waste transport and disposal, household hazardous waste collection and removal, and general custodial supplies procurement. Only three of the sixteen recent opportunities—the City of Indianapolis biomedical waste disposal (RFB-11EAL-215), the City of Orlando biomedical waste collection and disposal (IFB26-0363), and Sarasota County biomedical sharps disposal (IFQ #262805KR)—plausibly relate to medical waste handling; the remainder covers transit shelter amenities, janitorial supplies, herbicides and fertilizers, law enforcement equipment, floor pads, and first aid supplies, none of which address chemotherapy waste treatment products specifically.

The jurisdictions posting under this code include county boards (Collier, Hillsborough, Sarasota, Dougherty, Muscogee, Volusia), municipalities (Indianapolis, Orlando, Tampa, College Park), school districts (Northside ISD in San Antonio, Dougherty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools), special districts (Pasco County, Pinellas County Schools), and a statewide cooperative (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas). Geographic activity spans Florida (heavy concentration with Collier, Hillsborough, Sarasota, Volusia, and Pasco counties posting multiple opportunities), Georgia, Texas, Indiana, and multi-state cooperative procurement. When biomedical waste disposal opportunities do appear—such as the City of Indianapolis requesting pickup and disposal services for approximately 70 locations citywide or the City of Orlando issuing an IFB for biomedical waste collection at 26 fire stations and emergency services sites—they specify medical waste types, regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA, CDC, NHTSA), and service models built around scheduled and emergency pickup. However, the fundamental misalignment between the code's stated scope and the actual solicitations suggests either miscoding by the issuing jurisdictions or that the code is rarely used for its intended purpose in state and local procurement.