UNSPSC 47121714: RCRA solid waste containers

A RCRA waste containers used for only for the disposal of solid hazardous waste. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), passed in 1976, created the framework for America's hazardous and non-hazardous waste management programs. Materials regulated by RCRA are known as "solid wastes."

UNSPSC 47121714 RCRA solid waste containers, a Commodity code, covers waste collection and disposal containers used by state and local agencies—specifically RCRA-regulated sharps containers, biomedical waste boxes, and general hazardous waste storage vessels that accompany contracted disposal services. State and local governments are buying this code almost entirely as an integrated service: vendor-supplied containers bundled with scheduled pickup, transport, and disposal of medical waste, biomedical sharps, and household hazardous materials, rather than as standalone product purchases. The issuing-body mix spans county environmental services (Maryland Environmental Service), city fire and rescue divisions (Tampa, Orlando, College Park, Indianapolis), county health and emergency services departments (Sarasota County, Volusia County, Collier County transit authority), and school districts (Pinellas County), with biomedical waste disposal contracts dominating recent activity. Collier County, Volusia County, and Sarasota County each have issued separate biomedical sharps and biohazardous waste solicitations in the past six months, indicating recurring procurement cycles at the county level.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida—Sarasota County (IFQ #262805KR, due February 19, 2026 for biomedical sharps pickup and container supply, three-year term, $150,000 annual cap), Volusia County (ITB #26-B-13AK, due March 17, 2026 for biohazardous waste disposal across 42 collection points, three-year term with two optional renewals), Pinellas County Schools (ITB #25-CR-069 for first aid supplies including sharps containers, approximately $130,000 annual usage), and Collier County (ITB 25-8571, due August 17, 2026 for transit shelters and waste containers, three-year term)—with additional activity in Indiana (City of Indianapolis RFB-11EAL-215, due July 2, 2026 for biomedical waste pickup across 70 locations, two-year initial term) and Maryland (Maryland Environmental Service, due May 7, 2026 for hazardous and non-hazardous waste transportation and disposal, three-year term with 18% MBE goal). These solicitations are structured as "all-inclusive" unit pricing models covering container supply, labor, transportation, disposal, and documentation with no separate line items for the containers themselves; vendors bundle RCRA-compliant containers into comprehensive waste-management contracts rather than selling them independently.