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 (Commodity) encompasses collection, transport, and disposal services for regulated medical and biohazardous waste generated across municipal, county, school, and transit operations. State and local governments procure these services to manage infectious waste streams—sharps, contaminated personal protective equipment, biological materials, and related hazardous materials—through licensed contractors who handle pickup, transportation, and compliant disposal at designated facilities. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies ranging from city fire and police departments to environmental services agencies, school districts, transit authorities, and county health programs, with work performed across multiple dispersed locations within each jurisdiction rather than at a single site.

Recent activity spans Florida, Indiana, Colorado, and Washington. The City of Indianapolis and Marion County Purchasing Division issued IFB 11EAL-215 (due July 2, 2026) for biohazardous medical waste pickup and disposal across approximately 70 city locations, with an incumbent contractor identified as GFL Environmental Services USA, Inc. and participation targets of 15% minority-owned, 8% women-owned, 3% veteran-owned, and 1% disability-owned business enterprises. The City of Orlando issued IFB 26-0363 (due May 28, 2026) for biomedical waste collection and disposal at 26 designated locations with four-week pickup cycles and VBE award consideration. Clay County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited grapple and roll-off container services (due September 3, 2026) for environmental convenience centers and solid waste management facilities, requiring self-performance of at least 40 percent of contract work. Boulder County Public Health (proposal due September 11, 2026) and HCC (issuing body name partially obscured) also posted opportunities for specialized waste collection. The code shows steady local and county-level procurement activity with geographic spread concentrated in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with occasional state-level participation through transit and environmental agencies.