UNSPSC 47131703: Sanitary waste receptacles

UNSPSC 47131703 Sanitary waste receptacles, a Commodity code, covers the procurement of standalone trash and waste collection containers—bins, receptacles, and liners—for municipal facilities, parks, transit systems, schools, and emergency services. State and local governments solicit these items as standalone equipment purchases and as components of broader janitorial-supply or park-amenity packages, often bundled with collection service or integrated into fixed infrastructure at public facilities. Counties, cities, school districts, and transit authorities dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat activity from large urban centers and regional special-purpose districts serving public safety and transportation needs.

Recent solicitations span Florida, Georgia, Texas, Michigan, New Jersey, and California. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 26-00319 on July 7, 2026 (due July 24, 2026) for janitorial and operational supplies—including sanitary receptacles—to support 47 fire stations at an estimated contract value of $765,679.84. The County of Orange, California posted IFB #012-3043003-2-LS in June 2026 (due April 22, 2026) for outdoor furniture including 7 waste receptacles with liners for a regional park expansion. The City of Detroit issued RFQ 538841 in February 2026 (due March 5, 2026) for 300 outdoor metal trash receptacles with swing-out doors, 300 recycling containers with 2-hole openings, and 1,200 replacement liners—a high-volume procurement reflecting municipally managed solid-waste infrastructure. The City of Newark, New Jersey solicited ITB 2026-02 in February 2026 (due February 10, 2026) for metal litter baskets, plastic recycling containers, and tote bins using tiered pricing by order volume. School districts and transit authorities also procure receptacles as part of custodial-supply or capital-improvement packages—Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) and Pinellas County Schools (Florida) both posted RFPs for custodial supplies in May and February 2026 respectively, and the City of Gainesville Regional Transit System has solicited bus-stop amenities including trash receptacles multiple times since April 2026. Contracts typically run one to three years with options for renewal; pricing is firm and FOB destination; delivery windows range from five to twelve weeks; and award usually goes to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. DBE and local-vendor preferences appear in federally funded transit procurements (Gainesville RTS projects), while some jurisdictions (City of Detroit) apply local-business equalization credits. No minimum purchase quantities are guaranteed in any recent solicitation.