UNSPSC 52141515: Domestic trash compactors

UNSPSC 52141515 Domestic trash compactors, a Commodity code, describes the procurement of trash compactor equipment and related waste-handling hardware by state and local agencies. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments acquire compactors as capital equipment for facility operations, along with associated maintenance, repair, and waste-collection services that rely on compactor infrastructure. The issuing bodies include city public works departments, county solid waste management offices, state transportation agencies, and regional purchasing cooperatives that aggregate demand across multiple member jurisdictions. The scope spans acquisition of new compactors (such as 30-cubic-yard units), on-call maintenance and repair services for existing units, and integrated waste-collection contracts that include compactor operation as one component of broader trash and recycling pickup and disposal. Agencies typically solicit via RFP (Request for Proposals) or ITB (Invitation to Bid) for multi-year terms with renewal options, and require vendors to provide labor, materials, equipment, and all associated costs within single hourly or per-service rates. Insurance requirements are standard—commercial general liability, automobile liability, workers' compensation—with limits typically ranging from $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate for general liability.

Recent activity spans California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, and Texas, reflecting geographically dispersed procurement across state and local systems. The City of Wichita issued RFB #260146 on October 9, 2026, requesting trash and recycling container supply and collection services for transit, police, and library facilities with bids due October 23, 2026, and a local-vendor preference; Gwinnett County (Georgia) issued sealed bids for glass hauling services on August 12, 2026, due September 4, 2026, covering pickup and transport from 13 parks and recreational facilities; Caltrans District 4 issued IFB #04A7569 on August 7, 2026, for trash, debris, recycling, and composting pickup and hauling at its Alameda County office facility with bids due August 25, 2026, and 5% Small Business preference and DVBE incentive opportunities available; the County of San Mateo Department of Public Works issued RFP No. 2025-RFP-Informal-00551 on May 5, 2026, for on-call maintenance and repair of four trash compactors in Redwood City with a not-to-exceed contract value of $150,000 and anticipated award on June 23, 2026. Pinellas County (Florida) issued ITB #250718ITB for residential waste collection and disposal services for approximately 7,900 residential units in the Lealman Solid Waste Collection and Disposal District, with proposals due January 8, 2026, and the contract term beginning January 1, 2027. The City of Richardson (Texas) solicited proposals for an annual requirements contract for recycle and trash bags on May 21, 2026, due June 16, 2026, with a pre-proposal conference on May 28, 2026, highlighting the breadth of compactor-adjacent commodity purchases alongside capital equipment and services.