UNSPSC 76121500: Refuse collection and disposal

UNSPSC 76121500 Refuse collection and disposal is a Class code encompassing the collection, hauling, transport, and disposal of municipal solid waste, yard debris, recyclables, and related refuse streams at government facilities, parks, transit hubs, municipal buildings, and residential areas. State and local buyers under this code range from city sanitation departments and county waste management authorities to state transportation agencies, state parks systems, school districts, housing authorities, and special-purpose districts. Recent solicitations show a mix of routine curbside residential collection, commercial dumpster services, roll-off container rentals, specialized yard-waste processing, and litter removal from public spaces—with pricing structured variously as monthly per-unit rates, lump-sum annual contracts, per-ton disposal fees, and hourly or per-mile service rates. Issuing bodies include municipal departments (City of Benson, City of Richardson, City of Wichita, City of Stamford, City of San Antonio), county governments (Chatham County Georgia, Glynn County Georgia, Randolph County Georgia, Walton County Florida, Orange County California), state agencies (California Department of Parks and Recreation, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Military Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, California Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Administrative Services, State of Maryland), transit and port authorities (Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Mississippi State Port Authority), and housing authorities (New Britain Housing Authority, Holyoke Housing Authority). The code sees concentrated recent activity in Texas, California, Georgia, and Florida, with additional opportunities in Connecticut, Arizona, Kansas, and across the broader South and West.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope diversity. The Texas General Land Office posted an IFB on October 15, 2026 (due October 16) for roll-off trash container rental and disposal at multiple state locations, requiring unit pricing for delivery, monthly rental, pickup, and weight-exceeding surcharges on 30-cubic-yard containers. The City of Richardson, Texas issued an ITB on October 12 (due November 5) for outdoor litter removal across 64 service locations covering 31.6 million square feet, with service frequencies ranging from three to seven days per week and an estimated annual budget of approximately $285,000. The California Department of Parks and Recreation requested bids in multiple recent IFBs for refuse collection at state parks—Donner Memorial, Kings Beach, and Tahoe State Recreation Areas (IFB C26683005, due November 12, with a 5% small-business preference capped at $50,000) and Columbia and Railtown Historic Parks (C26730015, due October 1, with comparable small-business incentives). The County of Orange, California issued an RFP on October 9 (due October 27) for countywide janitorial services that includes trash and recycling removal across detention facilities and county offices, structured as a five-year term with mandatory site walks and prevailing wage compliance. The City of Benson, Arizona released an RFP on October 1 (due October 9) for exclusive residential solid waste collection serving approximately 2,200 customers with potential growth, on a five-year contract term with fixed pricing through 2028 and subsequent adjustments capped at 3 percent annually. The activity shows robust demand for long-term contracts (three to five years common), multiple-location service consolidation, and increasing emphasis on sustainability compliance (organic waste diversion, recycling processing, yard-waste composting mandates) alongside traditional collection and disposal.