UNSPSC 76121504: Tire collection and disposal

Collection and disposal of tires

UNSPSC 76121504 Tire collection and disposal, a Commodity code, encompasses collection, transportation, processing, recycling, and final disposition of used tires across multiple waste streams — passenger and light-truck tires, oversized off-road tires, equipment tires, and tires removed from debris and street maintenance operations. State and local governments procure these services through counties, cities, and special districts managing residential collection sites, landfills, transfer stations, and fleet maintenance facilities. Issuing bodies include county solid-waste departments (Dorchester County South Carolina, Marion County Florida, Hillsborough County Florida), county environmental services divisions (Broward County Florida), and municipal public-works departments (City of Atlanta Department of Public Works). Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing vehicle, also solicited on this code to serve state and local members across multiple jurisdictions. Work is solicited both as standalone tire management (collection, hauling, recycling) and bundled into broader waste and debris removal contracts where tires represent one commodity stream among others. Contracts typically run one to three years with renewal options, and vendors must hold state environmental permits, hazardous-materials transportation certifications where applicable, and proof of insurance with liability minimums ranging from $1 million to $2 million per occurrence.

The code shows concentrated activity in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in South Carolina, Maryland, California, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Dorchester County South Carolina's RFP for used tire collection and recycling services (proposals due September 24, 2026), estimated at approximately 225 to 250 tons annually at two designated convenience sites, evaluated on cost (35 percent), collection and service approach (20 percent), recycling and beneficial reuse (20 percent), qualifications (15 percent), and reporting (10 percent); Hillsborough County Florida's ITB for waste tire disposal and transportation from three county facilities over three years with an estimated contract value of $1.635 million (bids due October 23, 2026); Marion County Florida's ITB for waste tire transportation and disposal intending to award a minimum of two vendors on a two-year contract with three annual renewal options (bids due July 9, 2026); and Pasco County Florida's IFB for waste tire management services from two collection sites, estimated at 1,000 tons annually (bids due June 23, 2026), with local preference available to qualified Pasco County vendors or vendors in neighboring Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, or Hernando counties. DeKalb County Georgia issued an RFI in August 2026 for scrap tire processing capacity and structures, indicating potential future competitive solicitation. Tire shearing services also appear under this code — Broward County solicited fixed-price tire shearing at its landfill (bids due September 25, 2026, with four vendors submitting bids ranging from $40 to $85 per tire for approximately 1,000 oversized off-road tires).