UNSPSC 76121600: Nonhazardous waste disposal

UNSPSC 76121600 Nonhazardous waste disposal, a Class code, covers the collection, hauling, and disposal of solid waste, yard waste, construction and demolition debris, and related materials at state and local facilities, parks, correctional institutions, utilities, and municipal infrastructure. State and local governments soliciting under this code include state departments of transportation and criminal justice, state parks and wildlife agencies, health and human services commissions, county governments, cities, special districts such as water authorities, and regional authorities. Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing multiple roll-off container rentals, trash collection services, and facility-level waste management contracts; activity also appears in Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, California, and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include the City of Waco soliciting bids for FM 1637 right-of-way mowing and trash services (RFB2026029, due August 7, 2026), TxDOT's Longview Area Office seeking trash removal and disposal at Highway District 10 (due August 6, 2026), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department requesting refuse and trash collection at Cedar Hill State Park (due July 28, 2026), Polk County, Florida issuing an invitation to bid for mulching and disposal services for vegetative waste (ITB 2026-078, due August 13, 2026), and the City of Atlanta conducting multi-step competitive sealed bidding for environmental remediation at the Chattahoochee Brick Company site with an estimated value of $2.23 million (pre-advertisement through July 31, 2026).

The issuing-body mix reflects fragmented procurement across multiple agency types. Texas state agencies issue the largest share of recent opportunities, including five separate TDCJ facility waste rentals in June and July alone, multiple TxDOT maintenance-facility roll-off container procurements across districts, and HHSC waste disposal services at state health facilities. Municipal governments soliciting under the code include Waco, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Philadelphia, Huntsville, Prairie du Chien, and Brownsville, typically seeking weekly or routine trash and recycling collection, corridor maintenance, or on-call debris removal. County governments (Polk, Pasco, Ware, Clayton, Sarasota, Pinal, and Augusta) pursue contract services for facility waste, landfill operations, wet-well cleaning, and county-wide front-load collection. Regional authorities such as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and transit-adjacent entities like the City of Conyers (Georgia International Horse Park) also solicit waste management services. Contract structures vary widely: most TxDOT and TDCJ opportunities are one-year terms with three to four optional one-year renewals; municipal and county contracts run two to five years with one or more renewal options. Pricing is typically firm and fixed, with adjustments permitted only by mutual agreement or indexed to the Consumer Price Index. Insurance and qualification thresholds are consistent across issuing bodies, requiring workers' compensation, commercial general liability ($500,000 to $1 million per occurrence), and three to five years of prior experience. No set-aside or preference programs are evident in the recent postings.