UNSPSC 76121800: Refuse treatment

UNSPSC 76121800 Refuse treatment (Class code) encompasses the collection, removal, transportation, and disposal of solid waste, recyclables, and contaminated or specialty waste streams at state and local facilities, with recent solicitations showing strong activity in container rental services, yard waste and vegetative debris processing, and specialized waste streams including electronics recycling, wet well cleaning, and construction debris disposal. State and local governments buying under this code include Texas state agencies (TxDOT, TDCJ, HHSC, Texas Parks and Wildlife), county commissioners offices (Polk County, Pinal County, Ware County, Clayton County Water Authority), city procurement departments (Waco, Sarasota, Atlanta, Conyers, St. Petersburg, Brownsville, Philadelphia), and special-purpose districts (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey); Texas agencies dominate the recent activity with multiple TxDOT maintenance districts, TDCJ correctional facilities, and HHSC health facilities issuing solicitations across the June-July 2026 window. Work being solicited ranges from routine front-load and roll-off container rental with monthly or per-pickup pricing (City of Waco RFB2026029 FM 1637 ROW Mowing and RFB2026030 MKT Corridor Mowing, both posted July 17, 2026 with August response dates) to specialized services such as wet well cleaning and disposal (Clayton County Water Authority 2026-WR-08, July 2026), electronics recycling and de-manufacturing (Pasco County IFBSV26098), environmental site remediation and contaminated soil disposal (City of Atlanta PE66062NONST2026000000424 Chattahoochee Brick Company environmental remediation with $2.23 million estimated value), and high-volume municipal solid waste hauling (City of Sarasota RFP 2629SH requesting approximately 55,275 tons annually, posted July 2).

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, with TxDOT solicitations from Houston, Austin, Saginaw, Longview, El Paso, Jasper, and Columbus maintenance districts; TDCJ facilities across Bridgeport, Terrell, Overton, Beeville, and other units; and HHSC health facilities. Beyond Texas, recent activity includes Georgia (Ware County, Clayton County Water Authority, City of Atlanta, City of Conyers), Florida (Polk County, City of Sarasota, Pasco County), Connecticut (Town of Manchester landfill C&D waste disposal), Illinois (Illinois Department of Agriculture fairgrounds waste management extension), Pennsylvania (City of Philadelphia), and Wisconsin (City of Prairie du Chien). Most recent representative opportunities include TxDOT roll-off container rental solicitations (40 cubic yard containers at Columbus Maintenance IFB 601320000070741 due July 10, and Houston District due July 21), the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department trash collection contracts at Bonham State Park (IFB due July 23) and Cedar Hill State Park (bids due July 28 with $45-per-ton fixed tip fee structure and 45 three-cubic-yard containers serviced weekly), and the City of Conyers equine waste removal and shavings sales RFP (PE72250NONST2027000000008 due August 27 with ten-year initial term). Prevailing wage, insurance, E-Verify, and debarment certifications are standard contract requirements across jurisdictions.