UNSPSC 76121904: Hazardous waste water disposal

Disposal of hazardous waste water resulting from the use of water in a manufacturing process

UNSPSC 76121904 Hazardous waste water disposal is a Commodity code that covers the treatment, transportation, and disposal of hazardous liquid wastes and associated byproducts generated by state and local facilities. State and local governments procure under this code for removal and disposal of grease-trap waste, septage, sludge, leachate from landfills and transfer stations, biosolids, treatment residuals, and liquid industrial wastes that require specialized handling and permitted disposal facilities. Issuing bodies span school districts, county solid-waste and environmental departments, wastewater treatment authorities, municipal public-works divisions, and state environmental agencies. The Volusia County School Board's single-source procurement for grease trap and septic waste processing exemplifies the scope: intake, treatment, and processing of fats, oils, grease (FOG), sludge, and screening residue at a permitted facility within county boundaries, with annual volumes of 608,000 gallons at an estimated $200,000 annual cost.

Recent solicitations show activity concentrated in Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Texas, and Oregon. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued competitive sealed bids (ITB 26-00422) for leachate pumping, transportation, and disposal from the Southeast County Landfill on an as-needed basis, with an estimated three-year contract value of $14.28 million and responses due October 14, 2026. The City of Wichita issued a separate RFQ for solidification and disposal of non-hazardous liquid waste from its Sewage Treatment Plant with responses due October 30, 2026, with contract term of one year plus two optional renewals. The City of Waco solicited bids for sludge hauling from Bull Hide Creek to Central Wastewater Treatment Plant, estimated at 1,248,000 gallons annually under an as-needed service model with responses due August 24, 2026. Marion County, Oregon posted an ITB for hauling and disposal of ash-monofill leachate from its North Marion County Disposal Facility with bids due September 9, 2026. Contractors must typically hold TCEQ Municipal Sludge Transporter Registration or equivalent state permits, maintain pollution and environmental liability insurance at $1 million or higher, and operate permitted disposal facilities meeting EPA and state environmental protection standards.