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, a Commodity code, encompasses the collection, treatment, transportation, and off-site disposal of contaminated liquids generated by state and local agencies—including pesticide disposal programs, wastewater treatment facility biosolids and sludge, petroleum-contaminated stormwater, AFFF (aqueous film-forming foam) containing PFAS, and industrial process liquids requiring manifested hazardous waste handling and EPA-permitted facility disposal. State and local governments procuring under this code include state environmental departments, water and wastewater authorities, airport authorities, utility commissions, county waste management divisions, and special-purpose districts; the Texas Department of Agriculture, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Maryland Environmental Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Collier County and Clayton County water authorities appear frequently as repeat buyers. The work typically requires EPA hazardous waste transporter registration, state-level hazardous waste licensing, DOT hazmat certifications, and compliance with 40-hour HAZWOPER or equivalent training; manifesting, chain-of-custody documentation, and disposal facility coordination are standard deliverables. Pricing is commonly structured as per-gallon or per-pound all-inclusive rates covering transportation, treatment, facility charges, and manifests, with volume estimated at thousands to hundreds of thousands of gallons annually depending on the agency and the waste stream.

Recent activity spans Texas, Nevada, California, Maryland, Florida, and the District of Columbia, with Texas showing the heaviest concentration of opportunities. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Agriculture's pesticide disposal events RFP (5510000952, due August 17, 2026) seeking 2–3 annual events managing 10,000 to 300,000 pounds of pesticide waste per event at per-pound pricing; the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection's statewide environmental mitigation and remediation services RFP (70CNRS3900, due August 11, 2026) for hazardous waste characterization, transport coordination, and removal across multiple service categories; Collier County's biosolids hauling RFP (258403R, due May 7, 2026) for transportation and disposal from five wastewater treatment plants at per-ton or per-gallon rates; the Maryland Environmental Service's wastewater hauling and disposal solicitation for PFAS-contaminated AFFF at BWI Airport (1263435, due June 11, 2026) structured as a five-year term; and Pasco County's used petroleum products and petroleum-contaminated materials collection and disposal IFB (IFBCA26055, due May 19, 2026) covering weekly pickup and manifesting. The code remains active in state and local procurement with steady multi-month procurement timelines typical for hazardous waste contracts.