UNSPSC 76122301: Recycling of solvents

UNSPSC 76122301 Recycling of solvents, a Commodity code, represents a narrow slice of state and local solid waste and environmental management activity. In practice, state and local governments purchase recycling services far more broadly under this code than its abstract name suggests—the recent opportunities show counties, cities, transit authorities, and school districts sourcing collection, transportation, processing, and beneficial reuse of used tires, hazardous waste streams (oils, fluids, batteries), electronic waste, household hazardous waste, scrap metals, glass, paper, commingled recyclables, yard debris, and materials recovery facility operations. The code spans both single-material streams (lead acid batteries, used oil and filters, lithium ion batteries, scrap tires) and commingled or mixed-stream processing. Issuing bodies range from county solid waste and transportation authorities to cities, state departments, school districts, and special-purpose authorities; Dorchester County South Carolina, Orange County Florida, Marion County Oregon, the City of Phoenix, the State of Michigan, and several Texas municipalities appear repeatedly in recent solicitations. Work is being solicited across the South (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi), Texas, the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), the Midwest (Michigan, Wisconsin), and California.

Representative recent opportunities include Dorchester County, South Carolina issuing an RFP for used tire collection and recycling services due September 24, 2026 (under solicitation 202708); Orange County, Florida requesting sealed proposals for recovered materials processing services and materials recovery facility operation due October 22, 2026 (RFP Y26-1014-KK); the State of Michigan requesting proposals for statewide rubbish removal and recycling services across all 83 counties due October 12, 2026 (RFP 260000002269); and the City of Albuquerque requesting proposals to build or modernize and operate a materials recovery facility due October 14, 2026 (RFP 2026785DSWCF). The City of Phoenix issued a Request for Information on lithium ion battery recycling services due October 15, 2026 (RFI-27-0467) as a discovery and planning tool. Contract terms vary widely from annual agreements with renewal options to long-term site licenses (Orange County's MRF is for 15 years plus optional extensions; Albuquerque's build-to-operate facility solicitation contemplates similar duration). Pricing structures include flat fees, per-ton or per-unit rates, revenue-sharing models, and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Sourcewell's materials processing and recycling equipment RFP due November 24, 2026.