UNSPSC 76122302: Recycling of used oil

UNSPSC 76122302 Recycling of used oil (Commodity) encompasses collection, transportation, processing, and disposal or reuse of used motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, and related petroleum fluids from state and local government operations, school districts, and transit authorities. State and local buyers under this code are acquiring comprehensive waste management services that extend beyond used oil to include hazardous fluids, universal waste streams (batteries, aerosols, lamps), and materials recovery facility operations. The solicitations show a mix of issuing bodies including county governments (Dorchester County South Carolina, Marion County Oregon, Waukesha County Wisconsin), state departments (Minnesota, Michigan, Oregon), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority California), and specialized districts (solid waste authorities, school districts). Dorchester County, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), and state-level procurement offices appear as repeat buyers, with the state-level solicitations in Minnesota and Michigan pursuing large-scale, multi-jurisdictional waste management contracts.

Representative recent activity reflects the scope of work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Dorchester County, South Carolina issued an RFP for used tire collection, transportation, recycling, and beneficial reuse services (solicitation 202708, response due September 24, 2026), covering approximately 250 tons annually from residential convenience sites with emphasis on cost reduction and landfill diversion. Orange County, Florida solicited recovered materials processing services under RFP Y26-1014-KK (response due October 22, 2026) to operate a materials recovery facility processing 81,000 tons annually of single-stream recyclables with a 15-year contract term and revenue-sharing provisions. The State of Minnesota issued RFP 37657 for used oil, oil filters, antifreeze, and oil absorbents waste management (response due November 16, 2026), while the State of Michigan pursued statewide rubbish removal and recycling services across 83 counties under RFP 260000002269 (response due October 12, 2026) with multiple awards anticipated for geographic coverage. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) solicited removal and recycling of universal waste including batteries, lamps, ballasts, and e-waste across five Southern California facilities (solicitation 250390, response due July 21, 2026) under a three-year, $65,100 contract on a time-and-expense basis. Activity concentrates in California (Orange County, Phoenix, San Marcos), Florida (Orange County, Seminole County, Palm Beach County), and the upper Midwest (Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin), with secondary activity in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Colorado. The code shows consistent demand across municipal solid waste management, hazardous-waste handling, and materials recovery operations, with contract values ranging from $25,000 annually (OCTA document destruction ancillary services) to $81,000 annually (Orange County MRF processing) and multi-year terms extending up to 15 years, indicating stable, recurring procurement activity suitable for established waste management and recycling service providers.