UNSPSC 76122303: Recycling of cleaning rags

UNSPSC 76122303 Recycling of cleaning rags is a Commodity code that in practice spans a much broader spectrum of materials recovery and processing services than its name suggests. State and local governments actually procure comprehensive recycling operations under this code—materials recovery facilities, single-stream processing, scrap tire and battery recycling, hazardous waste collection, document destruction, electronics de-manufacturing, and metals recovery systems—alongside narrower commodity-specific recycling (used oil, antifreeze, pallets, glass). The issuing bodies soliciting under the code include county solid waste departments, transportation authorities, municipalities, independent school districts, state agencies (including corrections and transportation departments), college systems, county housing authorities, and special-purpose entities such as waste-to-energy authorities and cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell. Repeat recent solicitation activity clusters around Florida (Orange County, Seminole County, Marion County, Pinellas County), Texas (Edinburg, San Marcos, Waco, Houston), Georgia (DeKalb County, Savannah, Cherokee County, Mableton), and other states with active solid waste management programs.

Representative recent opportunities span the range: Orange County, Florida issued RFP Y26-1014 for Materials Recovery Facility operations—a 15-year contract to process 81,000 tons annually of single-stream recyclables with 85/15 revenue share (response date October 22, 2026); Dorchester County, South Carolina posted RFP 202708 for used tire collection and recycling across residential convenience sites, approximately 225–250 tons annually (due September 24, 2026); the State of Michigan issued RFP 260000002269 for statewide rubbish removal and recycling services across all 83 counties with multiple awards anticipated for geographic coverage (due October 12, 2026); Pinellas County, Florida issued ITB 250718 for residential waste and recycling collection within the Lealman district covering 7,900 units, four service-option combinations including subscription and universal recycling (due January 8, 2026); and the City of Albuquerque Solid Waste Department posted RFP 2026-785 for build-to-operate or modernize-to-operate materials recovery facility services (due October 14, 2026). Cooperative purchasing opportunities also appear: Sourcewell (State of Minnesota local government unit) issued RFP 26-RFP-11-2426 for material processing and recycling equipment with related products and services available to Participating Entities (due November 24, 2026), and Sacramento County offered its RFB 2026-RFB-0088 for paper recycling through the Sacramento County Procurement Alliance (SCoPA) cooperative purchasing vehicle. Activity reflects sustained procurement of operational processing capacity, specialized material streams (batteries, tires, electronics, hazardous waste), and collection logistics; few opportunities show contract values exceeding $1 million, but term lengths often extend three to five years or longer for facility operations.