UNSPSC 76122307: Recycling of corrugated cardboard

UNSPSC 76122307 Recycling of corrugated cardboard (Commodity) is a narrow code that state and local governments use to classify end-market processing and sale of corrugated cardboard recovered through municipal recycling programs, but recent state and local solicitations show little activity specifically targeting corrugated cardboard recycling alone. Instead, recent opportunities cluster around broader materials recovery, general recycling services, used tire and battery collection, document destruction, and household hazardous waste — categories that may incidentally include cardboard processing but do not isolate corrugated cardboard as a standalone service requirement. The issuing bodies posting recycling-related work include counties (Dorchester County South Carolina, Orange County Florida, Marion County Oregon, Sacramento County, DeKalb County Georgia, Seminole County Florida, Pinellas County Florida, Pinal County Arizona), cities (Phoenix, Albuquerque, Edinburg, Alexandria, Savannah, Mableton, San Marcos, Waco, Tucson, Atlanta, Cincinnati), state departments (Michigan, Oregon, Texas DOT, Caltrans), school districts (Northside Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education, DeKalb County School District), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, OCTA), and special-purpose entities (Sourcewell cooperative, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Texas A&M University). Geographic spread includes Florida, California, Georgia, Texas, Michigan, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New Jersey, Mississippi, and South Carolina, with active procurement occurring across multiple regions.

Recent opportunities posted under or near this code show that state and local governments actually buy integrated materials recovery facility operations and commodity marketing (Orange County Florida's $81,000-tons-annually MRF contract through October 22, 2026; Albuquerque's build/modernize-and-operate MRF through October 14, 2026); used tire collection and recycling (Dorchester County RFP through September 24, 2026 for 225–250 tons annually; Marion County Oregon RFP through October 14, 2026); single-stream recycling processing and hauling (Texas A&M University's recycling collection services RFP through October 22, 2026; City of Alexandria Virginia's collections and processing RFP through August 20, 2026); electronic and battery recycling (City of Phoenix RFI for lithium-ion battery recycling through October 15, 2026; DeKalb County School District's electronics recycling program RFQu through July 14, 2026); and universal waste removal (Orange County Transportation Authority's universal waste RFQ through July 21, 2026 for $65,100 over three years). The code shows little recent market demand specifically for corrugated cardboard recycling as an isolated commodity; procurement officers should monitor integrated materials recovery facility contracts and broad-scope recycling collection RFPs where cardboard processing may be bundled, but expect limited standalone solicitations under this Commodity code in the near term.