UNSPSC 76122309: Recycling of plastic

UNSPSC 76122309 Recycling of plastic, a Commodity code, encompasses the collection, transportation, and processing of plastic waste materials for state and local governments, including mixed plastic recyclables, plastic containers, and plastic-contaminated materials handled as part of broader waste and recycling collection programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring plastic recycling services through standalone bids for plastic-specific collection and processing, as well as incorporating plastic materials into commingled or single-stream recycling programs that serve residential, educational, municipal, and commercial facilities across multiple jurisdictions.

State transportation departments, counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities drive activity under this code, with issuing bodies spanning Texas (Texas Department of Transportation, City of Austin), Florida (Orange County Transportation Authority, Pasco County, Marion County), Georgia (DeKalb County School District, Clayton County, Fulton County Schools), California (Ventura County, San Francisco Bay Area jurisdictions), and the Upper Midwest (Wisconsin municipalities, Michigan school districts). The Texas Department of Transportation's Austin District issued IFB 601320000071388 in July 2026 for weekly commingled recyclables collection—including plastic, paper, cardboard, aluminum, tin, and glass—from four TxDOT facilities, with responses due July 30, 2026. DeKalb County School District requested qualifications under RFQu 26-739 (due July 14, 2026) for electronic recycling services encompassing surplus electronics processing on a zero-cost, vendor-compensation-sharing basis involving approximately 60 pallets monthly across 135-plus facilities. The Orange County Transportation Authority solicited removal and recycling/disposal of universal waste under RFQ 250390 (due July 21, 2026) on a three-year as-needed contract valued at $65,100, covering batteries, lamps, mercury-containing equipment, ballasts, and electronic waste at five facilities in Southern California. Pasco County's IFB-KM-26-091 (due June 16, 2026) sought as-needed transportation of commingled single-stream recyclables from designated collection points to processing facilities, with a contract term extending through September 2031 and two additional two-year extension options. Activity is distributed across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Upper Midwest, Texas, and California, with schools and transportation authorities as consistent repeat buyers of recycling collection and processing services.