UNSPSC 76122309: Recycling of plastic

UNSPSC 76122309 Recycling of plastic (Commodity) encompasses state and local procurement of collection, processing, transportation, and marketing services for recyclable materials including plastics, metals, paper, glass, and commingled streams, along with specialized services for hazardous waste, batteries, tires, electronics, and yard debris diversion. Recent opportunities show state and local governments buying Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) operation and maintenance, collection route services, commodity marketing and sales, hazardous and universal waste removal, and event-based collection programs. County transportation authorities, city solid waste departments, state environmental agencies, school districts, and special-purpose waste authorities dominate recent solicitation activity. Orange County, Florida; Marion County, Oregon; Michigan (statewide); Dorchester County, South Carolina; and multiple Texas municipalities posted RFPs and RFBs between June and October 2026 for MRF processing, battery and tire recycling, household hazardous waste collection, residential curbside programs, and commercial recyclables handling. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued a statewide framework for material processing and recycling equipment serving multiple participating entities.

Recent representative opportunities include Orange County, Florida's RFP Y26-1014-KK for Materials Recovery Facility operation (responses due October 22, 2026) requiring 81,000 tons annual capacity and 15-year contract with revenue sharing; Dorchester County, South Carolina's RFP #202708 for used tire collection, transportation, and recycling (responses due September 24, 2026) at 225–250 tons annually with weighted scoring on cost (35%), recycling approach (20%), beneficial reuse (20%), qualifications (15%), and reporting (10%); Marion County, Oregon's RFP PW1864-26 for battery transportation and recycling (second letting, responses due October 14, 2026); the State of Michigan's RFP 260000002269 for statewide rubbish removal and recycling across 83 counties (responses due October 12, 2026) with multiple awards anticipated; and Sacramento County's RFB 2026-RFB-0088 for paper collection and recycling services (responses due August 31, 2026) offered through cooperative purchasing and featuring 5% local-vendor and 2% micro-business preferences. Activity spans California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, with no geographic concentration evident.