UNSPSC 76122313: Recycling of vinyl

UNSPSC 76122313 Recycling of vinyl, a Commodity code, encompasses the collection, transportation, and processing of vinyl materials and vinyl-containing products for state and local government agencies. State and local buyers under this code procure waste management and recycling services spanning commingled recyclables, universal waste streams, electronic waste, scrap metals, yard waste, document destruction, and specialized material streams including yellow grease, petroleum products, and derelict vessels. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation, county solid waste authorities, city sanitation departments, school districts, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts; repeat buyers include TxDOT, Marion County Solid Waste (Florida), Orange County Transportation Authority (California), and multiple county school districts. The recent opportunities block shows substantial activity from April through July 2026 across Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, with a mix of IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs structured as both requirements contracts and fixed-term arrangements.

Recent representative solicitations include TxDOT Austin District IFB 601320000071388, posted July 16, 2026 with responses due July 30, seeking weekly commingled recyclables collection from four facilities on a firm fixed-price basis through August 31, 2030; Orange County Transportation Authority RFQ 250390, posted July 9, seeking removal and recycling of universal waste (batteries, lamps, ballasts, electronic waste) across five Southern California facilities under a three-year contract budgeted at $65,100; City of Tucson RFQ 260252, posted June 26, seeking lead acid battery recycling with mandatory HUD Section 3 compliance requiring 25 percent of labor hours from low-income workers; and DeKalb County School District RFQu 26-739, posted June 11, seeking zero-cost electronic recycling for approximately 60 monthly pallets of surplus equipment with vendors proposing their own compensation structure and holding e-Stewards or R2 certification. Geographic concentration spans Florida (multiple county authorities), California (Orange County, Ventura County, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County), Texas (TxDOT districts), Georgia (Clayton County, DeKalb County), Michigan (Kent ISD, West Ottawa Schools), Wisconsin (City of Sun Prairie, City of Prairie du Chien), and single opportunities in North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Oregon, indicating broad regional demand with heaviest recent activity in Florida, California, Texas, and Georgia.