UNSPSC 76122315: Recycling of lamp ballasts

Services relating to recycling of lamp ballasts, to include recovery of elements.

UNSPSC 76122315 Recycling of lamp ballasts is a Commodity code encompassing the collection, transportation, and processing of used lighting equipment—particularly fluorescent tubes, mercury-containing lamps, and lamp ballasts (both PCB and non-PCB)—that state and local governments recover from municipal operations and facilities. Recent opportunities show state and local entities purchasing pickup and transport of universal waste streams including ballasts alongside batteries, electronic waste, and mercury equipment; processing and recycling of end-of-life electronics and lamp components; and revenue-generating arrangements where vendors pay the government for recyclable commodity value. Issuing bodies span state transportation departments, county governments (Pasco, Harris, Orange County, Florida; Clayton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia), cities (Tucson, Austin, Philadelphia, Cincinnati), school districts (DeKalb County Schools, Fulton County Schools, Lakeview Public Schools, Wake County Schools), and transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority). Among repeat buyers in recent postings, Orange County (Florida) and state departments of transportation appear multiple times; school districts and county solid waste management divisions are active across the Southeast, Texas, and upper Midwest.

Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Transportation Austin District's IFB for weekly recycling collection services posted July 16, 2026, due July 30, requesting curbside pickup of commingled recyclables from four locations with fixed annual pricing through August 31, 2030; the Orange County Transportation Authority's RFQ for removal and recycling/disposal of universal waste (including ballasts, batteries, and lamps) posted July 9, 2026, due July 21, with a $65,100 budget over three years on an as-needed basis; and DeKalb County School District's RFQu for electronic recycling posted June 11, 2026, due July 14, seeking zero-cost vendor-compensated services for approximately 60 monthly pallets of electronics across 135+ facilities with R2 or e-Stewards certification required. Geographic concentration appears strongest in Texas (TxDOT multiple postings), Florida (Pasco, Orange, Ventura counties), Georgia (Clayton, DeKalb), and the upper Midwest (Michigan, Wisconsin). The code shows consistent activity across municipal and state procurement channels with pricing typically structured as per-unit or per-ton fees, revenue-sharing arrangements tied to commodity market indices, or hybrid cost-recovery models where vendors bear service costs and share recovered material value with the government.