Government contracts for waste & recycling services in Pennsylvania

Waste & recycling services contracts in Pennsylvania typically cover scheduled refuse and recycling collection at military bases and federal buildings, roll-off and dumpster service on construction and demolition sites, transfer-station and landfill operations support, hazardous and regulated-waste disposal, and recurring junk and debris-removal IDIQs. Federal posts in this category fall under NAICS 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), with related work classified under 562119 (Other Waste Collection) and 562212 (Solid Waste Landfill), and the bulk of the work flows to DoD installations, the GSA Public Buildings Service, the U.S. Postal Service, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Recurring collection contracts are heavily small-business set-aside and frequently reserved for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB haulers, since most fall under the simplified acquisition threshold and favor regional operators over national waste majors.

Pennsylvania currently has 19 open waste & recycling services contracts in our database, with 10 added in the last 30 days. That's a steady cadence — enough flow to make automated alerting worthwhile rather than manual portal-checking. The most active buyers are Department of General Services (4 open posts) and City of Philadelphia (4), with the rest spread across other federal civilian agencies, DoD components, and state and local departments active in Pennsylvania.

Beyond federal opportunities, much of the waste & recycling services work in Pennsylvania is posted through Pennsylvania eMarketplace (PA eMarketplace), with recurring buyers including PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), and the City of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania heavily uses statewide cooperative purchasing contracts (Costars) that local governments and school districts can buy off — getting on Costars expands your reach beyond state agencies. ContractRadar pulls federal postings from SAM.gov alongside state and local feeds so a waste and recycling vendor doesn't have to monitor each portal manually.