Phoenix landfill dumping-fee bonds.
From $100.
When a hauler runs a charge account at the City of Phoenix landfills and transfer stations, the Public Works Department can require a bond guaranteeing the dumping fees billed to that account. The premium runs 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — no credit check up to $15,000.
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How much does a Phoenix landfill dumping-fee bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to issued in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard dumping-fee bond — enter your amount, pay, and deliver it to Public Works. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Department required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
Deliver to the Public Works Department
Submit the executed bond to the City of Phoenix Public Works Department to open or keep your landfill charge account. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the dumping-fee bond covers
The City of Phoenix Public Works Department operates landfills and transfer stations and lets commercial haulers run a charge account rather than paying disposal fees at the scale on every trip. To extend that credit, the Department can require a bond standing behind the fees billed to the account.
The bond is a payment guarantee: it stands behind the dumping fees you owe the City for waste disposed under your charge account. The City of Phoenix is the obligee — if your account goes unpaid, the City can recover the outstanding dumping fees against the bond.
It is not insurance for you: if the City makes a valid claim for unpaid fees and the surety pays, you repay the surety. The amount is set by Public Works, usually tied to your expected monthly disposal volume — premiums start at $100, no credit check up to $15,000, and your exact price appears at the application.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
Deliver to the Public Works Department. Submit the executed bond to the City of Phoenix Public Works Department to open or keep your landfill charge account. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $15,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount Public Works set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver.
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Premiums from $100 — your exact price appears at the application. Enter the amount Public Works set and deliver it the same day.