Illinois waste tire site bonds.
From $100.
Illinois requires financial assurance for used-tire storage, disposal, and processing sites under the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5, Title XIV — Used Tires). When the Illinois EPA wants that assurance in the form of a surety bond, pricing starts from $100; no credit check up to $100,000 — enter the amount your permit requires.
Trusted by industry leaders
How much does an Illinois waste tire site bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard waste-tire assurance bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Illinois EPA. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the IEPA set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000. Most bonds issue instantly upon payment.
File with the Illinois EPA
Submit the executed bond as the financial assurance for your used-tire site permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Agency insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the waste tire bond actually covers
Illinois regulates used and waste tires under Title XIV of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/53 et seq.). An operator of a tire storage, disposal, or processing site must run it in compliance with Pollution Control Board rules, which include financial-assurance requirements so the State isn’t left holding cleanup costs.
A surety bond is one accepted form of that financial assurance. It backs the cost of closing and cleaning up the site — abating a tire pile, controlling mosquito and fire hazards, and proper disposal — if the operator can’t or won’t. The Illinois EPA, not the operator, is protected.
The amount is set by the Illinois EPA based on the estimated closure and cleanup cost for your specific site under the Board’s rules (35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 848). Enter the figure your permit names and we issue the bond starting from $100; no credit check up to $100,000.
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
File with the Illinois EPA. Submit the executed bond as the financial assurance for your used-tire site permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Agency insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. 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 the Illinois EPA set — the executed assurance bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Illinois bonds.
Price and requirements checked on the carrier’s application, . Page updated .
Waste tire bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Illinois EPA set and file the same day.