Des Moines County disposal-fee bonds.
From $100.
The Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission requires haulers who dispose on account to post a bond guaranteeing payment of their disposal fees. The Commission sets the amount — pricing runs 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a Des Moines County disposal-fee bond cost?
2% 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 disposal-fee bond — enter your amount, pay, and deliver it to the Commission. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Commission required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants approve instantly and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
Deliver to the Commission
Submit the executed bond to the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission to open or keep your disposal account. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the disposal-fee bond actually covers
The Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission operates the regional landfill / transfer facilities and lets haulers dispose on a charge account rather than paying cash at the scale every trip. To extend that credit, the Commission requires a surety bond guaranteeing the disposal fees.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission (the obligee). If your account goes unpaid, the Commission can recover the outstanding tipping fees against the bond, up to the bond amount.
If the surety pays the Commission, you repay the surety — so haulers who keep their accounts current never see a claim. The bond amount is set by the Commission, usually tied to your monthly volume; we price it at 2% of that amount, $100 minimum.
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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 Commission. Submit the executed bond to the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission to open or keep your disposal 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 $10,000. 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 Commission set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Commission set and deliver it the same day.