Missouri landfill closure bonds.
From $100.
Missouri requires a financial-assurance instrument guaranteeing the cost to close and care for a solid-waste disposal area, under RSMo 260.200–260.345 through the Department of Natural Resources. A surety bond is one accepted form. The amount is your approved cost estimate, and pricing starts from $100.
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How much does a Missouri landfill closure bond cost?
1.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Apply once, run one soft credit pull, and file with the department. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your approved cost estimate requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Larger environmental bonds get a quick underwriting review; you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours if anything is needed. The soft pull never affects your score.
File with the DNR
Pay online and receive the executed bond as your financial-assurance instrument, ready to file with the Department of Natural Resources. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the financial-assurance bond covers
Missouri regulates solid-waste disposal areas under RSMo 260.200–260.345, implemented by the Department of Natural Resources in 10 CSR 80-2.030. Before a permit issues, the owner or operator must submit a financial-assurance instrument (FAI) guaranteeing the cost of closure, and for sanitary landfills post-closure care, so the public never has to pay to close an abandoned site.
A surety bond is one of the accepted FAIs (alongside cash, a letter of credit, a trust fund, or a corporate guarantee). The bond amount equals the DNR-approved closure and post-closure cost estimate, and the instrument must be irrevocable — it cannot be cancelled, released, or allowed to terminate without department approval until you are released from your responsibilities.
The cost estimate is adjusted each year for inflation, so the bond amount can step up over time. Enter your approved figure and apply — priced at 1.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, backed by one quick soft credit check. If the surety pays to close or maintain the site, you repay the surety.
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 DNR. Pay online and receive the executed bond as your financial-assurance instrument, ready to file with the Department of Natural Resources. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Larger environmental bonds get a quick review; most issue within 1–2 business days.
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Landfill financial assurance, filed this week.
Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter your DNR-approved cost estimate and file with the department.