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City of Houston waste hauler bonds.
$3,000 flat.
The City of Houston requires a licensed waste transporter to file a $150,000 bond as a condition of its waste hauling license. Ours is $3,000 flat, identical for every hauler. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry — with e-sign in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your Houston waste hauling license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit check.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the City of Houston
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your waste transportation license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Houston licenses the companies that collect and transport solid waste within the city, and conditions the license on a $150,000 surety bond. The bond is a public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Houston's solid waste ordinance and the proper, lawful transport and disposal of the waste you haul.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Houston (the obligee). If a hauler dumps illegally, abandons waste, or otherwise violates the city's waste ordinance and the city or public is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Haulers who run a clean, compliant operation treat the bond as a license formality. Because the amount is larger, this bond runs a soft credit check — it never affects your score, and the price stays $3,000 either way.
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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 $150,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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
E-sign & file with the City of Houston. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your waste transportation license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $3,000 at the $150,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or 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: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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