King County solid waste bonds.
From $100.
When you owe disposal (tip) fees on a King County Solid Waste Division account, the County can require a surety bond to guarantee payment. The County sets the amount; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a King County solid waste bond cost?
1% 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 fee-guarantee bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the County required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with King County Solid Waste
Submit the executed bond to the King County Solid Waste Division to open or keep your billed disposal account. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the King County bond actually covers
The King County Solid Waste Division operates the County transfer stations and landfill, and bills haulers and large account holders for disposal (tip) fees. When the County extends credit on a billed account, it can require a surety bond to guarantee those fees are paid.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and King County (the obligee). If you fail to pay the disposal fees you owe on the account, the County can recover the unpaid balance against the bond, up to the bond amount.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the County, you repay the surety. Account holders who keep their disposal fees current treat the bond as a billing formality. The County sets the amount; pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $10,000.
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 King County Solid Waste. Submit the executed bond to the King County Solid Waste Division to open or keep your billed disposal account. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% 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 King County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Solid Waste Division.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the County required and file the same day.