Washington waste tire carrier bonds.
$100 flat.
Washington requires anyone in the business of transporting or storing waste tires to be licensed by the Department of Ecology and post a cleanup bond, under RCW 70A.205.445. The standard amount is $10,000, and ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this exact bond, with no credit check in the application.
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How much does a Washington waste tire carrier bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Ecology
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your waste tire hauler registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the waste tire bond actually guarantees
Washington regulates waste tire handling under RCW 70A.205.445: anyone in the business of transporting or storing waste tires must be licensed by the Department of Ecology and must report annually to the department on the tires it transports. The bond is a cleanup guarantee.
The statute requires a bond sufficient to cover the liability for the cost of cleanup of the transported or stored waste tires, in favor of the State of Washington — the standard amount Ecology sets for waste tire carriers is $10,000. It protects the state against the cost of cleaning up tires a hauler abandons or mishandles.
It is a guarantee, not insurance for you: if a hauler abandons tires and the state incurs cleanup cost, Ecology can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. In lieu of the bond, the statute lets you submit other financial assurances acceptable to the department.
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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 $10,000 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
File with the Department of Ecology. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your waste tire hauler registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.