California Waste Tire Hauler Bond
Overview
California holds waste tire haulers to strict environmental standards — and the California Waste Tire Hauler Bond is how the state enforces that accountability. If you haul waste tires commercially in California, this bond is a legal condition of your registration with CalRecycle. It guarantees that you will follow state regulations for waste tire storage, transport, and disposal, and that the public and environment are protected if you don't. Without it, you cannot legally operate a waste tire hauling business in this state.
Who Needs This Bond?
Contractors and companies that pick up, transport, or deliver waste tires for a fee in California need this bond. That includes independent haulers servicing tire retailers and auto shops, fleets that collect scrap tires from garages and dealerships, and waste management operators whose routes include waste tire loads. If your operation moves waste tires on California roads and you are required to register with CalRecycle as a waste tire hauler, this bond is part of that registration.
What is this Bond For?
This bond protects California residents, the environment, and CalRecycle from financial harm caused by a hauler who violates state waste tire regulations. California has a serious illegal dumping problem with waste tires, and this bond gives the state a financial backstop to recover cleanup and remediation costs if a registered hauler abandons tires, dumps them illegally, or fails to deliver them to an authorized facility. It holds the hauler financially responsible for their conduct from the moment tires are picked up to the moment they reach a legal end destination.
When is it Required?
Registration is where this bond enters the picture. Before CalRecycle issues or renews a waste tire hauler registration, the bond must be on file. You will need to secure this bond and submit proof of it as part of your registration application package — you cannot get your registration number, and you cannot legally haul waste tires for compensation in California, until that box is checked. Renewal of the bond must stay current for the registration to remain valid.
Where Does it Apply?
This is a statewide California requirement administered by CalRecycle. It applies to every county and city in California where you conduct waste tire hauling operations. There is no separate local bond for individual counties — a valid CalRecycle waste tire hauler registration backed by this bond covers your operations throughout the state.
How to Buy Online
Click 'Buy This Bond Online' on this page and the secure surety portal will open in a new tab. Complete the application, and your bond documents are delivered digitally so you can submit them to CalRecycle without delay.
Why Bond Titan?
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