The number of portable toilets you need is driven by how many people, for how many hours, whether alcohol or food is served, and whether the units get serviced during the event. Industry planning charts start from roughly one unit per 50 to 75 people for a four-hour event and add units for alcohol, longer hours and women-heavy crowds. This category covers the planning math, the ADA percentage rule for clusters and how to sanity check a quote.
I have a 50-man crew on a six-month residential addition site. We are crowded, the ground is flat gravel, and the truck can reach the spot. The OSHA…
I'm coordinating our city's annual fall festival for next year and starting the permit application. We expect around 500 attendees over 10 hours in a…
We're running a three-week film shoot with a 50-person crew on a rural location. The days are long, 12 hours on set, with lunch catered on site.…
I'm planning a backyard wedding for 120 guests this spring at my parents' house. The reception will be under a tent on the lawn and run about six…
Yes, you need an ADA-compliant portable toilet for a cluster of four units in a public park. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design require…
I'm organizing an October 2026 craft fair in a city park with an expected 300 attendees, mostly women, over a 10-hour day. There will be food vendors…
Hi everyone, I'm planning a backyard wedding for 100 guests at my parents' house this spring. The reception will last about four hours, and we're…
I'm coordinating a film shoot with a crew of 50 people, working 14-hour days for two weeks. The location is a rural field with firm ground, and a…
I'm bidding a six-week commercial job with a 75-person crew, all men. The site is a cleared lot with good truck access. I'm trying to optimize the…
We're scouting locations for a 12-day indie film shoot with a 50-person crew. The days run 12 hours, craft services will be on site, and the ground…
I'm planning an Oktoberfest for October 2026 with 200 guests, an 8-hour run time, and a beer garden serving alcohol all day. The crowd is mixed…
I'm planning a craft fair for October 2026 in a city park with about 200 attendees across an 8-hour day. The park has grass fields, and the service…
I'm running a pipeline crew of 75 men on a narrow rural right-of-way. We need to meet OSHA 1926.51 sanitation rules, but space is tight for full…
We're planning our October 2026 craft fair in a city park, expecting around 200 attendees over an 8-hour day. The crowd is mostly women, with many…
We're running a 50-person film crew in a remote field for 12-hour days over a two-week shoot. There are no existing facilities, and we absolutely…
Our October street fair runs Friday evening through Sunday, expecting 5000 people total over three days. We'll have food vendors and beer gardens, so…
I'm organizing a 5k race in October 2026 with 300 runners and volunteers. The event starts at 7 AM and runs for about 4 hours. We expect high usage…
I'm planning a backyard wedding for 100 guests, about 70 of whom are women, with an open bar and dinner service. The event will run about six hours.…
I'm planning an October 2026 black-tie charity gala for 400 guests, mostly donors expecting a premium experience. The venue is indoor/outdoor with a…
Order four standard units and one ADA unit for your auction. The ADA Standards for Accessible Design require an accessible unit in any cluster of…
Two standard units and one handwash station are not enough for your 31-person, 12-hour film shoot. You need three standard units and one…
Our parks department has a cluster of portable toilets at the rec league soccer complex. We have four standard units and one ADA-compliant unit on…
I'm planning our backyard wedding for 100 guests, about 60 women and 40 men. It's a five-hour reception with dinner and an open bar. The ground is…
We have a 50-person construction crew, all men, on a tight urban site for a six-week foundation and steel package. The site is a narrow lot with a…
My sister is getting married next month. Outdoor venue, 100 guests, open bar all evening. I saw a wedding once where the line for the porta potties…
