Providing portable sanitation for major special events is a test of your logistical prowess. It requires a blend of careful site planning, resource management and commitment to maintaining public health at scale. Whether managing thousands of daily attendees at music festivals or supporting multiweek community events, the portable restroom operators featured below demonstrate excellence under pressure.
Here are 10 large-scale portable sanitation projects featured in On Location, showcasing the immense scale and strategic planning required to pull off these high-visibility events.
10. The AAA Porta Serve Team Digs Working Their Biggest Gig, Suwannee Hulaween
PRO: AAA Porta Serve, Live Oak, Florida
Event: Suwannee Hulaween at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak
The numbers: 20,000-30,000 daily attendees; 459 restrooms for the festival and campground, 74 private restrooms rented by campers, 20 ADA restrooms, 19 urinals, 31 holding tanks, two 4,000-gallon plastic bladders, 30 hand-wash stations, six self-fabricated hand-sanitizing stations, four self-fabricated handwash trailers and eight service trucks.
9. Solid Planning and a Clean, Green Approach Will Make Your Next Festival a Success
PRO: PortaPros, Boise, Idaho
Event: Treefort Music Fest, Julia Davis Park in Boise, Idaho
The numbers: 25,000 attendees, 97 standard portable restrooms equipped with hand sanitizer dispensers, seven ADA-compliant units, 65 handwash stations (all from Satellite Industries), eight PolyJohn Enterprises graywater holding tanks, one two-stall Satellite Suites restroom trailer and 4,300 feet of SONCO Crowd Control temporary chain-link fencing.
8. Servicing a Championship
PRO: Swanky Restroom Trailers of Holly, Michigan, and R&D Septic Tank Cleaning of New Lothrop, Michigan
Event: LPGA Dow Championship, Midland, Michigan
The numbers: 30,000 total spectators; 75 portable restrooms, seven ADA units and six three-station trailers.
7. Portable Restroom Company Delivers at Watermelon Fest
PRO: Platinum PRO Portables, Sunny Valley, California
Event: California Watermelon Festival, Lake View Terrace, California
The numbers: Over 100,000 pounds of watermelon and 25,000-30,000 attendees; 120 portable restrooms, six ADA restrooms, 80 double handwash stations and seven three-compartment hot/cold deli sinks with 250-gallon holding tanks.
6. Eric and Sherry Storts Are Proud to Serve a Hometown Event that Draws 30,000 Daily Visitors
PRO: Mr. Clean Port-A-Potties, Springfield, Ohio
Event: Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market Extravaganza
The numbers: 30,000 daily attendees; 48 restrooms and eight handwash stations complementing permanent onsite facilities
5. Oh Jay Services Helped Music and Camping Festival Organizers Deliver a Safe and Sanitary Event
PRO: Oh Jay Services, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Event: Hodag Country Festival, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
The numbers: 30,000 attendees; 420 restrooms already on-grounds plus supplemental units, ADA units and handwash stations provided by Oh Jay Services. An additional 35 restrooms were privately rented for individual campsites.
4. Troy Dresel's Special Event Season Ends With a Bang, Delivering 200 Restrooms and Servicing Twice Daily
PRO: Cesspool Cleaner Company & Portable Toilet Rentals, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Event: Warrens Cranberry Festival, Warrens, Wisconsin
The numbers: 120,000 festival attendees with 1,700 vendors; 200 restrooms, 14 ADA restrooms and one 15-stall restroom trailer.
3. A Canadian Restroom Provider Marks 20 Years at Major Music Event
PRO: Handi-Can Toilet and Fence Rentals
Event: Edmonton Folk Music Festival
The numbers: 20,000 daily visitors; 200 restrooms (10% accessible), one double-unit washroom trailer and 15 handwash stations.
2. Placing 1,000 Restrooms at a Boy Scout Jamboree Is a Major Challenge for This Small PRO
PRO: Crosier’s Inc., Lansing, West Virginia
Event: Boy Scouts of America’s National Jamboree and the Boy Scouts of America World Jamboree in West Virginia
The numbers: 45,000-60,000 daily attendees; 800 units for the National Jamboree, 1,000 units for the World Jamboree, with seven trucks handling service.
PRO: Tex-San Site Services, Adkins, Texas
Event: San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
The numbers: 1.5 million visitors over two weeks, 195 restrooms, four four-stall restroom trailers, 20 hand sanitizer stations and 20 graywater tanks.
We're always on the lookout to feature interesting special events in PRO Monthly. If you are serving a large or noteworthy event, drop us a line at editor@promonthly.com and tell us about it.
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