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- Kim R. / Liberty Waste Management - on the Democratic National Convention contract.

Say what you want to about porta-potties, portable toilets, loos, cans, or honey buckets. To the more than 12,000 attendees of the annual Pumper Show sponsored by Cole Publishing, this is big business. Serious business.

The Portable Sanitation Association International estimates that there are over 1.4 million portable toilets being used worldwide. Those portable restrooms are serviced by an estimated 9,400 vacuum trucks. The PSAI suggests that the entire portable sanitation industry has grown to an annual $1.5 billion (US) market.

Still think porta-potties are a laughing matter?

Portable restroom operators are typically family-owned businesses. Finding the operators and the services they provide can be time consuming. That’s why the service offered in Portable Restroom Connection is essential for both the searcher and the portable toilet operators. We help the visitors to our site understand there’s more available than just contraction grade portable toilets but that most of our operators offer single unit portable restrooms with hand sanitizers, sinks and even flushing toilets, restroom trailers with sinks, mirrors, counter tops, flushing toilets and other extras. Some of our operators even offer shower trailers.

Most portable toilet rentals are found in the construction and industrial sector accounting for over 60% of all local portable toilet rental requests. Special events and luxury restroom trailer rentals make up the next largest and ever-growing segment, of the industry.

Outdoor weddings, special event celebrations, backyard parties, family reunions, and local concerts and festivals are a very lucrative portion of the portable sanitation industry. Much focus has been spent by the PSAI and other industry-related educational groups, like the well-respected Leaders Resource Network, on how portable toilet operators can best position their businesses for these needs.

Restroom trailers are designed with comfort in mind. Most restroom trailers include separate men’s and women’s segments. Other restroom trailer features include sinks, hand wash stations, and flushable toilets. Restroom trailer rentals ensure that your outdoor event is a first-class affair.

Details are being put together for the 2009 Pumper Show in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information on the portable sanitation industry, please go to the PSAI’s webpage at http://www.psai.org. For more information on portable toilets, portable toilet operators, restroom trailers, hand wash units, and other industry-specific details, check out Cole Publishing at http://www.PumperShow.com.

We would like to thank Mr. Ray Luden, area business manager with PolyJohn Enterprises, for taking some time out from his busy schedule to sit down with us for a brief interview about the portable restroom industry.

Mr. Luden has been in the industry for over 28 years, 20 of which were in the portable restroom service provider capacity.

PRC: What type of portable toilet should I rent?

RL: Well, every rental situation is different. It depends on what you want to accomplish with your rental, and your budget.

For example, let’s say you’re having a graduation open house for 50 to 100 people, and you simply want to keep them out of the house. In that case, all you would need is a basic rental unit for a short term.

PRC: What if I want something a little nicer than a typical rental unit?

RL: In that case you might consider renting a unit that has a concealed waste tank and options like fresh water flushing, wash basin, mirrors and lighting.

If you’re having a wedding, and you’re having a caterer serve a nice, sit down meal, you might even consider renting a luxury trailer. There are some really luxury trailers out there now that, if you went in blindfolded, you would never realize weren’t a room inside someone’s house or restaurant.

PRC: So, if I understand you correctly, there are three of more “levels” of portable restroom unit to choose from?

RL: What you want to do when renting is consider who your guests are and what they’re doing at your function, and then choose a rental unit, or units, that caters to the needs of your guests and fits the occasion.

PRC: What is short-term versus long-term, and how much might I reasonably expect to pay for a low, medium and high range rental?

RL: When we say “short term” we are talking about a Friday drop off, and a Monday or Tuesday pick-up.

A basic unit will probably be around $ 100 for a weekend. While there are some service providers out there that will charge less than that, in most cases their reason for doing so isn’t something you want to experience.

A medium unit with a concealed waste tank and fresh water flush will be between $ 185.00 and $ 300.00, depending upon your specific geography, and what season you’re renting in.

An entry level, luxury trailer will be about $ 125.00 per linear foot, so if it is a 16′ trailer, it would be about $ 2,000.00.

PRC: What else should I consider before determining what type of unit to rent?

RL: I would recommend having potential service providers visit the rental location ahead of time whenever possible. That gives you an opportunity to express what you want, and where you want it. It also gives the service provider an invaluable opportunity to make sure that there is a suitable area to install the units, and to see how best to get the units on location without having to back a trailer over the lawn, a bush or your roses.

Essentially, anyone planning a function would be wise to work closely with their portable restroom service provider, just as they would the tent and table rental company, caterer or entertainer. You want the restrooms to be in first, and out last, so that everyone else involved in the function has suitable facilities to use during the course of the event.

PRC: How should I go about comparing or negotiating rental prices with potential service providers?

RL: I recommend getting at least three quotes, if not five. If you get three, you can throw out the highest and lowest bidders. If you get five, you can do the same thing and work with the three companies remaining. It might seem like more work, but the fact is that more often than not, the company in the middle of the price range will be your best bet.

Our thanks to Ray Luden for this helpful information. We appreciate that he shared his time and expertise with us, to help us take some of the questions and unknowns out of the process of renting a portable restroom.

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