A lack of cleanliness is the biggest myth surrounding portable toilets. And while porta-potties left for days become havens for bacteria, most toilets undergo routine deep cleaning and disinfecting to keep them available for worksites and outdoor events. Here, learn what the cleaning process entails before scheduling porta-potty rentals for your next outdoor event or work project.

Waste Removal & Chemical Administration

Portable toilet experts start the cleaning process by placing hoses in unit waste receptacles. The pressurized hoses move the waste from the units into sanitation trucks for responsible disposal at a wastewater treatment facility. Allowing solid and liquid waste to flow into storm drains pollutes rivers, lakes, and the ocean, harming water quality and marine life.

Once each porta-potty rental is pumped dry, workers add several gallons of a special toilet chemical that cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes. If you have ever used a newly installed portable toilet at an event or worksite, you have likely smelled the deodorizer.

Scrubbing & Supply Restocking

Cleaning crews scrub portable toilet walls next using either scrub brushes with long handles or pressure washers. The cleanser disinfects the walls to kill bacteria in addition to removing dirt, fingerprints, and other grime. Unit seats, floors, urinals, handles, flushing mechanisms (if applicable), and doors get scrubbed as well to prevent bacteria buildup.

The final cleaning phase concerns restocking. All paper products, hand sanitizers, and soap get replenished to keep the portable toilets usable. If you need porta-potty rentals for a prolonged period, talk to your rental company about a pumping, cleaning, and restocking schedule.

If you need portable toilet rentals for an outdoor wedding, music festival, construction job, parade, or any other event or job site, contact Johnny’s A-1 Sanitation. Serving Trenton, OH, and the surrounding areas since 1949, this family-owned septic maintenance and sanitation company is fully licensed and always provides a service timeframe for client convenience. Call (513) 988-5880 today to request porta-potty rentals or learn more about the products and services online.