Porta Potty Rental in Erie, PA

A standard portable toilet in Erie, PA starts at $295 for a weekend rental (up to 7 days) or $345 per month, with 4 service visits included in every 28-day rental. Upgrades: deluxe flushing units run $399/weekend, ADA-accessible units $399/weekend, luxury restroom trailers from $1610/weekend. Every Erie rate is all-inclusive: delivery, pickup, fuel, and environmental and local fees are built into the one price, so there are no surprise line items. Online orders are $0.39 higher than the phone price; either way, we deliver and service the unit ourselves. Enter your ZIP for your exact Erie rate.

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OSHA's construction sanitation rule, 29 CFR 1926.51(c)(1), sets the floor: 1 toilet for 20 or fewer workers; 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per 40 workers from 20 up to 200; and 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per 50 workers above 200. OSHA also expects a worker to reach a toilet within about a 10-minute walk. On an Erie jobsite, a long lake-effect winter slows service access and freezes tanks, so we recommend sizing above the OSHA minimum so one missed visit in a snow band never overloads a unit, adding a hand-wash station at the break area, winterizing every tank from November on, and setting units where plowed snow will not bury the doors. Tell us the crew size and we will size the order to the standard.

Our standard Erie monthly rental includes 4 service visits over the 28-day period, roughly weekly. Each visit pumps the tank, sanitizes the interior, and restocks paper, soap, and hand sanitizer. Lake Erie keeps summers mild, with July highs near 80, so weekly holds on most summer jobsites, and we add a mid-week visit for busy events, food vendors, and beach-season crowds. Winter is the hard part: about 100 inches of snow a year, arriving in lake-effect bands. We winterize every tank from November on, place units where plows will not bury them, and when a band hits we move the visit to right after the streets are cleared instead of skipping it. Service is built into the rate, so compliance never depends on anyone remembering to call.

For an event open to the public, yes. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design require that at least 5 percent of the single-user portable toilets in each cluster be accessible, with a minimum of one, and each accessible unit is marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility. (Units provided only for construction workers are exempt.) In practice a small Erie event needs at least one accessible unit; a larger one needs one per every 20 standard units. ADA units in Erie run $399 for a weekend. The accessible unit has ground-level entry, interior grab bars, and a full wheelchair turning radius, and it needs firm, level ground with a clear approach path. Tell us your guest count and we will build the right ratio in.

On private property with clear truck access, a driveway, a back yard, a commercial lot, or a fenced construction site, you generally do not need a city permit for a portable toilet in Erie. The City of Erie Department of Public Works maintains the city streets, and the City does not publish a stand-alone permit for a container in the street or on the sidewalk, so if a unit has to sit in the right-of-way we confirm with Public Works what the spot needs and coordinate it before delivery. In winter we plan around the City's odd-even and overnight parking rules, which usually rules the curb out. Events in a city park, street, or other city property need a City special event permit, and the permit with proof of insurance naming the City must arrive at least 30 days before the event. Presque Isle State Park is run by the Commonwealth, so events there go through the park office. Tell us the exact address and whether the spot is private or public.

A standard unit is the jobsite and everyday-event workhorse: enclosed, stocked, and cost-effective at $295/weekend. A deluxe flushing unit adds a foot-pump flushing bowl and an in-unit sink for guest-facing events like weddings and corporate functions at $399/weekend. A luxury restroom trailer is a climate-controlled, multi-stall unit with porcelain toilets, running-water sinks, and mirrors, indistinguishable from a fine-venue bathroom, from $1610/weekend. Pick by how guest-facing the site is and how long the rental runs.

Yes. We deliver and service portable toilets throughout Erie and the surrounding Erie County area, with same-day and next-day drop-offs available in most of the area when you book early. Weekend event units are delivered clean before your event and picked up after. Enter your ZIP or call (866) 858-3867 and we will confirm the soonest available delivery for your address.

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Yes. A freestanding hand-wash station pairs with any toilet unit and needs no power or water hookup: it has a foot-pump faucet, soap, and paper towels, stocked at delivery and every service visit. One station serves roughly four toilet units, the ratio most health departments expect. For food and drink events in Erie, plan a station near the vendors and one near the toilets to cover both inspection points.

We avoid it. The City of Erie averages about 100 inches of snow a year, and its winter plan uses odd-even parking in the inner city on weekday daytime hours, overnight no-parking downtown, and odd-even parking around the clock when a Snow Emergency is declared. A portable toilet cannot switch sides of the street on alternate days, and a unit in the plow's path gets buried or blocks the route. From December through March we place units on private ground, a driveway, side yard, lot corner, or fenced jobsite, set back from where plowed snow lands, winterize the tank, and schedule service around the plows. If the street is truly the only option, we check with City of Erie Public Works first and plan around that area's plow schedule.