Porta Potty Rental in Memphis, TN

A standard portable toilet in Memphis, TN starts at $270 for a weekend rental (up to 7 days) or $320 per month, with 4 service visits included in every 28-day rental. Upgrades: deluxe flushing units run $374/weekend, ADA-accessible units $374/weekend, luxury restroom trailers from $1610/weekend. Every Memphis 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, a vetted local partner delivers and services the unit, with one point of contact: us. Enter your ZIP for your exact Memphis 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 a busy Memphis jobsite, where humid subtropical Delta summers keep crews hydrating and using the unit more than a bare headcount suggests, we recommend sizing above the OSHA minimum, adding a hand-wash station at the break area, planning warehouse and logistics-site placement clear of the truck court, the dock apron, and the drive lanes, and for cold-weather work setting units on stable, well-drained ground clear of the plow and salt path and away from shaded low spots where an ice glaze forms. Tell us the crew size and we will size the order to the standard.

Our standard Memphis 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. In Memphis that weekly interval is the floor, not the ceiling. Humid Delta summers keep waste breaking down fast, so odor control depends on the service interval, not the deodorizer, and on high-traffic warehouse and distribution jobsites and on event dates like the Memphis in May barbecue contest we add a mid-week or same-day visit rather than stretch the schedule. Two Memphis notes: on a large logistics or warehouse site we route service around the truck court and dock traffic so the truck never conflicts with the crews or the dock apron, and in winter we time and equip service so an ice-storm cold snap does not leave a unit out of use. 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 Memphis event needs at least one accessible unit; a larger one needs one per every 20 standard units. ADA units in Memphis run $374 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 genuinely private property with clear truck access, a driveway, a fenced construction or warehouse site, a backyard, a parking lot, or a private event venue, you generally do not need a city permit for a portable toilet in Memphis. The rules change the moment any part of the unit sits in the public right-of-way. The City of Memphis Division of Engineering issues right-of-way permits for work in the public right-of-way and easements across the city, including sidewalk, street-parking, curb-cut, dumpster, and traffic-control permits, and they are applied for through the Develop901 (Accela Citizen Access) portal at develop901.com. Under Memphis Code of Ordinances Chapter 2-22 (Division of Engineering), it is a violation to block a portion of the public right-of-way or to commence any activity that requires a permit without first obtaining the required permit from the Division of Engineering, and a violation is a Class C misdemeanor subject to a 50 dollar fine for each day it remains in effect, plus retroactive payment of all associated permit fees. State-maintained routes fall under the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) instead of the city. The unit can never block a curb ramp, a driveway, a fire hydrant, a bus stop, or the clear pedestrian route. Tell us the exact address and whether the drop is private or in the right-of-way, and we confirm whether the route is city or state maintained, tell you what your spot needs, and coordinate the permit before delivery.

A standard unit is the jobsite and everyday-event workhorse: enclosed, stocked, and cost-effective at $270/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 $374/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 Memphis and the surrounding Shelby 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 Memphis, plan a station near the vendors and one near the toilets to cover both inspection points.

Memphis is inland, so it does not face a coastal hurricane season, but it is not a single-hazard town. It sits in Dixie Alley and plans for three separate risks. Spring tornadoes are the headline hazard: the Mid-South's biggest tornado outbreaks cluster in March and April, when Gulf moisture collides with cold fronts, and summer storms can bring damaging straight-line winds and large hail. Winter ice is the recurring cold-season hazard: freezing rain and ice storms can glaze roads and down limbs. And flooding is the river risk the city knows well: heavy spring rain can push the Mississippi over its banks into low-lying areas. For a winter job we set units on stable, well-drained ground clear of the plow and salt path and away from shaded low spots where a freeze-thaw glaze forms. On low ground near the river or a storm drain, and on any open site during spring severe-weather season, we site and anchor units clear of the water path and against straight-line winds rather than leaving them loose. Tell us if the site sits low or exposed and we place the unit accordingly.