Whether you are organizing a huge music festival, or planning a garden party, portable toilet hire is an essential part of the process. It is relatively easy to organize the music, catering and drinks, but finding a reliable portable toilet supplier is more complicated than you may think. Planning large events is difficult enough, without worrying about the sanitary logistics.

Hiring portable toilets should never be a mere afterthought, because the quality of the toilet facilities often determines whether guests have a great time, or a horrible ordeal. Filthy, smelly and broken portable toilets will send customers away with bad memories, ruining all of your meticulous planning.

Choosing the best portable toilet hire company is important, whether you need one for a construction site or a few hundred for a sprawling music festival. Finding the lowest price is not the most important factor, because you really do not want to compromise on reliability and quality. The secret is to take your time to find a professional company that will provide and empty your portable toilets, with a minimum of fuss.

Instead of selecting the first company that you stumble across, because you are too embarrassed to talk about portable toilets, take your time and question a selection of portable toilet hire providers. They are professionals and want to help your event to be a success, rather than enter the realms of notoriety.

When organizing a function, party or concert, you must estimate the number of toilets needed, and attempt to find the best type for your needs. You should hire at least one toilet for every hundred guests, although a more favorable ratio will be appreciated by all – the clients at a garden party will be less forgiving than hardened music festival goers. You should also take into account the duration of the event, as some of the toilets will fill up, over time, and will be unusable until emptied.

Other factors will influence your choice, and you need to decide whether any guests will need baby changing facilities or disabled access. In most circumstances, it is good practice to hire some anyway; apart from the moral issue, most states and countries have legislation stipulating that there must be disabled access to toilet facilities.

If you plan to serve alcohol, this will affect the number of portable toilets required, by up to 15%. In addition, if you are going to have a larger proportion of women attending, you will need a more favorable ratio of people to toilets, because women take a little longer, on average. Most portable toilet hire companies will be delighted to help you estimate the number of toilets needed, as part of preparing a quote.

Many people tend to think of portable toilets as the ubiquitous plastic cubicle, found at concerts or on construction sites. In fact, portable trailers are readily available, and these are a great option for longer events, or where a ‘higher class’ of clientele will be attending.

Reputable portable toilet hire companies take responsibility for emptying the portable toilets once the event is over, and they will dispose of the waste safely. If you hire a toilet for a longer period, such as the semi-permanent types used on construction sites, you will need to arrange for it to be emptied at regular periods. Overflowing portable toilets do not create a good impression and are extremely unhygienic, so question the provider about their disposal routine.

A good number of portable toilet hire companies offer environmentally friendly waste disposal, where the waste is recycled as compost. For the ecologically minded, this is yet another factor to consider.

Portable toilet hire is integral to planning an event or gathering, and ensuring that you find the right company is paramount. Ask the right questions and make sure that you choose a company with a good reputation. Otherwise, toilet nightmares can leave a bad memory that lingers long after the function is over.