Mon - Sat 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
Find Sustainable Porta Potty
in Cambridge
Prime Dumpster rents porta potties right across Cambridge, Massachusetts, from the lab and residential construction running through Kendall and Alewife to the street festivals, races and university events that fill Central and Harvard Squares. This is a dense, permit-conscious city where almost every placement question comes down to one thing: whose ground is the unit standing on, and who has to be asked first.
Price follows the model you choose, the number of units, the length of the booking and the service pattern. Below you will find our ranges, the crew numbers that govern a Massachusetts job site, the accessibility rule that quietly changes small event orders statewide, and what the City expects before equipment touches a street.
Access is the first thing that moves a Cambridge quote, and it has little to do with the unit itself. A placement behind a construction fence with a gate wide enough for the service truck is straightforward. A placement reached only by a one-way street with no loading space, or down an alley behind a triple-decker, takes longer on every visit and that shows up in the schedule we propose.
Accessibility is the second, and it is a Massachusetts specific. Because a lone unit serving the public has to be the accessible model here, a small event order often starts at the accessible price rather than the standard one. It is worth knowing before you budget rather than after.
Street time is the third. If your unit has to stand on City pavement, the City's written permission comes with conditions that cost money to meet, including a barrier and lighting through the night. Those are real line items, not fine print.
Length of booking still helps. A month on a job site carries one delivery and one collection; three short bookings carry three of each.
Looking for a dependable porta potty rental solution? Contact us today for a free quote! We're here to provide you with a straightforward and competitive estimate for all your porta potty rental needs. Find out how easy sanitation can be with Prime Porta Potty.
Received your quote and ready to proceed? We make choosing your porta potty rental simple and efficient. Contact us to select the best options for your needs and we'll take care of the rest.
Scheduling your porta potty delivery is a breeze. Just tell us when and where you need it, and we’ll handle the rest. Prime Porta Potty is all about quick and reliable service, getting the right unit to your site when you need it.
Done with your event or need your porta potty serviced? Just give us a call to arrange a fast and convenient pickup. We’re ready to quickly remove or service your unit and make your experience hassle-free.
The prices below reflect average ranges for a standard five-day rental period. Your account manager will confirm tonnage, overage rates, and other project specifics during your free, custom quote.
| Unit Type | Average Price Range | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Porta Potty | $199–$349 | Construction sites, small events, backyard projects |
| ADA-Compliant Porta Potty | $200–$300 | Public events and job sites that need an accessible unit |
| Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty | $300–$400 | Weddings, parties, and guest-facing events |
| Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink | $300–$400 | Events where guests need a sink inside the unit |
| Solar Porta Potty | $500–$600 | Remote sites and off-grid events |
| Handwashing Station | $150–$250 | Food areas, job sites, and events |
| Restroom Trailer | From $1,500 | Weddings, corporate events, and long-term sites |
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote Now
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote Now
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote Now
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote Now
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote Now
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote Now
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote Now
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote Now
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote NowMassachusetts splits neatly in two: nothing extra on the construction count, and something genuinely different on accessibility at events.
Start with our porta potty calculator and let your account manager confirm the accessible count for your site.
In a city this tight, the footprint matters as much as the fittings. Everything we carry is on the porta potty options page.
The Standard Porta Potty is the narrow single stall with a toilet, a urinal, a paper holder and sanitizer. It is the right unit for a fenced crew site where only the trades will use it.
The ADA-Compliant Porta Potty is the wide cabin with a level threshold, grab bars and turning room for a wheelchair. In Massachusetts it is also the unit a public event needs first, before any standard ones are added.
The Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty gives a flushing bowl and far better odor control, which matters at a courtyard wedding or a corporate gathering where guests are close by.
The Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink carries the basin, soap and mirror inside the cabin, and on a Cambridge lot where every square foot is spoken for that one-unit footprint is often the deciding factor.
The Solar Porta Potty runs its own light and vent from a roof panel, useful on a dark winter site or a park location with no power nearby.
The Handwashing Station is the freestanding sink with clean water, soap and towels, required in practice wherever food is served and expected by federal rules on a staffed site.
The Restroom Trailer arrives as a small heated building with separate stalls and plumbing. For a campus event or a long project with daily staff it is the comfortable answer, provided you have somewhere level to put it.
Tell your account manager the footprint you have and the audience you expect and the mix follows.
On private ground, a fenced site, a yard, a courtyard or a parking area, a portable toilet in Cambridge needs no City permit. The street is a different matter, and the City's wording is unusually direct about temporary equipment.
A written license is required to occupy a street or sidewalk. Cambridge's code says no person shall break or dig up the ground in any street or on any sidewalk, erect staging for building, place or deposit stone, brick or building materials there, "or otherwise occupy, obstruct or encumber the same", without first obtaining a written license from the Superintendent of Streets. A temporary restroom standing on City pavement sits squarely inside that language.
Three conditions come attached, and two of them cost money. Every such license has to specify the time, place, size and use of the occupation, and is revocable at any time. The holder must keep the obstruction properly fenced for the whole time the street is obstructed, must keep a light or lights burning over or near the place from the beginning of twilight through the whole of the night so travelers are protected, and must provide a safe and convenient way for people on foot to pass around or over it. On some streets the City can also require a temporary plank sidewalk.
What the City's online menu does and does not cover. The Department of Transportation publishes street occupancy permits you can apply for online, covering block parties, containers, moving crates and moving vans, with a container permit limited to two parking spaces and a crate permit issued for three consecutive days. A portable restroom is not one of the published types, so the route for one is the street obstruction license described above. Reach the department on 617-349-4700 at 344 Broadway.
Events. Cambridge requires approval for events on public ground and publishes no restroom ratio, no handwashing ratio and no accessible percentage of its own, so the state accessibility rule is the governing number for a public gathering here. Plan the accessible unit in first.
Who services the unit. Massachusetts treats portable toilet waste as septage, and the hauler holds a septage hauler permit issued by the local board of health, with a copy carried in the vehicle. Because that permit is municipal rather than statewide, a job spanning Cambridge and two neighboring cities can involve more than one permit, which is a routing question your account manager handles rather than you.
Not sure which approval covers your spot? Raise it with your account manager before the delivery is booked.
Cambridge is dense, mostly flat, and short of spare ground, so placement here is a puzzle of inches and sight lines.
Stand units on firm, level footing where a service truck can stop legally and work safely, which in practice often means inside the site fence rather than at the curb. Keep units clear of fire hydrants, building entrances and accessible routes, well away from food service, and back from catch basins and the river. On a brick sidewalk, use a board or mat under the unit to spread the load. On a crew site, keep the toilet and the sink together near the work face.
Weekly service is our baseline. Multi-shift sites, public events and anything through a summer week usually earn a second visit. Each visit draws the tank down, scrubs the bowl and floor, wipes the surfaces and restocks paper and sanitizer.
Pumping and hauling are our responsibility. The driver empties into a sealed tank truck under a local board of health permit and carries the load to a permitted treatment works, so nothing is handled on your site. Where parking restrictions limit when a truck can stop, tell your account manager so service visits are booked into a window that actually works.
To learn more about the benefits of portable toilets, check out our blog post “Benefits of Porta Potty Rentals.“
Most Cambridge orders can be standing within 24 to 48 hours. Three to five days lets us bring the exact mix, including the accessible unit a public event needs, and that lead time matters most in spring and early autumn when the city's event calendar is at its busiest.
Five habits that keep a Cambridge delivery clean:
Client Reviews
Prime Dumpster arranges porta potty delivery throughout Cambridge and the communities packed in around it, including Somerville, Boston, Brookline, Watertown, Belmont, Charlestown and Allston. Everything we serve here sits within a few miles, so the real planning question is never distance but access: where a truck can legally stop and how early in the day it can get there.
A standard unit is $199–$349 and an accessible unit $200–$300. Deluxe flushing and sink models sit at $300–$400, solar units $500–$600, handwashing stations $150–$250, and restroom trailers from $1,500. In this city the access arrangements and the service frequency usually move your total more than the model does.
Cambridge sets no ratio, so the count is planned: one unit per 50 guests across about four hours, with 15 to 20 percent more where alcohol is served. The Massachusetts twist is accessibility, because a single unit offered to the public has to be the accessible model. Your account manager will size both parts.
The Massachusetts safety plan covers government workers only, so a private Cambridge site follows the federal table. One facility serves up to 20 workers, then a toilet seat and urinal per 40 above that, and per 50 above 200. Handwashing is required too. A fenced crew site needs no accessible unit under state rules.
Weekly is the standard rhythm here, with a second visit common on busy sites and public events. A service call means the tank pumped out, the bowl and floor scrubbed, the surfaces wiped and paper and sanitizer replaced. Your account manager will match the frequency to the headcount and the truck's access window.
No. On ground you own or control in Cambridge there is no City permit for the unit itself. Occupying a street or sidewalk is different and needs a written license from the Superintendent of Streets, carrying conditions on fencing, night lighting and a pedestrian walkway. Your account manager will tell you which applies.
A standard unit is a narrow stall holding a toilet, a urinal and sanitizer. An accessible unit is wider, with a level entry, grab bars and clear turning space inside. Massachusetts goes further than most states: where units serve the public, at least one in each cluster must be the accessible model and carry the accessibility symbol.
A weekend falls inside the three-day window our ranges assume. Expect $199–$349 for a standard unit, $200–$300 for the accessible model a public event needs, and $150–$250 for a handwashing station. Your account manager sets the drop and collection times around street parking rules.
Tell us about your event or project and your zip code. We will size the order, start with the accessible unit if the public is involved, and flag the street license conditions if your spot touches pavement.
Your Prime Dumpster account manager handles the details, from unit count and service schedule to permit contacts and delivery timing, so you can focus on your event or project.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 |
| Phone: | 617-749-0277 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
Find your location
Find all porta potty rental resources in one place, from pricing and unit types to permits and planning guides.
Learn more details about porta potty rental pricing, including easy tips to save money.
Permit requirements can vary by project and location. Learn more about porta potty permits, regulations, and planning requirements.
Give us a call today so we can help you find the right waste & sanitation solution for your project!
