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At Prime Dumpster, we provide porta potty rentals across Columbus, Mississippi, and the Golden Triangle communities around it. Units serve construction and industrial crews on the sites near the river port and the air base, pipeline and utility work out in Lowndes County, roof and remodel jobs in the historic neighborhoods, logging and farm work, riverwalk races and downtown festival events, and family reunions that take over a yard for a weekend.
What you pay comes down to the unit you choose, how many you need, how long they stay, and how often a truck comes out to service them. Below you will find our price ranges, the counts we plan around, exactly what Columbus and the state do and do not require, and how to get your units on site on time.
Those ranges assume a standard three-day rental, which covers most weekend orders in Columbus. A Saturday-only booking and a Friday through Sunday booking normally land at the same figure, so there is nothing to gain by trimming your dates.
Longer work prices differently. A plant job, a county road project or a long build is usually written in four-week cycles with a weekly cleaning visit included, and the weekly cost comes down a long way.
Service frequency is the next factor. A visit means the tank gets emptied, the unit gets washed down, and the paper and sanitizer get topped up. A humid Mississippi July, or a busy two-day event, usually earns a second one.
Distance and access matter too, more here than in a dense city. A unit on a hard surface near a drivable lane is quick to set and quick to pump, while a unit at the end of a long gravel lane, on a logging tract or behind a plant gate with a sign-in takes the driver real time, and the quote reflects that. Your account manager will go through all of it with you.
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 |
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Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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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 NowWork out your peak crowd or your crew size first, then the hours. Prime Dumpster builds orders around these figures:
Neither the City of Columbus nor the state publishes a guest-to-unit ratio, so these are planning numbers rather than a legal minimum. Treat them as a floor and plan up for long summer days. Our porta potty calculator gives you a quick starting figure, and your account manager can adjust it once they know your hours and your crowd.
Match the unit to the people using it and to how long they will be there. The full range sits on our porta potty options page.
The Standard Porta Potty covers most of what goes out here. You get one stall holding a toilet, a urinal, a paper holder and sanitizer, which suits crews, farm work and small gatherings.
The ADA-Compliant Porta Potty is the wide unit with a flat entry, grab bars and turning room for a wheelchair. Any event the public attends should have at least one.
The Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty adds a flushing bowl and much better odor control, which guests notice at a wedding or a church homecoming.
The Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink builds a sink, soap and a mirror into the stall, so guests can wash up without crossing the yard.
The Solar Porta Potty powers its light and fan from the sun, which earns its keep on logging tracts, hunting camps and rural county sites with no power at all.
The Handwashing Station is a freestanding sink with clean water, soap and towels. Put one by every food area and one where the crew takes breaks in the heat.
The Restroom Trailer brings several stalls, running water and air conditioning. It is the pick for weddings, company events and sites held for months.
Still weighing it up? Describe your guests or your crew to your account manager and they will build the mix.
On private ground, such as your own yard, a driveway, a farm or a fenced job site, you normally will not need a City permit in Columbus. Two things do apply, and one of them is easy to miss.
Streets and sidewalks: Columbus makes it unlawful to organize or hold a parade, meeting, assembly or procession of people or vehicles on city streets or sidewalks without a written permit first. That is handled through the Community Events Using City Property permit, which you pick up from the Columbus Police Department at 1501 Main Street or print from the City's community events permit page. Plan the calendar carefully, because the permit has to be reviewed by the Chief of Police, the Mayor and then the City Council, and the Council only meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. The City warns that handing it in on the Monday before a meeting is already too late. The police department takes questions at 662-244-3552.
County health department approval: Mississippi allows portable toilets at temporary or transient locations, including construction sites and public gatherings, where the county health department approves the use. The state is specific that a written maintenance contract has to be given to the county health department before that approval, so your service agreement is part of the paperwork rather than an afterthought. The state's wastewater call center can point you to the Lowndes County office on 1-855-220-0192.
What the City does not publish: Columbus sets no guest-to-unit restroom ratio, no event sanitation schedule and no setback or screening rule for a unit on private ground. We would rather tell you that than invent a number. If you need a written answer for a venue, a lender or an insurer, your account manager will take the question to the City on your behalf and come back with what the right office actually says.
For street repair and right-of-way questions, City Public Works answers at 662-328-4481.
The spot you choose does more for a week-long rental than any other decision.
Firm and level is the goal. A tilted unit is miserable to use, and soft bottomland near the Tombigbee or a freshly cut logging track will bog a service truck after rain. Leave the driver a clear lane with no low limbs, tight gates or parked vehicles blocking the approach.
Keep units at least 15 feet from food service and well clear of wells, creeks and storm inlets. On a job site, set them within about 200 feet of the work so nobody walks away half a break. At an event, split them into two or three clusters rather than one long row, and put the accessible units on flat, solid ground.
One cleaning visit a week comes with a standard rental. Bigger crews, hot stretches and two-day events usually need more, and the state expects regular service precisely because these units can overflow.
Mississippi is strict about who may empty a unit and where the contents go. State rules define a self-contained portable toilet as a toilet and holding tank combination that must be collected, removed, transported and disposed of by a Certified Pumper, and no one may do that work without a valid state license. Cleaning means taking the waste to an approved disposal location, and certified pumpers have to keep up continuing education every year. The state publishes a searchable database of licensed pumpers. Note too that the City landfill on Armstrong Road refuses liquids, sludges and human waste, so pumping is the only lawful route. Ask your account manager to lock in the service frequency and to look over your placement plan.
To learn more about the benefits of portable toilets, check out our blog post “Benefits of Porta Potty Rentals.“
Most Columbus porta potty orders can be on site within 24 to 48 hours. Give us three to five days and we can match the units to the job properly. For a wedding, a festival weekend or a holiday date, allow several weeks, because the Golden Triangle books those together.
These five tips keep a delivery smooth:
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Prime Dumpster arranges porta potty delivery across Columbus and the Golden Triangle and Lowndes County communities nearby, including Starkville, West Point, Caledonia, Artesia, Crawford, Steens, Aberdeen, Macon, Tupelo and Meridian. Whether your project sits downtown, on a county road, at a rural camp, or in a park for a single weekend, we plan the delivery, the service visits and the pickup around your dates.
Expect $199–$349 for a standard unit and $200–$300 for an accessible one. The deluxe flushing and sink models sit at $300–$400, a solar unit runs $500–$600, a handwashing station is $150–$250, and trailers open at $1,500. Your account manager pins the figure down in a free quote.
Neither Columbus nor Mississippi sets a required ratio, so plan 1 unit for every 50 guests over about four hours and add 15 to 20 percent when alcohol is served. A 150-guest reunion usually lands at three or four units. Add a handwashing station near food and one accessible unit per cluster.
With no state safety plan in Mississippi, the federal construction table is what governs a private job site. Crews of twenty or fewer get by with a single facility. Larger crews need a toilet seat and urinal for each forty workers, dropping to each fifty once you pass two hundred. Keep your account manager posted on crew size.
Once a week is what a standard rental buys you. On each visit the driver empties the tank, cleans the bowl and the floor, wipes the surfaces down and restocks supplies. Mississippi summer heat, a large crew or a multi-day event can push that to two or three visits, which your account manager will arrange.
Usually not. A unit on your own yard, driveway, farm or fenced job site needs no City of Columbus permit. Using a street or sidewalk requires a written City permit approved by the Council, and a temporary public site needs county health department approval. Your account manager can help you sort out which applies.
The standard model is a narrow stall holding a toilet, a urinal and sanitizer. The accessible model is wider, sits flat on the ground with no step up, carries grab bars and leaves room for a wheelchair to turn. Any cluster at a public event should include one. Crew-only units on a build are outside that requirement.
A three-day rental is the basis for every range above, so a weekend is already the standard booking. That puts a standard unit at $199–$349, a deluxe flushing unit at $300–$400 and a handwashing station at $150–$250. Delivery slot, servicing and pickup all get confirmed by your account manager.
Tell us about your event or project and your zip code. We will work out the unit count, schedule the cleaning, and quote you a straight figure on the call.
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: | Columbus, Mississippi 39701 |
| Phone: | 601-524-2474 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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