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At Prime Dumpster, we provide porta potty rentals across East Palo Alto, California, and the bayside stretch of San Mateo County beside it. Units cover apartment and office construction along University Avenue and Bay Road, utility and levee crews out toward the Ravenswood ponds, landscape and remodel work in the Woodland Park blocks, and the events that fill Bell Street Park and Martin Luther King Jr. Park, from a weekend soccer tournament to a street festival.
Price follows four things here: which unit you take, how many, how long you keep them, and how often a truck services them. Below are our ranges, the stricter count California sets on a job site, what a right-of-way placement really costs in this city, and how to time a delivery.
Those ranges are built on a three-day rental, the shape of most weekend bookings in East Palo Alto. A Friday drop, a Saturday event, and a Monday pickup all sit inside the same per-unit figure.
Job sites work on a longer clock. A mid-rise build near the Dumbarton approach or a townhome phase off Bay Road is quoted in four-week blocks with a weekly service stop in the rate, and the per-unit weekly number eases once several units share one address.
Two local things lift the total. California counts toilets by sex at every crew size, so a mixed crew of twenty needs two facilities rather than one, and it treats a handwashing station as part of the job rather than an extra. Budget both from the start.
The bigger swing is where the unit stands. On private property you pay for the unit and the service. In the public right of way the City charges a weekly encroachment fee that can exceed the rental itself, which is why we try hard to find you a spot behind the property line. Your account manager will walk the options with you.
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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.
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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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*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
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*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote NowWork from head count and hours, then test it against the California rules, which are tighter than the federal ones.
Our porta potty calculator gives you a starting number in a minute. Because the City is silent on event restrooms, your account manager builds the order from crowd size, hours, food, and alcohol.
Pick the unit around the people using it. The full lineup sits on our porta potty options page.
The Standard Porta Potty is the workhorse: one stall with a seat, a urinal, paper, and sanitizer. It suits framing crews, landscape work, and small gatherings.
The ADA-Compliant Porta Potty is wider, steps up flat at the door, carries grab bars, and leaves turning room for a wheelchair. Put one in every cluster at a public event.
The Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty gives you a real flush and better venting, which guests notice at a ticketed event or a reception.
The Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink puts a basin, soap, and mirror inside the stall, so a dinner line keeps moving.
The Solar Porta Potty powers its light and fan from the roof, which fits a levee project, a baylands trail job, or an evening event with no power drop.
A Handwashing Station is a free-standing basin with clean water, soap, and towels. In California you need one on every crewed job site and beside every food area.
The Restroom Trailer carries several stalls with plumbed water and climate control. It is the pick for weddings, corporate days, and sites that run for months.
Tell your account manager the crowd or the crew and they will put the right mix together for you.
On private land, a fenced site, a yard, a parking area you control, the City asks nothing for the unit itself. The moment it touches public ground the rules and the costs change.
The right of way is the expensive answer. The City requires an encroachment permit whenever an owner or contractor performs work within the public right-of-way, and the Public Works Engineering Division reviews packages in the order they arrive. The City's published fee schedule charges $867 for a temporary closure of a sidewalk, a bike or vehicle lane, or a street, $867 for any other work encroaching into the right-of-way, and $1,155 per week for a container or temporary storage set there. Traffic control plan review is another $1,155 per street. Those numbers are real money, so plan a private-property spot first.
Public events. You need a City permit for a parade or a traffic stop on city streets, a street closure for a community event or block party, or an event over 150 people in a city park or facility. The City does not publish a filing deadline or an event fee, so call before you lock a date. The City's main line is 650-853-3100.
Food vendors. San Mateo County Environmental Health permits the vendors and the event coordinator, and that is where your toilet count per food worker gets checked. Ask the county for the current forms, because its online packet moved recently.
Not sure which office your plan touches? Your account manager can sort out which permit applies and who to call.
Where you set a unit decides what it costs to serve, so settle the spot before you settle the count.
Look for level, firm ground with truck access. Soft fill near the baylands, narrow driveway aprons, and tight apartment parking all slow a service vehicle, and a gate that measures narrower than it looks will stop one. Leave a straight approach with no low wires or branches.
Keep units at least 15 feet from food service and well back from San Francisquito Creek, the slough channels, and storm inlets. On a job site, keep them within about 200 feet of the crew. At an event, split them into two or three clusters instead of one long row, and give each cluster an accessible unit.
The weather here is mild, which helps, but the wind off the bay does not. Anchor or ballast units on open ground near the ponds, and keep doors turned away from the prevailing afternoon breeze.
A standard rental includes a weekly service visit: pump the tank, wash the bowl and floor, wipe the surfaces, and restock paper and sanitizer. The waste goes to the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant at 2501 Embarcadero Way, which treats sewage for the East Palo Alto Sanitary District and runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That plant issues a hauled liquid waste permit covering waste from chemical toilets, and its pretreatment staff answer on 650-329-2122. Your account manager will set your service days and confirm the handling.
To learn more about the benefits of portable toilets, check out our blog post “Benefits of Porta Potty Rentals.“
Most East Palo Alto orders are placed within 24 to 48 hours. Give us three to five days and we can send the exact mix, accessible units included. For a spring or summer event weekend, book several weeks out, because the whole Peninsula competes for the same dates.
Five things make a delivery here go smoothly:
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Prime Dumpster arranges porta potty delivery across East Palo Alto and the mid-Peninsula communities beside it, including Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Atherton, Redwood City, Mountain View, San Carlos, Belmont, and Newark across the bridge. Whether your site is an apartment build on Bay Road, a levee project in the baylands, or a tournament weekend at a city park, we build the delivery, service, and pickup around your dates.
Standard units average $199–$349 and accessible units average $200–$300. Deluxe flushing and sink units run $300–$400, solar units $500–$600, handwashing stations $150–$250, and restroom trailers start at $1,500. Unit count, rental length, service frequency, and whether the unit sits on public ground set the final figure. Your account manager confirms it free.
Begin with 1 unit per 50 guests across about four hours, then add 15 to 20 percent if alcohol is served. East Palo Alto publishes no restroom count of its own, so that planning figure is your base. If food vendors are coming, California adds a toilet for every 15 food workers. Your account manager will size it.
California is stricter than the federal table. You need one separate toilet facility for every 20 workers of each sex at any crew size, so a mixed crew of twenty needs two. Add one washing station per 20 workers, placed outside the unit. Under five workers, one all-gender unit works. Your account manager will confirm.
Once a week with a standard rental. Each visit pumps the tank, washes the bowl and floor, wipes the surfaces, and restocks paper and sanitizer. Busy event weekends and sites with large crews usually earn a second stop, and multi-day events almost always do. Your account manager sets the schedule when you book.
No. On private land in East Palo Alto the City asks nothing for the unit. Put it on a sidewalk, a bike lane, a parking lane, or a street and you need an encroachment permit from Public Works, which carries a real fee. Your account manager can confirm which side of the property line your spot falls on.
A standard unit is a narrow stall with a seat, urinal, paper, and sanitizer. The accessible model is wider, has a flat entry with no step, adds grab bars, and leaves room to turn a wheelchair. Federal rules want one in every cluster at a public event. Units used only by construction crews are exempt.
A weekend is our standard booking, since every range we quote assumes three days. Budget $199–$349 for a standard unit, $300–$400 for a deluxe flushing one, and $150–$250 for a handwashing station. Your account manager will confirm the drop window, the service visit, and the pickup time.
Tell us about your event or project and your zip code. We will work out the unit and washing station mix, set the service days, and quote it 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: | East Palo Alto, California 94303 |
| Phone: | 415-426-1126 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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