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At Prime Dumpster, we provide porta potty rentals throughout Granite City, Illinois, and the Madison County communities that sit between the Chain of Rocks and the American Bottom. This is heavy-industry country turned mixed, so the work ranges from plant and rail maintenance to street and sewer jobs on the old grid, roofing and additions around Nameoki, and events from a ball tournament at Wilson Park to a parish picnic to a street festival downtown. Construction crews and event hosts both call us, and in Illinois they share one legal problem that is worth reading about carefully.
What you pay turns on the model, the count, how long the booking runs and how often a truck returns. Below are our ranges, who Illinois law holds responsible for getting the count right, and the single clause in the city code that decides whether your unit can sit in the street.
Handwashing is the line item people forget when they compare two Granite City quotes. Illinois lets one handwashing unit cover up to five toilets, so on a five-unit order that single station is often the difference between a compliant site and a cheap-looking one. We quote it in rather than leaving it out to look sharper.
Service frequency sits right behind it. Illinois prescribes what a visit has to include and who may carry it out, which means a low weekly rate and a proper weekly service are not always the same product. We put the interval in writing.
The rest is arithmetic. Our ranges assume about three days in place, so a Saturday and a whole weekend normally cost the same, while a long plant shutdown moves onto four-week pricing with service built in. Access does the last bit, since a unit at the far end of an industrial lot costs more driver time than one by the gate.
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.
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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.
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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*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 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 NowRead the duty before the number, because Illinois is unusual on this point and it changes who carries the risk. State rules say an adequate number of portable toilets and handwashing units must be provided, and they name who has to fix a shortfall.
Our porta potty calculator gives a starting figure, and your account manager puts the final count and the interval in writing so the duty Illinois places on you is covered on paper.
Choose by the user and the length of stay. Each model is described on the porta potty options page.
The Standard Porta Potty is the everyday unit on a Madison County site: one private stall with a toilet, a urinal, paper and sanitizer.
The ADA-Compliant Porta Potty is the wide model with a level entry, grab bars and turning space for a wheelchair. One belongs in every group of units open to the public.
The Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty flushes and keeps odor down, which is what a wedding, a reunion or a parish festival wants.
The Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink puts a sink, soap and mirror inside the stall. On a tight site it can also solve the 20-foot handwashing rule in one move.
The Solar Porta Potty powers its light and fan from a roof panel, which suits a bottoms site, a levee job or an evening booking.
The Handwashing Station is the unit federal rules make compulsory on a work site, and the unit Illinois lets you share across five toilets. It stands alone with clean water, soap and single-use towels, and it belongs next to food.
The Restroom Trailer brings several private stalls, running water and heating or cooling. A wedding or a long-running industrial project is where it earns its place.
Tell your account manager what the job looks like and they will put the mix together.
On private ground, no. Granite City publishes no permit for a portable restroom standing on a lot, a driveway or a fenced site, and where a building permit is open the restroom is part of the site setup. Building and Zoning takes permit questions on 618-452-6218.
Now the clause that matters, because it treats a job site and an event completely differently. The city code makes it unlawful to cause, create or maintain any obstruction of any street, alley, sidewalk or other public way except as specifically authorized by ordinance, or by the superintendent of streets when necessary in an emergency or in connection with any lawful construction, repair or removal work.
For a contractor that is genuinely good news. A restroom serving a lawful construction, repair or removal job is the one category the code names, and the superintendent of streets is the officer who can authorize it. That is a real door, not a guess, and it is more than many Metro East cities offer. Ask before you place, because the authorization is the officer's to give and not yours to assume.
For an event it is the opposite. A festival, a block party or a fundraiser is not construction, repair or removal work, so that exception does not reach it. Nothing else in the chapter gives a temporary placement on a public way a route, and a separate section makes it unlawful to erect or maintain any structure that encroaches on a public street or property at all. So treat a street or sidewalk spot for an event as unavailable until the City says otherwise. An unpublished administrative route may exist, and the City is the place to ask, but we will not promise you a curb spot for an event here.
Two practical conditions if you do get onto a street. The usable width of the roadway may not be cut below eighteen feet where material is deposited, which rules out narrow side streets entirely, and suitable barricades protected by lights at night are required around any work or opening. Plan the spot with those in mind rather than discovering them on delivery day.
Event permits themselves come from the Office of the Mayor. Your account manager will set your unit count, your handwashing arrangement and your service schedule before you file, which is the material the City wants to see.
Set units on firm, level ground with a clear approach for a pumper truck. Keep them at least 15 feet from food service, clear of storm inlets draining toward Horseshoe Lake, and inside roughly 200 feet of the crew on a work site. Remember the 20-foot rule when you place the handwashing station, and put an accessible model in each group at an event rather than lining them all up at one end.
Illinois regulates this work closely. The state licenses the business of anyone who rents, transports, services or sanitizes a unit and separately certifies the technician, so you are not free to engage an unlicensed operator. State rules also require service vehicles to reach the units, so a position that boxes in the truck becomes a problem on the second visit.
Where the contents go is tighter for portable toilets than for ordinary septic waste, and this is the detail most customers have never heard. Portable toilet waste may not be applied to agricultural land in Illinois, although other septage can be. The approved routes are a municipal sanitary sewer where the municipality has given the contractor written approval, a permitted sludge lagoon or drying bed, an incinerator, or a sanitary landfill, all set out in the state's private sewage rules.
Granite City happens to run its own publicly owned treatment works, which is the short answer to where a local order ends up and one reason the destination can be documented rather than described vaguely. The City publishes a sewer-spill line on 618-452-6222. Every service visit pumps the tank, sanitizes the whole interior and restocks paper, soap and towels, and your account manager confirms both the interval and the destination before delivery.
To learn more about the benefits of portable toilets, check out our blog post “Benefits of Porta Potty Rentals.“
Most Granite City orders are on site inside 24 to 48 hours, and three to five days gets you the specific models you asked for. For a summer weekend, a festival or a tournament, allow several weeks, because the Metro East calendar runs hard from May through September.
Five habits that keep a delivery on schedule:
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Prime Dumpster arranges porta potty delivery across Granite City and the Metro East communities beside it, including Madison, Venice, Pontoon Beach, Mitchell, Fairmont City and Glen Carbon. Every page linked below is a short run on Illinois 3 or Interstate 270, which is why same-week delivery is normal on this side of Madison County.
A standard unit runs $199–$349 and an accessible one $200–$300. Deluxe flushing and sink models are $300–$400, solar units $500–$600, and a restroom trailer starts at $1,500. Handwashing stations are $150–$250, and one of those can serve up to five toilets under Illinois rules.
Illinois sets an adequate-number standard rather than a table, and Granite City publishes no ratio. We plan on one unit per 50 guests over about four hours, plus 15 to 20 percent if alcohol is served, with an accessible model in each group. Your account manager documents the reasoning.
Illinois has no construction table of its own, so the federal rule governs: one facility for a crew of 20 or fewer, then one toilet seat and one urinal for every 40 workers above that. A washing facility is required as well. The duty to get it right sits with the employer or owner.
Weekly is our standard and twice weekly is common on busy bottoms sites in summer. Each visit pumps the tank, sanitizes the interior and restocks paper, soap and towels. Illinois prescribes that content and certifies the technician who performs it, so it is a regulated job rather than a quick look.
No. Granite City sets no permit for a portable restroom on private ground, including a driveway or a fenced work site. Keep it off the sidewalk and out of the alley. A placement on a public way is an obstruction unless the superintendent of streets authorizes it for construction, repair or removal work.
A standard unit is one narrow stall with a toilet, urinal and sanitizer. The accessible model is wider, enters at grade with no step, and adds grab bars plus clear floor space so a wheelchair can turn inside. Public events in Granite City should carry an accessible unit in every group.
A weekend sits inside our standard three-day window, so it prices as the base case. Expect $199–$349 for a standard unit, $300–$400 for a deluxe flushing model and $150–$250 for a handwashing station. Your account manager arranges drop and collection around your event.
Tell us about your event or project and your zip code. We will put the count, the handwashing layout and the service interval in writing so the duty Illinois places on you is covered, and quote the order while we talk.
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: | Granite City, Illinois 62040 |
| Phone: | 314-492-9592 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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