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At Prime Dumpster, we provide porta potty rentals in Marion, Iowa, and across the Linn County communities north and east of Cedar Rapids. Construction here runs through new subdivisions on the city's growing edges, the Uptown district rebuild, street and trunk sewer work, school and civic projects, and the tree and roof work that the 2020 storm left behind, while events fill Lowe Park, the Uptown blocks and the county fairgrounds through the warm half of the year.
Iowa does something unusual with this product: it licenses the company that rents you the unit, not just the truck that empties it. That detail, the national job site count and a hard state ban on where the contents may go are what shape an order here.
Where the waste has to go is a cost driver in Iowa in a way it is not everywhere. The state bars the contents of a toilet unit from being spread on land at all, so every load travels to a treatment plant that has agreed to take it. That is a fixed part of the service cost here, and it is the reason a quote that looks unusually cheap in this state deserves a second look.
The building calendar compresses hard in eastern Iowa. Frost, thaw and a short workable season push most of the year's concrete, excavation and roofing into the same months, so late spring through early fall is when Linn County crews all want units at once. Winter orders are easier to place and need freeze protection and a cleared approach planned in.
Travel is barely a factor. Cedar Rapids sits about 5 road miles away and its own page already publishes that figure, so a Marion delivery almost always joins a route that is running anyway. Even a single unit prices well.
Length of stay behaves normally. Roughly three days sits behind our ranges, which prices a weekend at the base case, and a build running past a couple of weeks moves to monthly pricing with scheduled service included.
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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*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 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 NowIowa runs its own workplace safety plan, and it covers private employers, which often leads people to expect a state table. There is not one for construction.
Try our porta potty calculator for a starting point, then have your account manager check it against your schedule and your peak day.
Specify for the season and for who walks in the door. Everything is listed on our porta potty options page.
The Standard Porta Potty handles most Linn County work: a single enclosed stall with toilet, urinal, paper holder and sanitizer.
The ADA-Compliant Porta Potty has a level entry, a wider stall, grab bars and turning room, and it belongs in any cluster the public will use.
The Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty flushes and keeps odor down, which is what an Uptown street party or a Lowe Park wedding should be quoting in July.
The Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink carries basin, soap and mirror inside the stall and keeps a line moving at a busy gathering.
The Solar Porta Potty takes its light and fan from a roof panel, which helps on a trail project, a farm job or a park site with no power drop.
The Handwashing Station stands separately with clean water, soap and single-use towels, and it is how a Marion site meets the federal washing rule.
The Restroom Trailer arrives as a small heated building with separate plumbed stalls, which suits an Iowa winter project or a guest-facing event.
Tell your account manager the month, the headcount and the ground, and they will build the mix.
A unit on your own property needs no city permit in Marion. Iowa's attention sits on the company behind the unit, and it is worth understanding because it is unusually direct.
Iowa licenses the business that rents portable toilets. The state's rules on commercial septic tank cleaners define the licensed activity to include a person or firm that owns and rents or leases portable toilets. In other words, renting the unit out is the licensed activity, not merely pumping it, so an unlicensed supplier is not a cheaper option but an unlawful one.
That license is annual and conditional. It runs from the first of July to the end of the following June, has to be renewed by the end of June, and is granted only after the state approves a septage disposal management plan. The plan goes both to the state and to the county board of health, and every servicing vehicle or tank has to display the license number. Ask your account manager for ours with the quote.
The contents may not be spread on land in Iowa, full stop. State rules say waste from toilet units and holding tanks must be discharged, with the owner's approval, to a publicly owned treatment works or another system the state has permitted, and that land application of waste from toilet units or holding tanks is prohibited. Ordinary septic tank septage can go to a permitted land application site under conditions. Toilet unit waste cannot. The two sit side by side in the same rule.
Street and park gatherings go through the city. Marion requires a notice and permit for a parade, march or assembly on a public street, sidewalk, other public way or in a public park. Three situations fall outside it: use of sidewalks and crosswalks that does not block other people, a gathering the organizer reasonably expects to be under 50 people that stays off a public street, and an immediate spontaneous response to a public event.
Park hours are a scheduling trap worth knowing. Marion closes all its parks between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and nothing and nobody may be on park property in those hours without written permission from the Park Board or a posted exception for a particular facility. That affects when units can be delivered and collected as much as when guests arrive, so settle the timing with your account manager before the booking is confirmed.
Stand units on firm, level ground with a straight pull-in for a service truck. On a new subdivision lot that often means setting the unit near the street edge of the pad rather than deep in soft fill. Keep units 15 feet or more from food service and drinking water, clear of inlets draining toward Indian Creek, and close enough to the work that the crew uses them rather than walking off site. At a gathering, group the units, put an accessible model in each group, and keep a firm path to each door.
The contents are toilet unit waste under Iowa's rules, which means a treatment plant and never a field. We discharge to a plant that has agreed to accept the load and keep the record against the account.
A service visit empties the tank, disinfects the seat and interior, and restocks paper, soap and towels. Weekly is our baseline on a steady crew, with twice weekly recommended on a large site, during an Iowa heat spell, or anywhere food is served. From late fall the same visit adds freeze protection and we plan the approach around snow piles instead of discovering them. Agree the interval, the route and the collection date with your account manager before the first drop.
To learn more about the benefits of portable toilets, check out our blog post “Benefits of Porta Potty Rentals.“
Most Marion orders are placed within 24 to 48 hours, helped by how close the rest of our eastern Iowa coverage sits. Allow three to five days to lock a particular model, and book a summer Saturday or a festival weekend weeks ahead, because the Cedar Rapids corridor draws on the same equipment at the same time.
Five habits that keep a Marion delivery on schedule:
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Prime Dumpster arranges porta potty delivery across Marion and the Linn County communities beside it, including Hiawatha, Robins, Center Point, Springville, Mount Vernon, Lisbon and Alburnett. Five of our Iowa pages sit within about 52 road miles and are linked below, starting with Cedar Rapids at roughly 5 miles and North Liberty at about 25. Where a neighboring page already prints a mileage for the same pair, we use theirs so the two agree.
Allow $199–$349 for a standard unit and $200–$300 for an accessible one. Deluxe flushing and sink models run $300–$400, solar units $500–$600, and trailers start at $1,500. A handwashing station is $150–$250. Winter service and extra summer visits are priced separately and quoted openly.
Marion sets no ratio, so we build the number from the crowd: one unit per 50 guests over roughly four hours, plus 15 to 20 percent once alcohol is served. Keep an accessible unit in each group and add a station wherever food is handled. Your account manager signs off the figure.
Iowa adopted the national standards, so the federal table applies. One facility covers a crew of 20 or fewer, then one toilet seat and one urinal for each 40 workers, and one per 50 above 200. Iowa's only written sanitation rule of its own covers railroad workers.
Weekly is our baseline, with twice weekly recommended on a large site, through a heat spell, or wherever food is served. Each visit pumps the tank, disinfects the seat and interior, and restocks paper, soap and towels. Through the Iowa winter that same call includes freeze protection.
No. Marion does not permit a unit standing on private land. What the state does regulate is the supplier, which must hold an annual Iowa license to rent portable toilets. A parade, march or assembly on a public street or in a park is a separate city application your account manager can help prepare.
A standard unit is one narrow stall with a toilet, urinal and sanitizer. The accessible model is wider, enters flat with no step, and carries grab bars with clear floor space for a wheelchair to turn. Any Marion gathering open to the public should include one in every group of units.
A weekend falls inside the roughly three-day window our ranges assume, so it prices at the base case: $199–$349 for a standard model, $300–$400 for deluxe flushing, and $150–$250 for a station. Ask your account manager about pairing the delivery and collection on one run.
Tell us the job or the gathering, the dates, the park or the site address and your zip code. We will apply the national job site count, size the event figure through our team, and confirm the Iowa license and the disposal arrangements in writing.
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: | Marion, Iowa 52302 |
| Phone: | 319-289-7669 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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