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McHenry sits on the Fox River at the foot of the Chain O'Lakes, and that single fact shapes almost every portable toilet order here, because the river and the lakes concentrate public gatherings into a short, busy summer. At Prime Dumpster, we provide porta potty rentals across McHenry, Illinois, for construction on the newer subdivisions and the Route 31 commercial strip, for events and riverfront gatherings in and around Petersen Park and the downtown, and for homeowners working through a project. Rental length, service frequency, unit type and truck access set the price.
McHenry is also the only city we serve in McHenry County from this list, so the county layer here is its own thing rather than a Cook or Lake answer carried sideways. Below are the price ranges, the two separate counting answers for crews and crowds, how the local permission question is handled, and how servicing works along the river.
The river calendar is the first thing that moves a McHenry quote. Boating season, the riverfront events and the lake traffic all peak between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and that is when accessible units and restroom trailers are hardest to hold anywhere in McHenry County. Book a July Saturday the way you would book a venue.
Rental length is next. Delivery and collection are two separate trips whatever the dates say, so a one-day riverfront gathering carries both inside a weekend. A subdivision build running a year spreads them thinly and the weekly service charge becomes the number that decides the budget.
Service frequency is third and you set it. A small McHenry crew is comfortable on weekly attention. Riverfront and festival work almost always wants daily visits, and anything with food vendors should start from daily.
Access is fourth, and along the Fox River it genuinely matters. Low ground near the water softens after rain, and a spot that carried a service truck in June may not in April. A firm pad with a straight approach is worth asking for at the quote.
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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:
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*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
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Request a Quote NowMcHenry answers in two halves, from two different authorities.
For a McHenry construction site, the federal worker sanitation table governs. Illinois operates a state safety plan covering state and local government workers only, so a private McHenry job site answers to federal OSHA, which states in its own words that federal standards apply to private sector workers in the state. The federal construction sanitation rule sets three tiers, under a column headed minimum number of facilities:
Nearly all McHenry work sits in the first two tiers. A 20-person framing crew needs one facility, and a 50-person site needs two seats and two urinals, with that middle tier holding right up to 200 people. Handwashing is a federal duty on every site in every state rather than a local extra, with a narrow exemption for mobile crews who have transport to facilities nearby.
For an event, no McHenry ratio is available to quote, and Illinois publishes no statewide event ratio either. So the number is a planning decision and the City is the body to confirm it with. The working figure the trade uses is about one unit per 50 attendees over four hours, lifted 15 to 20 percent where alcohol is served, with at least one accessible unit anywhere the public is admitted. On a riverfront site where guests spread out along a bank rather than clustering, plan for more walking distance than that figure assumes and split the units into two groups.
Illinois does give a real choice on handwashing, and this one is a state rule. Sanitizer at every unit is the default, refilled at each pumping, and one portable handwashing unit may serve up to five toilets in place of that refilling, provided it stands within 20 feet of them. At a McHenry riverfront event with food, taking the option is almost always the right call.
The Prime Dumpster calculator gives a first McHenry figure, and your account manager reconciles it with the federal tiers and your service pattern.
The Standard Porta Potty covers most McHenry work, from a small trade crew to a vendor row at a riverfront event. The ADA-Compliant Porta Potty enters level with the ground instead of over a step, carries grab bars and leaves turning room, and belongs in any layout open to the public.
For a wedding or a guest-facing date on the river, the Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty adds a flush and clean bowl water. The Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink brings handwashing inside the unit, which helps on an exposed bank where a separate station is awkward to anchor.
A Solar Porta Potty lights itself where no power runs, which suits park and riverbank ground after dark. A Handwashing Station is the standalone McHenry sink with separate fresh and waste tanks, and Illinois accepts it in place of sanitizer refills. For a long subdivision build or a corporate date, the Restroom Trailer gives separate stalls with lighting and climate control. The porta potty options page sets all seven out for McHenry.
On private property, the general Illinois position is that no state permit applies to a portable toilet at a job site or a temporary location, and a unit on your own McHenry driveway, yard or fenced site is ordinarily a private matter.
For a street, a sidewalk, a park or city ground, the City of McHenry is the authority, and the straight answer is that the right step is to ask it. McHenry does not post its ordinances in a form that can be quoted openly, so instead of putting a half-read rule in front of you, your account manager contacts the City directly and confirms the position for your exact site before delivery. Most cities in this part of Illinois require some form of permission for an object left in the public way, and several impose short time limits on anything standing on a sidewalk, so plan on asking and never assume a street placement is available.
Three layers above the city are settled and useful. Illinois licenses the portable sanitation business through its Department of Public Health, covering anyone who sells, rents, leases, transports, services, cleans or maintains a unit, and it certifies the technicians who service them separately. Illinois also puts the adequacy of the unit count and the service frequency on the employer, property owner or event coordinator rather than on the service company. And because McHenry sits in McHenry County rather than Cook or Lake, nothing recorded about those two counties carries across here; the county health department is the body to ask about an event with food.
If your site is park district ground rather than city ground, the park district is the body to approach. Your account manager will tell you which it is before anything is filed.
Set the unit on firm, level ground with the door clear of foot traffic, out of the sidewalk and back from the curb. Keep it well away from food service, drinking water and the air intakes on your McHenry site. Near the Fox River, pick ground that stays firm after rain and that can be staked, because an exposed unit on an open bank takes real wind.
Truck access is a legal duty in Illinois, not a courtesy, because the state says service trucks shall have access to the toilets being serviced. On a wooded McHenry lot that usually means a spot near the driveway rather than the far corner of the yard.
Weekly service is the baseline on a McHenry job site. Each McHenry visit pumps the tank, washes and sanitizes the interior, renews the deodorizing charge and restocks paper, towels and sanitizer. Illinois prescribes the work in unusual detail, including sanitizing the urinal, seat, shelves, tank, walls, floor, door and the outside of the door and handle after every pumping, and requiring two physically separated sets of cleaning equipment unless a power washer is used. A defective McHenry unit has to be repaired or taken out of service by locking or removal.
Where the waste goes matters on a river site. Illinois bars land application of portable toilet waste outright and routes it to approved receiving points instead, which is worth knowing when your site sits a short distance from the Fox. Your account manager keeps the service record and the certification details on your account.
To learn more about the benefits of portable toilets, check out our blog post “Benefits of Porta Potty Rentals.“
A standard McHenry order usually moves within a day or two. The summer river and lake calendar is the squeeze, and accessible units and trailers can book weeks ahead for a holiday weekend.
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Service routes out of McHenry cover eastern McHenry County and reach Johnsburg, Wonder Lake, Island Lake, Spring Grove and Fox Lake, along with the porta potty service areas listed below.
In McHenry a standard unit is $199 to $349 and an accessible unit $200 to $300. For McHenry, either deluxe model runs $300 to $400, a solar unit $500 to $600, a handwashing station $150 to $250, and trailers from $1,500. Your account manager confirms the live McHenry figure with your service schedule.
No local ratio is available to quote, so plan on about one unit per 50 attendees over four hours, add 15 to 20 percent where alcohol is served, and include an accessible unit for a public layout. Your account manager will confirm the position with the City before the order is fixed.
Federal rules govern a private McHenry site. One facility serves a McHenry crew of 20 or fewer. From 20 McHenry workers it is one seat and one urinal per 40, and from 200 one of each per 50. Handwashing is required on every McHenry site whatever the crew size.
Weekly is the McHenry job site baseline. On a McHenry visit the service crew pumps the tank, washes and sanitizes the interior, recharges the deodorizer and restocks paper, towels and sanitizer. Illinois prescribes that McHenry routine closely. Riverfront events and food vendors normally move to daily visits in summer.
Generally no. Illinois requires no separate state permit for a unit at a job site or a temporary location, and a unit on your own McHenry lot is ordinarily a private matter. Permission becomes a question once the unit stands on a street, sidewalk, park or other city ground.
A standard unit is the compact single-user model that drops onto a McHenry driveway or vendor row. An accessible McHenry unit is wider, enters level rather than over a step, carries grab bars and gives a wheelchair room to turn. It needs a firm, flat McHenry approach to the door.
A McHenry weekend is quoted from the standard $199 to $349 range, because delivery and collection are the same two trips whether the unit stays two days or two years. Short McHenry bookings therefore sit toward the upper end. Your account manager will quote the live McHenry weekend rate.
Tell us about your event or project and your zip code. Say how close the site sits to the river, because that changes both the ground and the service plan.
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: | McHenry, Illinois 60050 |
| Phone: | 464-245-3085 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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