Porta Serve

30/10/2025

💙🚽 A Big Thank You to Porta Serve! 🚽💙

When nature calls, PortaServe always answers — and we couldn’t be more grateful for their support of the 2025 Krawln for the Fallen!

It takes an entire community of businesses and people who truly care about our first responders to make this event possible. PortaServe stepped up in a big way this year, helping ensure everyone can enjoy the weekend in comfort — both on and off the trail! 😉

From all of us at Off-Road United Foundation, thank you PortaServe for keeping things clean, reliable, and ready to roll. Your partnership helps us continue honoring the fallen, supporting survivors, and reminding our heroes they’re never forgotten. 💪🚓🚒🚑

14/10/2025

🚽 Toilet Talk Tuesday-The history of deodorizers

The history of deodorizers in the portable sanitation industry dates back to World War II, when temporary restrooms were first used for shipbuilders. Early operators relied on cleaners like Pine-Sol and Lysol, but over time, specialized companies developed safer and more effective formulas. By the late 1970s, non-formaldehyde deodorizers became the industry standard, promoting cleaner and eco-friendly sanitation. Today, we continue that tradition of excellence by using Walex Porta Pak Max, a non-formaldehyde deodorizer, in all our tanks—ensuring best practices, superior quality, and a fresh experience at every site. 🌿✨

07/10/2025

🚛💧 Toilet Talk Tuesday! 💧🚛

Did you know the earliest “pump trucks” were actually horse-drawn honey wagons? 🐴 Before modern vacuum trucks, these wagons collected and transported waste long before indoor plumbing became common! From wooden barrels to today’s high-tech service trucks, sanitation has come a long way — and these workhorses still keep our industry moving! 💪

30/09/2025

🌱🚜 Toilet Talk Tuesday 🚽

In agriculture, portable toilets and handwashing stations are more than a convenience—they’re essential. They keep farmworkers healthy, meet safety requirements, and protect the food we eat from field to table. Clean, reliable sanitation helps sustain the people who sustain us. 🌽🍎

23/09/2025

🚻 Toilet Talk Tuesday – The Importance of Portable Sanitation 🚻

When most people think about portable toilets, they picture a quick solution for an outdoor event. But the portable sanitation industry does far more than that—it plays a vital role in protecting public health, supporting large-scale projects, and ensuring comfort in places where permanent plumbing isn’t available.

🏗️ Large Work Sites – Construction projects, industrial sites, and remote work locations depend on portable toilets and restroom trailers to keep operations running. Providing access to clean facilities is not only required by safety standards but also boosts productivity and worker well-being.

🚻 Portable Toilets – These units are the backbone of the industry. They’re designed with ventilation and chemical treatments that manage waste effectively, control odors, and provide privacy and sanitation in areas without restrooms.

✨ Restroom Trailers – For events like weddings, festivals, or corporate gatherings, restroom trailers offer an elevated experience. With flushing toilets, running water, lighting, and climate control, they provide the comfort of indoor facilities in any outdoor setting.

🎶 Festivals & Large Gatherings – Music festivals, fairs, and outdoor celebrations rely heavily on portable sanitation. With thousands of attendees sharing a space, having enough toilets, handwash stations, and holding tanks on-site prevents long lines, reduces health risks, and helps keep the event enjoyable and safe for everyone.

💧 Handwashing Stations – Clean hands are one of the simplest and most effective ways to stop the spread of germs. Portable handwashing stations, placed alongside toilets and trailers, ensure people have access to soap and water wherever they are.

🛢️ Holding Tanks – These tanks extend service times for portable units and trailers by storing waste safely until professional pumping. They are critical for long-term sites, larger crowds, or locations with limited service access.

Together, these portable sanitation solutions form an essential system that supports public health, environmental safety, and human dignity. From construction crews to festival-goers, everyone benefits from having clean, reliable, and accessible facilities.

So next time you see a portable toilet or handwashing station, remember—it’s not just a convenience. It’s part of a larger industry working hard to keep communities clean, healthy, and running smoothly. 🌍✨

📸 The pictures we’ve added from festivals, events, job sites, and restroom trailers, highlight the very services we proudly provide to meet every sanitation need.

16/09/2025

Toilet Talk Tuesday– 🚽
The History of the Portable Sanitation Industry

The portable sanitation industry as we know it today began to take shape in the early 1970s. Business leaders recognized the need for communication, standardization, and professional representation. In 1971, the first formal meeting of the Portable Sanitation Association (PSA) was held in New Orleans, bringing together operators from across the country. This marked the start of a unified industry voice dedicated to improving service standards, safety, and recognition of the value portable restrooms provide to public health.

Challenges came quickly. One of the first major tests occurred during the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973–1974, when fuel shortages threatened the ability of portable restroom operators to transport units and provide service. PSA leaders lobbied the U.S. government, successfully gaining recognition that portable sanitation was essential to public health. This ensured operators could continue their work even during times of national crisis.

By the mid-1970s, the Association had grown to nearly 200 members nationwide. The industry continued to advance, with innovations in equipment, service vehicles, and deodorizing products. Through these efforts, portable sanitation became more reliable, efficient, and respected as a critical service for public gatherings, construction sites, and emergency response.

Today, the portable sanitation industry continues to build on this foundation of advocacy, innovation, and professionalism—quietly protecting health and dignity wherever restrooms are needed.

We are proud to be a member of the Portable Sanitation Association for 11 years now. 😀

17/08/2025

Porta Serve is proud to support many organization in North Central Florida. Thursday evening we supported the Builder’s Association of North Central Florida (Builders Association of North Central Florida) and their silent auction to support the building trades program. It was a great evening with chance to chat with so many that help build our communities.

24/07/2025

25/02/2025

We love supporting our community!

A huge thank you to Porta Serve for their incredible donation, helping propel us toward the STATE Final 4! We’re grateful for your belief in us and excited to take on the final stretch. The countdown begins: three days to go!

22/02/2025

Customers that give us things like this are a great reminder of the vital service that we're able to provide people with and the impact we can have. We are truly grateful!

09/02/2025

We are honored to continue to support the Springs Institute as part of our stewardship to the community and our environment.

14/01/2025

We started with seed funding three or four years ago. Now there are teams in every age group having a ball and learning much more than robots! Excited to see the Regional Tournament this Saturday at Legacy Park in ALACHUA!