Soap, paper towels, trash bins and handwash supplies that round out a portable toilet rental at food events and job sites in Los Angeles.
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A toilet is only half the setup; people also need to wash their hands. Los Angeles Porta Potty Rental connects you with an independent provider in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County for the soap, single-use towels, trash bins and handwash stations that go with portable toilets, subject to what the provider has available.
People rarely ask for soap when they rent a toilet, but they notice when it is missing. At a food event, a market or a long job, hand hygiene is the part of the setup that decides whether the toilets are a convenience or a problem. A row of units with no sink, soap or towels invites a line at the nearest drinking fountain.
LA County Public Health states the supplies in specific terms for events it covers. Each food booth, truck or cart needs a handwashing sink with warm water at 100 F, liquid soap, single-use towels and a trash container beside it. For the public, the program asks for one handwashing sink for every four toilets. Call (888) 351-0294 and we connect you with an independent provider to ask what you can get.
This page is about what rounds out a rental. We do not sell supplies or set prices; the provider supplies and restocks what it offers, and quotes it in writing.
Do not move or empty a handwash station or a unit yourself, and do not drink from or reuse its water. Call us and the provider will refill or replace it.
Say whether there is food, how many vendors there are and how long the event runs. Food changes what the County asks for.
A station next to each group of units is easier to use than one far away. Ask the provider how many stations match your number of toilets.
Ask what comes with each station and what you supply yourself. A trash container beside each station keeps used towels off the ground.
Soap, towels and water run out. Ask the provider whether restocking is part of servicing and how often a visit refills a station.
If supplies run out during the event, call us and we reach the provider. A restock depends on what the provider has free.
No price is published here, because Los Angeles figures we found disagree. Supplies and stations are priced by the provider, and the quote should say what is included.
| Job | Typical range | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Handwash stations | Set in the written quote | One station per group of toilets is common; the County asks for one sink for every four toilets |
| Soap, towels and trash bins | Set in the written quote | Ask whether they come with the station or are a separate line |
| Restocking visits | Set in the written quote | Long events may need a restock during the day |
| Hand sanitizer | Set in the written quote | Usually an extra; ask if the provider offers it |
Ask for a written quote that lists each item and what each servicing visit refills.
For events with two or more temporary food facilities or three or more mobile food facilities, LA County Public Health asks for a Community Event Organizer Permit, one toilet per 15 food employees within 200 feet, and a handwashing sink with warm water, soap, towels and a trash container beside each booth.
The program applies to events of a civic, political, public or educational nature. Applications are due 30 days before the event, and no less than two weeks before.
Within the program, each food booth, truck or cart needs a toilet for each 15 food employees within 200 feet of it, and a handwashing sink with warm water at 100 F, liquid soap, single-use towels and a trash container beside it. For the public, it asks for adequate permanent or portable toilets, with one handwashing sink for every four toilets.
Whether your event falls under this program is a question for Environmental Health. We cannot decide it for you, and we do not guarantee a permit. Tell the provider what Environmental Health says and ask what it can supply.
Put a handwash station beside the units, on firm level ground, with a clear path and a trash container nearby. Match the number of stations to the number of toilets; the County wording for events asks for one sink for every four public toilets. The provider supplies and restocks.
The station should be where people leave the toilets, not across a lot. A line of toilets with a station at one end and a bin at the other works better than a station far away.
Keep the station on firm, level ground. A station on grass or a slope can tip, and water will pool. If the event includes ADA units, put a station within reach of the accessible route.
A long event needs a restock plan. Soap and towels run out first. Ask the provider about a visit during the event, and tell it if the crowd will be larger than expected.
Not for the events the County rules cover. The program wording we saw asks for a handwashing sink with soap and single-use towels at food booths and one sink for every four public toilets. Sanitizer is not in that list, so treat it as an addition and check with Environmental Health.
Sanitizer is convenient, and some organizers treat it as enough. For a food event under the County program, the listed items are a sink, warm water, liquid soap, towels and a trash container. We do not claim that sanitizer substitutes for them.
On a job site with no food, the question is different, and your safety lead can say what the site needs. Either way, ask the provider what it supplies, and put sanitizer out in addition if you want it.
If you are unsure, ask Environmental Health before the event, not during it.
A crew on a long job needs soap, towels, paper and a trash bin by the toilets, plus someone to tell the provider when they run low. Ask the provider what each servicing visit restocks, and how to request a refill between visits.
On a construction or renovation site, supplies are easy to forget because nobody is hosting. The toilets sit at the edge of the lot, the crew uses them daily, and the first sign of trouble is an empty paper holder. Ask the provider to restock at each visit and to say what it counts as restocking.
California's construction rule, Cal/OSHA Title 8 CCR 1526, asks for one toilet facility for each 20 employees or fraction. It speaks to toilets; it does not tell us what supplies go with them. Your contractor or safety lead can say what the site needs, and the provider can match it.
For rentals that run for weeks, a handwash station next to the toilets is worth asking for, since crews eat on site. Name a person on site who tells us when supplies run low, so one call fixes it.
A freestanding station with a sink, water, soap and towels. This is the main answer to the County's sink-per-four-toilets wording for the public, and to the sink at each food booth. Ask the provider how the water is supplied and heated.
Liquid soap, single-use towels and a trash container are the items the County lists for a handwashing sink at a food booth. They run out first at busy events, so ask about a supply that matches the day.
Hand sanitizer is a useful extra. The County description we saw lists a sink, soap, towels and trash container; sanitizer is not in that list, so treat it as an addition and ask Environmental Health whether it counts for your event.
Los Angeles markets and street festivals are the usual place this matters. The Hollywood Sunday market draws about 10,000 people, and the Santa Monica market meets on Wednesdays. See our farmers market toilets page for market-specific planning.
Festivals such as the Los Angeles Korean Festival, the Lotus Festival at Echo Park Lake and the Abbot Kinney Festival put food and crowds together. See street festival toilets and the Echo Park page.
Hot days make handwashing more used and water supplies run down faster. Downtown reached 111 to 112 F in September 2024, so ask the provider about restocking on a hot day.
If it's an emergency, call now. For non-urgent sanitation supplies and hand hygiene, send the form and we'll call you back.
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LA County's wording for events asks for one handwashing sink for every four public toilets, and a sink at each food booth. Whether it applies to you is for Environmental Health to say. The provider can match stations to your toilets.
The County lists warm water at 100 F, liquid soap, single-use towels and a trash container at a food booth's sink. Ask the provider what each station includes and what you supply.
We would not rely on it alone for a food event. The County list we saw names a sink, soap and towels; sanitizer is not on it. Ask Environmental Health, and use sanitizer as an extra.
The provider, if restocking is in your quote. Ask how often a visit refills them and whether you can request an extra one during a long event.
Yes, for food events the County wording lists a trash container beside the sink. A bin keeps towels off the ground. Ask the provider whether bins come with the station.
A crew that eats on site benefits from one. The Cal/OSHA rule we have covers toilet facilities per employee; ask your safety lead what the site needs. The provider can supply stations.
Ask the provider. Extra soap, towels and a second station depend on what the provider has free. Say how many people you now expect and when, and we reach the provider for you.