Portable bathrooms have been an important part of the US and its
growing society, helping to sustain construction sites from any location, and
giving people and businesses the opportunity to host thousands of people in a
crowd event without the need to construct permanent bathroom facilities. These
bathroom inventions have been powerful tools to bring industries further, but
where did they come from?
Long Beach, California is the location of the original portable
toilet. Ship builders noticed a need for bathroom locations to be closer to the
ship where the workers were building, thus creating the first, crude
port-a-potty. However, this steadily required improvement, as their version was
heavy, clunky, and very unsanitary. It moved into fiberglass models that
allowed it to have a lighter frame. Unfortunately, the absorption of fiberglass
demanded that a new material be used to allow a lightweight frame with a hygienic
consistency.
Finally, polyethylene was produce into portable toilets, giving
the product a light attribute while being resistance to smell absorption.
Today, the industry is over $2 billion dollars strong, and has expanded much
further than simply toilets. Charles W Howard, owner of Call-A-Head portable
equipment, is one of New York’s industry leaders. They offer portable toilets,
restroom trailers, security guard booths, portable showers and even a portable
water and sewer system. This desire for portable goods will continue to grow,
as it becomes easier to make the economy flow without the need for permanent
projects.
