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Standard Portable Toilets (Porta Potties) PTR-Ad-Long-2 Standard porta potties are only large enough for a single person to use the restroom at one time. While sizes vary slightly, a standard portable toilet in Orange County is typically 35 square inches. *Note that the relatively tight squeeze inside the most basic portable toilets can make it difficult for larger people, or those with less mobility. Options for basic units vary, starting with single, non-flushing toilet. Upgrades available include a flushing toilet (requires more space to support a large tank of water to be used for flushing), a separate urinal, toilet seat covers, hand sanitizer, or a hand washing station. Additionally, they often include toilet paper the length of the rental period. A standard portable toilet most often has a 70 gallon tank attached, which is adequate for an event with 50 guests which lasts no more than four hours. (if you are serving alcohol at your event prepare for 25% more usage of the units as a rule of thumb) Porta potty companies in Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine and Huntington Beach will usually service the units once per week if you are renting for ten days or more. For a frame of reference a single toilet can be used by a crew of ten individuals for a typical forty hour work week. While some variation in price does exist across Orange County, the cost of renting a standard portable toilet is typically fairly similar from company to company. A standard, non-flushing unit costs between $50-$120 for a one day toilet rental in Anaheim. For a monthly rental, without weekly service, the cost is between $130-$350. The premium for a standard, flushing portable toilet is about 30% to 50%. For a monthly rental, without weekly service, the costs are between $310-$550 for a month. *note that delivery fees can vary widely, make sure that this cost is included in your quote. Wheelchair Accessible Handicap Portable Restrooms in Anaheim and Santa Ana Easy online ordering in Anaheim, CA Roll Off and Commercial Dumpsters Portable Toilet and Curbside Waste Collection Whether it is a lavish marriage ceremony, a carnival or a star-studded golf tournament, AW is there for you to provide sanitation aided with modern equipment and ultramodern portable lavatories. Our objective is to provide you luxurious portable restrooms at an affordable cost. With top class customer service and a wide gamut of sanitation products, our aim is to satisfy you by serving your particular sanitation requirements. From standard to deluxe units, we can effectively cater lavatory units according to your needs and budgets. Even for large-scale construction projects we have solutions for your hygiene needs. Professionalism combined with punctuality is our hallmark, which is the reason you can feel confident with hiring our services. We believe you should be relaxed and free to look after the other requirements related to your special outdoor event. Therefore, we are here to take good care of all the issues concerning your sanitation prerequisites. Our wide range of services also include portable restrooms for out door fairs, concerts, trekking, name ceremonies, county fairs, corporate events, product launches as well as birthday parties. Contact us today to book your next event! 174 West Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92805 213-536-4935 anaheim@awwaste.com Call Today (888) 413-5105

Portable Toilet Rental 123PTR-Ad-Long-2 Need portable toilets? White House Sanitation is your best choice. We provide portable toilet rentals in Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, Los Angeles County, Orange County and all of California. Easy online ordering in Anaheim, CA Roll Off and Commercial Dumpsters Portable Toilet and Curbside Waste Collection 174 West Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92805 213-536-4935 anaheim@awwaste.com Call Today (888) 413-5105 We can respond to almost any portable toilet need: Hundreds of portable toilets on short notice or just one delivered routinely Long-term, short-term and permanent placement available Emergency response available Our portable toilets are the answer for a variety of situations: Construction projects Special events, large events Disaster relief, wildfires, floods, train derailment Military preparedness We offer a variety of equipment to meet your needs: Standard portable potties or basic portable potties are the right choice when you need clean and economical porta potty services. VIP portable toilets or premier portable toilets are best when you need something that is just a little nicer portable toilet. Executive portable toilets are the right choice when you need a bathroom with the comforts of home. Pllumbing or sewer connections are not needed. ADA Compliant portable toilets and Wheelchair Accessible portable toilets allow you to offer bathroom toilet facilities even when there's no plumbing or sewer. People need a sink after using the bathroom to wash their hands. That's exactly what a handwash station is for. Portable sinks and mobile hand wash stations are available to rent. We provide complete service for portable toilet rentals: Our fleet of trucks and well-trained staff provide efficient delivery, placement and pick up Maintenance and cleaning is based on needs – daily, weekly or as needed Clean and Sanitary Orange County Porta Potty services all of Orange county and the surrounding areas with top of the line portable toilets, restroom trailers, hand wash sinks and RV pump outs. If you are looking for a no hassle approach to renting a portable restroom, look no further. We can meet all of your portable toilet needs, from standard portable toilets to high end portable restroom trailers. Gladly Serving the Following Locations Aliso Viejo Anaheim Atwood Balboa Balboa Island Barber City Brea Buena Park Canyon Acres Capistrano Beach Carlton Cerro Villa Heights Costa Mesa Coto De Caza Cypress Dana Point Des Moines Dove Canyon El Modena El Toro Foothill Ranch Fountain Valley Fullerton Garden Grove Hansen Huntington Beach Huntington Harbour Irvine La Habra La Palma Ladera Ranch Laguna Beach Laguna Hills Laguna Niguel Laguna Woods Lake Forest* Las Flores Lido Isle Los Alamitos Midway City Mission Viejo Moody Newport Beach Newport Coast Newport Heights North Tustin Ocean View Olive Orange Placentia Portola Hills Rancho Santa Margarita Rancho Trabuco Robinson Ranch Rossmoor San Clemente San Joaquin Hills San Juan Capistrano Santa Ana Seal Beach South Anaheim South Laguna South Santa Ana Stanton Sunny Hills Sunset Beach Surfside Trabuco Highlands Tustin Villa Park West Anaheim Westminster Yorba Linda Wheelchair Accessible Handicap Portable Restrooms in Anaheim and Santa Ana For events with guests requiring wheelchair accessible options, most rental companies have an ADA Compliant Portable Restroom available. These units have wider doors, larger interiors, and handrails for safety. While sizes vary, a handicap accessible portable restroom is typically between 62 and 77 square inches. Some cheaper units are “handicap accessible” but not ADA compliant. ADA compliant restroom trailers in Anaheim are slightly larger and cost more, bu 174 West Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92805 213-536-4935 anaheim@awwaste.com Call Today (888) 413-5105

You are here: Home / Blog / Flag Day 2016 – U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony – Arwood Waste Flag Day 2015 – U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony – Arwood Waste Flag-Retirement-Ceremony Arwood Waste Holds Annual U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony In conjunction with Flag Day and National Garbage Man Day celebrations, Arwood Waste recently held it’s annual Flag Retirement Ceremony. This year’s ceremony was held at the home of John D. Arwood, President of Arwood Waste. The U.S. flag is a beacon to the world of the core American values that we hold most dear–Freedom, Honor, Justice and Respect. While those values will always live on, each physical U.S. flag eventually reaches the end of their life-span. Arwood Waste is proud to continue offering this free public service throughout the year in partnership with local Boy Scout Troops and local U.S. Military. How To Participate If you have a damaged, faded or old U.S. flag, Arwood Waste is honored to properly dispose of it for no charge. We want to make this service easy for you. 1. Send us your Flag. Drop off your flag at any Arwood Waste location during regular business hours or mail your flag to our corporate offices at: Arwood Waste 13255 Lanier Rd Jacksonville, FL 32226 2. We will retire your flag. Arwood Waste stores all U.S. flags received and holds a Flag Retirement Ceremony in conjunction with Flag Day each year during which all collected flags are respectfully and properly disposed of. We’d be honored to include yours. 3. Share with a Friend. Properly retiring a flag is not a process that everyone is familiar with. Why not let your friends and families know about this free community service from Arwood Waste? Arwood Waste is proud to offer this public service at no charge. Original Photo: Georgia National Guard

If you are planning an outdoor wedding this summer, you will need to consider if adding additional sanitation to your outdoor location is required. Even if your wedding is fairly casual, you are sure to want facilities that are a step up from the standard porta potty, or the average beach or park restroom. Below are a few suggestions in luxury portable bathrooms and other sanitation accessories. Deluxe Porta Potty Rentals If you want to offer your wedding guests a toilet that is not too far away from all the excitement and activity of the big day, a deluxe or adavip unit may just be the solution you are looking for. The two models are among the most popular wedding portable toilet rentals, renowned for their spacious interiors and added features. They have interior lighting, running water to wash your hands, and even a vanity mirror to keep you and your guests looking sharp all ceremony long. They even look more appealing than a standard porta potty – making them perfect for the remote areas of your outdoor wedding and events. Luxury Portable Toilet Trailers If your wedding is a bit more on the formal side, or if you just want to offer your guests all the comfort and convenience of their own bathroom, – a toilet trailer is the best way to go. These luxury aw unit flush, have hot and cold running water, are temperature controlled, and come standard with wall-mounted vanity mirrors. Depending on the type of restroom trailer you choose, you can even treat your guests to full-length mirrors, music, marbled countertops, and a skylight to allow in some natural lighting. Even the smallest restroom trailers can easily accommodate wedding parties as large as 130 guests – with completely private entrances for the men and women in attendance. The largest restroom trailers can accommodate crowds up to 800! No matter what you’re after, there are many different size and functionality options for your luxury portable bathrooms. Portable Showers Wedding portable toilet rentals may not fulfill all of your needs for sanitation. If your pre or post wedding events leave you in need of a quick cleaning, portable shower units may be just the thing you’re looking for. Two, four and eight shower units are available for rent, each with their own private entrance, sink, full-length mirror, and changing room to help all of your guests freshen up before or after the ceremonies. Need a Place for the Wedding Party to Get Ready? Wedding portable toilet rentals aren’t necessarily just for the wedding guests, they are also for the wedding party. Even if the wedding party will be getting ready for the big day off-site, they may want to change for the reception – or at least have a private place for finishing touches before walking down the aisle. Toilet trailers, shower trailers and even onsite office trailers allow for a temperature-controlled place where your wedding party can get ready or escape to during the festivities. If your outdoor venue has adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities, then an office trailer may be all that you need. These trailers are the perfect place for the bridal party to get ready, and can be equipped with basic tables and chairs for your comfort. Other Hygiene Accessories Once you have selected the luxury portable bathrooms you require, you will need to consider if there are any other hyenge unites that will help your wedding day go off without a hitch. Experienced portable restroom operators can help you make an informed decision based on your big day’s unique needs. This includes suggestions for additional tables and chairs to be placed inside office trailers, and hand sanitation units. Don’t Need Additional Hygiene and Sanitation? You Might Want to Rent a Luxury Portable Bathroom Anyway Even if your outdoor wedding location has indoor or outdoor facilities, if the facilities have to be shared with other beach or park attendees – then you still might want to consider wedding portable toilet rentals. This will ensure that your guests do not have to wait in long lines, and that they have access to clean, comfortable, and fully stocked facilities. You can rest assured that your restrooms, showers and changing facilities are always nearby. It will even safeguard you event in the case of an unexpected public restroom catastrophe; such as one of the bathrooms being out of order or another large party being hosted nearby on the same day. Adding your own portable sanitation units can ease stress on your big day. If you aren’t quite sure which wedding portable toilet rentals are the best for your outdoor wedding or event, get in touch with the porta potty professionals at Arwood Waste. Putting years of experience and expertise to work, our team can help you narrow down your sanitation selection to accommodate all of your big day’s special needs. Don’t let poor sanitation make your special day anything less than perfect.

The winter and summer hot and cold months are approaching. As a construction site manager, it is important to begin the planning process in order to prepare your worksite and protect your important capital equipment. Office trailers for rent as well as mobile storage containers are just some of the essential additions you’ll need to keep your site safe and operational, even in the harshest winter weather. Gift-Card-Front-Free-400x256 Winterizing your worksite for the coming months is key to staying on top of your job and keeping on schedule. Make sure you’re prepared for the cold temperatures and harsh conditions winter can bring and take advantage of the rental storage solutions available to enhance your construction site’s conditions. The Importance of Prepping for Winter One of the reasons for preparing your construction worksite for winter is to help lower costs and reduce scheduling delays. Creating safe walkways and protective covering as well as storage facilities for important construction equipment is imperative to staying on task. You rely on your equipment for a particular job. You purchase materials with the purpose of utilizing them in the building process. Make sure you have the proper storage capabilities to keep your equipment safe and your materials usable. A public education campaign launched by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) stresses the importance of planning, equipping and training employees for winter construction safety. This effort by OSHA and NOAA recognizes the hazards presented by the conditions brought on by winter. These hazards include slippery roads and surfaces, cold weather and the strong winds that may cause damage to a work project or injury to employees. Why Renting Mobile Storage Containers are Important Mobile storage containers for rent provide you with a convenient solution for your worksite storage needs. A 20 or 40-foot steel container provides you with valuable space to place your heavy equipment, building materials and/or other supplies that you want to keep protected from the effects of severe winter weather. Large storage containers are designed to withstand the elements and protect your equipment and material from damage or unnecessary environmental exposure. Depending on the size of your construction project, you should plan accordingly for the rental of several containers that can be placed strategically throughout the site and provide you with storage ease and access. Why rent mobile storage containers? As a construction project manager, your job is to bring the project to completion on time and within budget. If the time needed to build your project includes the months during winter where inclement weather will be a factor, your need for additional on-site storage will only be for that period of time. Instead of investing dollars in a permanent storage solution with a temporary need, you can maximize your budget and fulfill your winter construction storage needs all at once through the rental of mobile storage containers. Obtaining an Office Trailer for Your Winter Construction Project Protecting people is as equally important to the success of your construction project during winter as protecting equipment and materials. This is especially true if you need to spend time reviewing work and conducting inspections of the worksite during the winter. Providing an office trailer for the job site gives you a warm, dry facility to conduct business, store important construction drawings and documents, and allow you to maintain your timelines no matter what is happening outside. An office trailer is as essential to your worksite as the storage solutions you rent. As winter approaches, meeting your storage needs is an important part of your construction worksite management. Mobile office trailers and large storage containers provide you with what you need to meet deadlines, stay on task and complete your construction project. You should make the affirmative decision to look into storage rental solutions for your current job site. Rental containers do more than store materials, equipment and site plans; they help you complete work even when the winter weather conditions dictate otherwise. Make sure your construction site has what you need to stay on schedule all season long with help from the temporary storage solutions.

When you’re in a rush, taking the time to properly wash your hands may seem to be a simple inconvenience that can be easily bypassed. In fact, recent studies have shown that 95% of Americans are washing their hands improperly. While most restrooms private and public throughout the country have the proper means available, some people simply refuse to take the time out of their day to wash their hands correctly. marked-hand-wash-multi-use What these people may not know is how important washing your hands is. Whether you are simply just practicing good hygiene or trying to prevent the spread of germs and disease-carrying bacteria, washing your hands can play a big role in your overall health. Preventing the Spread of Illness and Disease Just a simple touch is all it takes for disease and illness carrying germs and bacteria to be transferred from one person to another. According to the Clean Hands Coalition, germs and bacteria can live on surfaces for up to 2 hours, leaving those people who don’t wash their hands vulnerable to several different illnesses. When you use any restroom, public or private, you expose yourself to several nasty germs. From the common cold to the stomach flu, unwashed hands and contaminated surfaces can lead to a number of different illnesses that could be damaging to anyone’s health. How to Properly Wash Your Hands The most effective way to protect yourself from the harmful germs throughout the bathroom is by washing your hands after any contact with restroom surfaces. Whenever you are washing your hands, be sure to use warm, running water. Next, apply soap to your hands and lather the soap between your hands, fingers and under your nails. After the soap has been applied to your hand, scrub the surfaces of your hand and wrist for at least 20 seconds to ensure you are getting a thorough wash. After scrubbing, rinse your hands under clean, running warm water before drying them with a clean towel or a nearby air drying station. Even if soap and running water aren’t available, you should be sure to clean your hands as much as possible. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer that includes at least 60% alcohol can quickly reduce the number of germs on the skin. However, it is important to remember that applying hand sanitizers is not a replacement for washing your hands with running water and anti-bacterial soap. Whenever you’re hosting a large event, sanitation isn’t always easily accessible. Make sure you have your temporary sanitation needs met with portable sanitation services

Whether you plan to remodel a kitchen, build a brand new home, or add a wing onto a commercial building, one of the best things you can do is to place a portable toilet on your construction site. Not only do they benefit your clients, workers and the environment, but they can also save you money. Read on to find out how portable bathrooms can keep your job site safe, efficient, legal and make your clients and workers happy. marked-topline-open A Remedy for Faulty Logic Sometimes companies mistakenly believe that workers should be responsible for finding restrooms for their daily use. After all, many establishments offer bathrooms for public use, including gas stations, restaurants, malls and libraries. Those same construction companies hope that they will save money by avoiding the expense of construction toilet rentals. While this reasoning may appear sound at first glance, the logic quickly falls apart when you examine the facts. For example, each time workers visit off-site venues to use their facilities, they spend valuable time driving or walking to that location and then driving or walking back. And, what happens when workers can’t easily find a public bathroom to use? Not only are they unhappy, but they are gone from the job site even longer. Plus, there is also the chance that other distractions will come up during their trips to find a bathroom, such as making phone calls, stopping for a beverage or grabbing a snack. In addition, clients can become concerned when workers are coming and going throughout the day because they may start to think they are wasting time. Portable bathrooms can solve these problems. Improves Worker Productivity If you provide portable toilets on your construction site, you will eliminate worker’s travel time to find a restroom and the possibility of off-site distractions. Workers will be able to walk right to on-site portable restrooms and be back on the job within minutes. How does this help you? To begin, your workers will be happier and more comfortable, and studies show that happy workers are more productive. This also means that your workers will be more focused and spend a lot more time on the job completing their tasks of the day. Combined, all of this means that your project’s productivity will significantly improve. This overall increase in productivity will translate into more profit for you, since your projects are more likely to finish on schedule or even ahead of time. A win-win for everybody. Protects Your Clients’ Privacy Occasionally companies may consider asking their clients if the crew can use their existing on-site bathroom. This is not usually a good idea. Even relatively easy building projects can interrupt the daily routines and lifestyles of individuals and families. Not only must they contend with unusual noises, dust, and debris, but if the crew needs to use their private bathroom, then it can add additional stress to their day. Providing workers with a porta potty provides clients with much needed privacy during an already challenging time. Ensures Sites Stay Safe and Sanitary Construction toilet rental ensures that your job sites are always clean and safe for your workers, clients and anyone who visits the construction area. These contained units are designed to protect everyone from dangerous microorganisms, bacteria and disease. Keeps the Planet Healthy These days, everybody knows that anything we can do to help keep the planet in good shape is important to our well-being and survival. Portable sanitation units can help in alot ways. For example, since they use very little space and don’t need an on-going water supply, they have very little impact on the earth. I Helps You Follow the Law If your city, town or county requires portable toilets on job sites, then you must make sure you have one in place before you start your job. If you are unsure, call your jurisdiction to learn if there are any laws or requirements you should know about. Depending on your project’s specifications, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may also demand portable toilets for your workers. For instance, if water or sewer lines aren’t working for 72 hours, you must install no less than one portable toilet on your work site. Like other regulations, if you do not comply with the law, your project may be stopped and you can incur costly fines. Therefore, before you begin any building project, make sure to rent construction site portable toilets if they’re required. Even if they’re not required, construction toilet rental is a good idea since they can usually benefit everybody involved with your projects in one way or another. Whether you’re planning a large scale project or a small home renovation, make sure your crew’s sanitary needs are met with help from the experts!!!

Portable toilets have undergone a considerable evolution since the inception of outhouses and other varieties of outdoor plumbing facilities. Those first outhouses were no more than permanent or semi-permanent structures placed over dugout pits, which either had to be periodically emptied, or an entirely new pit had to be dug and the structure moved along with it. 123PTR-Ad-Long-2 Portable Bathroom Evolution The earliest portable toilets can be traced back to the 1940’s, on the ship building yards in Long Beach, California. One of the shipbuilders quickly recognized the growing costs and lack of productivity his team faced with every trip back to the dock to use the restroom. Rather than continue the delay in work, they decided to build temporary bathrooms right on the ships to help keep everyone satisfied. Using spare parts on the job crews built wooden cabanas outfitted with a small holding tank, and thus the first portable toilet was born. Unfortunately, the weight of these toilets left little in terms of flexibility for construction companies and event planners. Even worse, the early wooden or metal cabanas easily absorbed odors and were hard to keep clean. Eventually these clumsy bulky structures gave way to plastic structures made of strong lightweight polymers, then the 1970’s saw the rise of the one-piece fiberglass unit. While the fiberglass units solved the problem of flexibility, they still failed to fight off the odors and sanitary issues of their wooden and metal counterparts. By the 1980’s plastics became the prefered material for porta potties and portable restrooms. Mostly made of polyurethane, these plastic portable toilet units were by far the easiest to clean and transport. In years since, plastic has remained the preferred material for many sanitation solution providers, and special cleaning agents have been developed to have portable toilets looking and smelling better than ever before. Common Misconceptions About the Porta John They’re Smelly and Unsanitary One of the most common complaints and misconceptions about portable bathrooms is that they’re just smelly and unhygienic. This perception is largely due to commonly-held notions about the most basic portable units, which have the sanitary tank positioned directly below the toilet seat, in plain view. Luxury portable restrooms have flushing toilets, which keep all the nasty details out of sight from users. Hands Can’t Be Washed Many people are turned off by the fact that there is no way to wash hands after a visit to the portable bathroom, giving rise to concerns for hygiene. Even some of today’s more basic units are equipped with hand sanitizer pumps mounted on the inside walls so that patrons can wash after a visit. At more refined events, like weddings, hand-washing stations can be set up right alongside the portable bathrooms so that users can wash their hands with soap, if they so desire. Unsuitable for Classy Events Nothing could be further from the truth, especially since modern luxury portable bathrooms can provide nearly the same kind of experience that an indoor bathroom allows for. The misconception about unfitness largely stems from the fact that portable bathrooms used for huge events like concerts and fairs are nearly impossible to keep clean and sanitary due to over-use and the careless attitude of throngs of users. Portable Bathrooms Harm the Environment This may be the most incorrect of all myths associated with portable bathrooms, since in point of fact the opposite is true, and your home bathroom is really more harmful to the environment than its portable cousin. Portable bathrooms use considerably less freshwater – to the tune of 13 million gallons per day – so far less resources are being consumed. Portable Bathrooms Are Too Expensive Of course, there is a cost associated with renting portable bathrooms for any kind of event where outdoor facilities will be required. But the actual solution to this is somewhat counter-intuitive, in that renting more units becomes far more cost-effective for an event organizer, because users will spend less time in long lines waiting to use the bathrooms. When patrons at the fair or the concert are not spending so much time waiting to use the bathroom, they are free to spend more money on concessions, souvenirs, and whatever other items are for sale by event vendors. The Truth About Portable Bathrooms The real truth about portable bathrooms and modern bathroom trailers is that they can actually be very sanitary units, as long as they are not abused at high-volume events like concerts, where little consideration is given to hygiene by hundreds or thousands of users. Luxury portable bathrooms are available at affordable prices, and can be as clean or cleaner than the bathroom right in your home. In fact the cleanliness of modern portable bathrooms, just like the cleanliness of your home bathroom, relies much more on the attitude of users than any inadequacy of the unit itself. Portable toilet rentals today are a much better solution than they were 10 or 20 years ago, and the myths from earlier years now have little relevance.