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KERKSTRA SERVICES BLOG

Tune in to our blog for the latest in portable toilet rental news. Featuring everything from comparisons of our rental options to event and wedding planning tips, we’re here to help you navigate your planning.

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How are Porta Potties Cleaned?

Think cleaning a porta potty is like cleaning your home bathroom? Think again! Let’s shed some light on the common question, “How are porta potties cleaned?” Portable toilets are standalone units, which means that each one collects and stores waste independently. So, unlike your home toilet where waste is flushed down and removed from the […]
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Why are there More Porta Potties Around Now?

In your travels around your city recently have you noticed the increased number of portable toilets and wondered to yourself, “Why are there more porta potties around now?” As a portable toilet supplier in Michigan, we’ve seen a rise in the number of extended portable restroom rentals too. Why? Cities and towns are simply trying […]
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Event Planning in 2021: What Will You Do?

Event planning data makes it clear that once people are able to gather again in large groups, that they’ll be jumping at the opportunity to do so. So, what’s next for event planning in 2021? We aggregated what we’ve been hearing from professional event planners in West Michigan that typically rent our luxury portable toilets […]
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Ode to a Porta Potty

An ode to a porta potty? You got that right! …Hear us out, we’re not crazy. Something strange has been happening over the last year and here at Kerkstra Services we’re in the perfect position to witness it firsthand. People miss porta potties. Don’t laugh. It’s true. A guy named Alex Cortez even wrote an […]
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How Often Does a Portable Toilet Need to Be Pumped?

When porta potties are serviced the waste is removed, odor neutralizing blue liquid is re-added to the tanks, and supplies like toilet paper and hand sanitizer are stocked. That’s how they’re serviced, but the question remains, how often does a portable toilet need to be pumped out? The general rule of thumb for porta potties […]
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What to do with a Tipped Porta Potty Rental

A tipped porta potty is a serious problem! What should you do if your portable toilet flips over? First, we should start by saying that it’s very rare for a porta potty to get tipped over when it’s being used properly. Really the only way a portable toilet can tip over is if suboptimal conditions […]