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Portable Toilet Chemicals For Sale

Ideally chemical toilets should be hygienic, smell clean and their processes should be environmentally friendly. In order to keep them this way it is imperative to ensure that only the most effective chemicals are used to treat waste quickly and effectively so as to minimise odours. Chemicals should also assist with the rinsing process, thus keeping the bowl clean for the next user. Although some property owners believe that ordinary household cleaners may be used to clean the surfaces of portable toilets, bear in mind that these chemicals are not made to disinfect surfaces that may be constantly exposed potentially harmful human waste. It would be a nightmare if a property owner’s portable toilets become a vector for transmissible diseases so easily prevented by a strict cleaning regimen. It is thus imperative to use only the most effective disinfectants scientifically formulated specifically for this purpose when cleaning one’s portable toilets.

Where is the portable toilet waste disposed of?

In order to avoid hefty fines, only registered waste disposal companies who make use of designated waste disposal sites should be contracted to empty and clean one’s portable toilets. Generally portable toilets deployed to green field construction sites, outdoor events, stadiums etc are deployed with a maintenance contract to empty and clean the toilets according to a set timetable dictated by the frequency of use and agreed upon by the property owner. In this case the contractor may supply his own chemicals which either party can specify.

Generally chemicals used in the portable toilet environment can be grouped into a number of broad categories which include:

  • Chemicals stored in the cistern used to flush waste
  • Chemicals used in the holding tanks to break down waste and
  • Chemicals used to disinfect and clean surfaces

Chemicals used in the cistern to flush waste

Portable toilets require specific liquids to flush waste. These liquid chemicals are designed to perform a number of functions including:

  • Cleaning the toilet bowl as one flushes,
  • Helping to break down waste in the deposit tank,
  • Lubricating toilet seals and finally
  • Releasing a fresh smelling scent as one flushes leaving the toilet smelling fresh for the next user.

Chemicals for the waste or deposit tank

Chemicals used to break down waste in portable toilet tanks must not contain formaldehyde as this is a known carcinogen. Portable toilets have the toilet seat located above a tank into which human waste is temporarily discharged. Chemicals used in portable toilet tanks do not entirely break down human waste and it is thus important to use only environmentally friendly products in one’s portable toilet facilities.

In addition to liquid chemicals used in the bowls, chemical sachets as well as tablets are sometimes recommended and even preferred in certain circumstances. These systems do not require any water as is the case of liquid chemicals and sachets or tablets can simply be deposited into the tanks.

This waste is then pumped into a tanker truck which is finally pumped down a municipal drain designated by municipal authorities as being of a large enough capacity able to handle bulk waste deposits. It is imperative to only use registered waste disposal companies due to the potential detrimental effect that these chemical may have on ground water where unscrupulous waste companies simply pump waste onto abandoned land.

Toilet Paper for Portable Toilets

It stands to reason that special, thinner and easier to break down toilet paper should be dispensed at portable toilets enabling these toilet system to better handle waste until it has been pumped away and  properly disposed off. Where standard toilet paper and even worse, paper hand towels are thrown into the toilet, blockages are inevitable, resulting in the portable toilet systems requiring more frequent pumping.

Whether you manage a greenfields building or mining site, planning a large outdoor event or funeral, feel free to contact Highveld Toilet Hire to discuss your portable toilet requirements.