Chemical Toilet

These toilets are sometimes referred to as portable toilets, outhouses, dunnies, or porta potties. The thing that a chemical toilet has that other toilets do not... chemicals. A chemical toilet uses chemicals to deodorize the waste instead of drainage pipes.

Chemical toilets are commonly found at outdoor events, construction sites, camp sites, and rural places that do not have plumbing. Most chemical toilets inlude both a seated toilet and a urinal.

Did you know?

There were 5,000 chemical toilets (or porta pottys) at Obama’s inauguration.