Public Facilities Portable Toilet

A public facilities portable toilet is a facility that can be moved as a whole and provides toilet services to the public. It is suitable for various places and has multiple types and advantages. Its development, application, and design all have specific requirements.

Suitable Places

It is suitable for stations, docks, tourist attractions, villa areas, newly built residential communities, large construction sites, squares, densely populated public places, and bustling commercial streets. These places often face difficulties in building fixed public toilets and have a large flow of people with temporary and concentrated toilet needs. Portable toilets can well meet these toilet demands.

Composition Structure

It generally consists of a fecal sewage storage tank (or fecal sewage treatment device), floor slabs, sanitary ware, walls, washing equipment, water tanks, roofs, and mobile devices. Different components work together to ensure the normal use and functionality of the portable toilet.

Development History

Initially, it was made of materials such as wood, with a simple structure and function, and was prone to absorbing odors. With technological progress, it gradually evolved to use materials such as fiberglass and polyethylene, which have significantly improved durability and odor resistance.

Type Classification

• By structural form: It is divided into single-structure portable toilets and composite-structure portable toilets.
• By moving method: It is divided into hoisting and handling portable toilets, and powered and towed portable toilets.
• By sewage treatment method: It is divided into water-flushing and non-water-flushing suction portable toilets, circulating water-flushing portable toilets, and dry-packing portable toilets.

Advantages

It has the advantages of being movable, combinable, and easy to transport. It can be conveniently transported to any place where a toilet needs to be set up and can be used repeatedly.

Development and Application

It originated from people's temporary and phased needs for toilets in specific situations. The government sets them up in areas where it is relatively difficult to build fixed public toilets to make up for the shortage of public toilet supply and unreasonable layout. For example, in 2023, portable toilets were gradually installed and put into use in the Lanzhou Yellow River Scenic Area.

Design Principles

It should follow the principles of being mobile and convenient, economical and durable; environmentally friendly and beneficial to the environment; improving efficiency and promoting humanity. The overall structure should be light and consider using lightweight and durable materials. The structure should be sturdy, and at the same time, the height and width of the toilet should be controlled, and the mobile device should be complete and reasonable.