The portable toilet was invented in the 1960’s by George Harding, who worked for Poly- John Enterprises. He was co- founder of the company along with Ed Cooper and George Hiskes. Poly- John is one of the leading manufacturers of polyethylene toilets, sinks and tanks, many of which are portable like the original Portable toilet. Portable toilets are also known as Porta- Potties, Porta- Johns, Porta- Loo, Tidy John and even Portable Sanitation Unit. They are made out of standard molded plastic in gross colors such as dark pea green, faded blue and dark grey. These toilets are generally three by seven feet, approximately the size of your standard coat closet, and feature a rounded black plastic seat with a chemical bath for your wastes to drop into. The trick to using these bathrooms is to not let the blue chemical water to splash back up on you. The chemicals used in porta potties can include formaldehyde, disinfectants like ammonium and ethanol and other smelly components designed to mask the smell of everyone else who has already used the toilet before you. There is place for the toilet paper to sit but most of the time it is just a cardboard tube. Afterwards you can diligently clean your hands with the hand sanitizer provided that often makes your hands smell for at least another hour. Porta Johns also don’t normally have a light inside because it is impractical to hook up every toilet to a massive power cord. This means if you need to go to the bathroom and you are at a carnival or haunted trail, you might want to go before dark because not only is it very dark inside, the carnival or trail workers like to mess with you and bang on the walls while you pee. Anyone can order a porta potty from several different companies and Porta Potties are seen at construction sites, carnivals, and haunted trails, along sightseeing paths such as the Grand Canyon, etc. These toilets are often seen as disgusting places but it puts a whole new spin on the saying “When you gotta go you gotta go!”
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