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Why Choose a Toilet Container Over Plastic Portable Toilets?

Tuesday 25 June 2024
Updated: Monday 25 November 2024
Filed in: General

With outdoor season is upon us most of us will be braving the toilets at some kind of outdoor event or tourist attraction. While plastic portable toilets are the cheapest most practical option for large festivals where a temporary toilets are required en masse, for smaller events, campsites or fixed locations, toilet containers can be a better option.

What are toilet containers?

Toilet containers are purpose build units that provide either temporary or permanent facilities in outdoor spaces. As with any container product they are fully portable, strong and secure, as they are constructed from steel panel and other durable materials. Unlike plastic toilets, container toilets are mains connected, providing a much more pleasant user experience!

Toilets can be bought as single toilets, double, or blocks, with multiple toilets, urinals and options for washing/showering facilities. Accessible toilets are also available. As one of the UK's leading manufacturers of shipping container conversions we can also make bespoke toilets fabricated from shipping containers.

Reasons to choose toilet containers

  1. Durability

    Traditional portable plastic toilets are made of plastic materials, so compared to steel units they are more susceptible to damage, either in transit or due weather conditions, or even vandalism from drunken revellers. As toilet containers are fabricated from either steel panels or steel shipping containers, they are much stronger and sturdier and will last many years, providing safety for users and less money spent on maintenance and replacements. Steel toilets are less likely to develop leaks from rain entering in cracks or splits that can occur with plastic and internal parts damaged by constant use - or misuse. Frequent moving and handling large number of plastic toilets from site to site on lorries results in a few casualties, whereas steel toilets take a lot of force to damage.
  2. Comfort

    Do we even need to imagine why a mains connected toilet unit or block is better to use than a plastic toilet? Who hasn't experienced the trauma of a cramped, dark, dirty portable toilet that's full to the brim and out of hand sanitiser? With sound and heat insulation, a proper flush and a hand basin with running water, a visit to toilet container is a comfortable and hygienic experience more often than not. Although this might seem quite a trivial point at face value, having a dirty toilet experience can literally put visitors off returning to a venue or event. For example, most of us know someone who has retired from attending festivals as their preference for personal comfort outweighs the fun. In this day and age us Brits expect better service than ever before and bad toilet facilities can lead to a bad review on Trip Advisor, which can damage a business.
  3. The environment

    Chemical toilets create an environmental hazard when it comes to disposal, while cabins feature mains plumbing for easy and safe disposal. Plastic toilets need replacing faster than a metal container, resulting in more plastic waste. The need for toilet facilities is much higher in green spaces, where people come to enjoy nature and feel connected to the environment. The irony would not be lost on those people enjoying the clean air and natural beauty if they are then leaving an extra carbon footprint by creating more chemicals and toxins from flushing a plastic toilet. If people want the green experience, give them green - with safe plumbing and fresh water!
  4. Cost-effectivenness

    Like buying cheap shoes, you end up paying more in the longer term with replacements than investing in a sturdy pair from the outset. Purchasing a toilet container for a semi-permanent fixture is more cost effective than the false economy of continually renting and replacing portable plastic toilets - and will save you frequent transportation costs. In addition, by offering a premium sanitary experience your customers and visitors are more likely to return than be put off for life by a bad toilet trip. When competition to bring in and keep business is fierce, something that may seem as minor as a good toilet could actually give the edge over competitors to retain, or increase, profit.

Types of toilet containers from Containers Direct

The CTX Range Portable toilet cabins made from top quality materials featuring facilities required for a hygienic and pleasant visit to the toilet! Containex branded toilets are the highest quality range of portable toilets for sale in the UK. Mains drain connected and with a connection to a water supply, water heater and sinks, these units make excellent short or long term sanitary facilities at outdoor visitor attractions, events and on building construction sites. Below are a few examples from CTX range. For more variations and info on container blocks visit Portable Toilets for Sale

CTX05 - 5ft portable toilet
CTX08 - 8ft (1+1) Toilet
CTX16 - 16ft (3+1) Toilet
CTX20 - 20ft Male/Female (3+2) Toilet


Bespoke builds We convert toilet blocks to order from used or new shipping containers, making them unbeatable in terms of strength and security, while still fully portable. We can also add toilet facilities to other container conversion, such as offices, classrooms and welfare units.

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