Portable Toilet Rental in Bridgeview, IL

What counts as a Bridgeview event that needs its own toilets?

The stadium holds 28,000 for concerts, and a crowd of that size generates many smaller gatherings: tailgates, watch parties, charity runs, fan festivals and neighbourhood events that happen on the same weekend. A concert audience is not the organizer's problem unless the organizer is the venue. A pre-show party in a parking lot, run by someone else, is.

If you are planning one, start by asking who owns the lot and what permission you need. The village owns the stadium, and anything on or beside its land is a conversation with the village. Do not place a unit on land you do not control, and do not assume a stadium's own facilities are open to your guests.

The concert and stadium event toilets page explains the principle: order for the gathering you run, and name the venue only where the event itself is held there.

How big is big, and how many units does a large crowd need?

The Chicago Plumbing Code says a temporary event with more than 30 people needs at least 2 toilets, and that beyond 600 people the count rises by 1 for every additional 300 (or fraction of 300). That is Chicago's rule. Bridgeview has its own, so ask the village hall what covers your event.

Do the arithmetic on your own guest count, not the stadium's. A pre-show gathering of 1,200 is past the 600 mark, so the extra-toilet rule applies, while a guest list of 5,000 is another order of magnitude and a provider needs to hear that early, because large orders depend on what is available.

For the scale of a very large event, the Chicago Marathon had 53,000 runners and 20 aid stations, each with standard and ADA portable toilets. Our special event portable toilets page explains how to size an order, and the guide to counting toilets for an event works the examples.

What should an organizer do about access on a concert night?

Traffic is the main practical problem. A service vehicle has to reach the unit, and that is hard when a road is closed or crowded. Agree the delivery time and place with the provider in advance, and tell them if a road or lot will be closed. We cannot promise a delivery time.

Ask where a vehicle can stand to service the units while the crowd is there, and where the units will be after the event. Pickup is the provider's job. See delivery and pickup for what to settle, and call (888) 351-0294 to start.

What changes when the ground is a paved lot rather than grass?

Most parking around a large venue is hard surface, and a unit on pavement cannot be pegged down the way one on grass can. Ask the provider how it will be kept steady, and whether a flat, level patch is available away from the line where cars queue.

Rain makes a paved lot slick and a grassy one soft. Neither is a reason to cancel, but both are things to describe on the call. The provider decides how a unit is secured and serviced, and you should not try to move it. Ask, too, about lighting: an evening concert crowd arrives when the light is fading, and a unit placed at the dark end of a lot is one fewer people will use.

Which accessories do large crowds usually need?

Beyond toilets, large crowds need handwashing, and accessible units. A handwashing station is separate from a toilet and has its own supply; a provider tells you whether one is available. Public gatherings should plan for accessible units as well, as the ADA accessible portable toilets page explains. We have no sourced ratio, so we do not state one.