American Liquid Waste Magazine

Will and Kyleen Niccolls’ Green Latrine in Seattle Washington is providing a rare portable restroom benefit for the company’s customers to pass on to their own environmentally conscious customers—green portable restroom service. Seattle Youths Become Green Entrepreneurs We asked Will Niccolls to walk us through his move into the portable toilet industry and the process […]

Now with easily interchangeable drums, the Speedrooter XL® from General Pipe Cleaners clears tough clogs in 3” to 10” lines – up to 200 feet. The rugged, easy-to-maneuver Speedrooter XL sports a powerful 3/4 hp motor and 100 foot capacity drums for Flexicore® cable. Change drums to add cable lengths or swap cable sizes with […]

The most successful business owners see themselves as lifetime learners. They live in a mode of asking questions, listening to people, including family, friends, employees, industry peers, management experts, mentors and others with valuable knowledge and ideas to offer. Here are some essential questions that every small business owner should ask, to check yourself for […]

Edwin and Terry Scott established Piedmont Portables about 24 years ago. Dwight Chandler, COO of The TES Group, parent company of Piedmont Portables, explains that the Scotts didn’t start the business as a sanitation company. They began the business as a special events equipment company that also offered sanitation facilities. The couple launched operations with […]

Coxreels is proud to introduce a new line of three industrial duty LED lights now available on the PC13 (Power Cord) cord reels. The new LED lights feature a variety of industrial-grade features and options, including: a 50,000 hour rating, internal light diffusers, and shatter-resistant polycarbonate lenses. Coxreels’ new LED lights also feature adjustable steel […]

Diversification of products and services can create a more robust and sustainable business model for any type of large or small business. Shifting to a business model with multiple income streams, just like any other business growth strategy, has its advantages and disadvantages. All of those should be carefully considered before reallocating or investing in […]

Many businesses look to make adjustments as they start implementing strategize for a new year. Small businesses are, by definition, constrained by budget. Therefore, it’s a given that marketing your portable restroom products and services effectively can be a challenge. Plus, many business owners find it very demanding to do a great job with marketing […]

Fresh off of his international beach vacation, we catch Rich Anderson, owner of Jimmy’s Johnnys, a small business institution in Minneapolis / St. Paul. We try to keep up with Rich as he’s on the move during this interview, as he is throughout every day, per his preference to manage his business from the field. […]

The Water Cannon Portable Skid Unit is a totally self-contained system that allows for 100% portable cleaning. These units have been designed to fit perfectly into the 6 Foot 6 Inch box of a pickup truck. Forklift slots and a lifting eye make loading this unit easy and efficient. There is also a built in […]

Alvarado Portable Toilets in Reedley California was founded in 1989. Cindy Alvarado explains that she and her husband Sergio started the business because there was a need for a portable toilet company to provide field service units. In our area, it’s all ag (agriculture). We were told that regulations were going to start getting tougher […]