Editorial Articles

United Site Services Inc. has acquired Texas Pride Portable Toilets LLC of Denton, Texas. The acquisition is the third for USS in...

Association NewsMISSOURI Onsite Troubleshooting FormThe Missouri Smallflows Organization has a residential survey form for troubleshooting onsite problems in its online April...

Sometimes contractors don’t want to send their restroom trailers to take on the long-term punishment dished out on an industrial construction site....

Sometimes it’s hard to see how far you’ve come until you take a second to turn around and look behind you. When...

Q. When I install a septic system, I tell my customers how to use it properly. The trouble is they don’t listen...

There’s no doubt providing portable sanitation for special events is a growing trend in the industry. Many pumpers are increasingly approached for...

A routine trip to conduct an onsite evaluation or pump a septic tank can turn dangerous, even deadly, if you unknowingly stumble...

What do high ammonia levels mean?Question:I have a customer with some major issues with his septic system. Lab tests of his septic...

Much of what goes wrong in the world or in business can be blamed on bad decisions. Yes, natural disasters and other...

Some areas of portable restroom service are less prone to be impacted by an economic slowdown. While sanitation contractors in some locations...

A college degree in anthropology and a career in the liquid waste industry seem about as compatible as a septic pumper and...

Keith Huber was a Vacuum Truck Pioneer Keith L. Huber, a vacuum truck pioneer who played an integral role in growing the...

Million-dollar budgets, hundreds of guests, tight security, and last-minute requests weave the fabric of life for Keri Ross, sales/office manager of Room...

Diversification and bringing on minority investors with industry-specific experience transformed Sierra Restroom Solutions from a part-time portable restroom business to a multi-faceted...

Queen Anne’s County recently passed Mary-land’s first law requiring regular septic tank pumping every five years. It became the first county to...

If you’re a business owner, it’s likely that some of your recent workdays have gone something like this: You bolt awake (probably...

As we become mired in the presidential election cycle this summer, the first instinct many of us have is to rage against...

With added floor space, molded-in components and stainless-steel bowl, the High Tech II Deluxe flush restroom from Synergy World aims to fill...

We’re getting ready for our third annual Waste Treatment Symposium on Sept. 10-11 at the Holiday Inn at Six Flags in Eureka,...