A job needs fence before anything is left overnight, restrooms before the first crew arrives and a dumpster the week work starts. Then the list changes every phase. We source those services from local providers in the markets we serve and keep every job on one agreement. Availability varies by market.
Phase by phase
A typical commercial job runs through these phases. Your scope, schedule and contract set the real list, but the pattern holds: the site gets set up first, and the waste changes as the work moves inside.
Phase 01
Fence and gates, an office trailer, the first restrooms and hand wash, and power before work starts.
Phase 02
Clearing, grading and utilities. Erosion controls go in, track-out is kept off the street, and dirt goes in its own container.
Phase 03
Concrete pours need a washout. The crew grows, so restroom counts and service frequency go up.
Phase 04
Packaging and offcuts pile up, materials need a dry place, and recycling streams start if the job reports diversion.
Phase 05
Drywall, flooring and packaging fill containers fast. Upper floors may need a chute, and dusty work needs control.
Phase 06
Final cleanup containers, every unit removed, and the weights pulled together if the owner asked for a diversion number.
Send us the job list and what each site uses. We source local providers in each market and keep every job on one agreement, with charges by job on one invoice.
The services
Each line below is sourced from a local provider and goes on the same agreement as the rest.
| Need | What to ask for | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Debris and waste | Roll-offs sized by phase and material, swapped as they fill | Dumpster rental |
| Crew restrooms | Standard and ADA portable toilets, serviced on a schedule | Portable toilet rental |
| Hand washing | Hand wash stations beside the restrooms | Hand wash stations |
| Site security | Temporary fence, gates and screen | Temporary fence |
| Power | A generator sized to the load, with fuel scheduled, or a temporary service from the utility | Temporary power |
| Storage and office | Ground-level storage containers and an office trailer | Storage containers |
| Stormwater | Silt fence, inlet protection, wattles and stabilized entrances | Erosion control |
| Diversion reporting | Weights by material from the providers, in one report for LEED or the owner | Diversion reports |
| Water and fuel | Drinking water for crews, bulk water for dust control, and fuel for equipment | Water delivery |
Planning the whole site? Start with the site logistics plan template or the general conditions template, and see how a program across many jobs runs on construction site services.
The rules
These federal rules come up on almost every commercial job. State and local rules can add to them, so read them for your site with your safety lead.
29 CFR 1926.51(c)
Toilets are required by headcount: one for 20 or fewer employees, one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers above that, and one per 50 at 200 or more. Sites without a sanitary sewer use chemical, recirculating or combustion toilets or privies, unless local codes prohibit them.1 See the OSHA portable toilet guide.
29 CFR 1926.51(a) and (f)
An adequate supply of potable water has to be provided in all places of employment. Where crews apply paints, coatings, herbicides or insecticides, or work with other harmful contaminants, adequate washing facilities have to be near the worksite.1
29 CFR 1926.252
Scrap lumber, waste material and rubbish have to be removed from the immediate work area as the work progresses. Material dropped more than 20 feet outside the building goes down an enclosed chute, and solvent waste, oily rags and flammable liquids are kept in fire resistant covered containers.2
EPA Construction General Permit
A Clean Water Act permit is required for stormwater discharges from construction that disturbs 1 acre or more, or less than 1 acre when it is part of a common plan of development or sale. EPA's permit covers areas where EPA is the permitting authority, so check which permit applies to your site.3 See SWPPP site services.
If the owner wants LEED credit or a diversion number, set up the containers and the weight tickets before demolition starts. See the LEED waste credit guide and the waste management plan.
How it works with Detritus
You get one point of contact. Local providers deliver, service and remove the equipment.
The address, the scope, the schedule and what each phase needs. A job list works for several sites.
We match each address to providers in that market and quote the services together. If a market is too thin for the scope, we say so before we quote.
Providers deliver to the schedule on your order: fence and restrooms first, containers when work starts.
Restrooms are serviced and containers swapped as the job moves. If a service is missed, we contact the provider the same business day.
Units come off as phases finish, and charges arrive on one invoice, or split by job.
For a quote
The more of this we have on the first call, the faster the quote.
One container for one job? Our brand sites quote and book single orders directly: Dumpster Rental Dogs and Porta Potty Dogs.
Common questions
Usually dumpsters, portable toilets and hand wash stations, temporary fence, power, storage and an office trailer, plus erosion controls and concrete washout on larger sites. The mix changes by phase.
OSHA rule 29 CFR 1926.51 sets a minimum by crew size: one toilet for 20 or fewer employees, one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers above that, and one per 50 at 200 or more.
Yes. We source local providers in the markets we serve and keep every job on one agreement, with charges by job on one invoice.
Yes. We source the containers, collect the weights from the providers and put them in one diversion report.
A Clean Water Act permit is required for stormwater discharges from construction that disturbs 1 acre or more, or less than 1 acre as part of a common plan of development or sale. Check whether EPA or your state issues it.
Call sales at (888) 588-2607 or request a quote with the address, the schedule and what each phase needs.
Local providers do the work. We source them, schedule them with your other site services and send one bill.
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