A. Yes, we distribute over 1,000 porta-potties around the city for general public use and more in special locations throughout the city (like the Airport, medical facility, etc), in addition to some in Empire and Gerlach. The potties are serviced on a continuous and rotating basis, 24 hours a day during the event. We do our very best to keep them clean and stocked with toilet paper.

Participants should expect lines to the potties in the morning, or when a big event is happening within a specific quadrant of the city. It is always possible to find less used potties, in less populated areas. Participants are also encouraged to use empty bottles or buckets to urinate in. These containers can be emptied (though the container may NOT BE DISCARDED) into potties.

NOTHING other than human waste is to be put into a pottie toilet. This year we are encouraging participants to think of the porta-potties as if they were your own home toilets. ONLY HUMAN WASTE or TOILET PAPER should go into them. Previously numerous discarded items in porta-potties caused tremendous problems and prevented the timely cleaning of the potties. It has also threatened our ability to dump this waste locally and in Reno, NV. Please do not discard any trash or any non-human-waste items into the potties. Respecting the purpose of the potties affects the long term sustainability of Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert.