Get Flushed
Originally created to help portable restroom operators improve their business performance, Get Flushed has become the place for serious conversations about the sanitation industry. Host Pete uses Get Flushed to share knowledge, skills and experiences from restroom operators, suppliers, manufacturers, engineers, researchers and users world-wide. The aim of the show is help restroom operators improve their business performance while raising sanitation standards for all.
Episodes
Pete discusses the history, design, manufacture and assembly of individual portable toilets and their modern plastic cabins.
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Pete considers the steps needed to launch and run a portable toilet business and looks at the sanitation market through the eyes of a local provider.
Visit www.abcgroup.co.nz to learn more about this week's guest.
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Host Pete examines the rules for handling septic waste and joins a local sanitation driver on site to see what happens when portable toilets are cleaned.
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Pete assembles a plastic portable toilet cabin and explores what happens when portable toilets reach the end of their working life.
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Pete talks about vacuum pumps, holding tanks and sanitation hose and thinks about some of the challenges that come with removing, transporting and discharging liquid waste.
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Pete discusses the chemicals used to treat portable toilets with Odour Control specialist Tonya Ray from Surco Portable Toilet Products. Tonya makes a great offer for anyone wanting to try Surco products. Visit www.surco.com to learn more.
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Pete talks to David Pipkin about his product Portaclear, which aims to set new standards in odour elimination.
Visit www.portaclear.com to learn more about this product.
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Host Pete talks with Tina Stinnett from Sunrise Environmental and David Pipkin from Portaclear about how best to deal with Uric Scale.
To find out more about the products discussed in this episode:
Scale X click HERE or email tina@sunrisenv.com
Portaclear click HERE or email info@portaclear.com
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Pete looks at toilet paper and asks why it is perhaps the most overlooked part of the portable sanitation system.
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Pete talks to a recruitment agent about how to find new staff and jumps in a truck for a ride-along with a new sanitation driver.
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This week, Pete asks how many toilets a sanitation driver can clean each day and thinks about the variables that determine a daily workload.
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Pete catches up with Ryan Granger from Acadian Sanitation in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.
Ryan launched Acadian Sanitation in November 2019 with 25 toilets and recently purchased 25 more. He talked with Pete about how he started the business, the challenges he faced, his business strategy and his hopes for the future. Over the course of the conversation, Ryan and Pete share experiences and ideas and have a few laughs...
Pete and portable sanitation consultant David Andres talk about the podcast, the restroom industry, and Pete's plans for the rest of the season.
Pete catches up with Nick Trainer, the Vice President of Toilet Paper at Georgia Pacific.
Pete catches up with the Trade Waste Team responsible for managing the waste water system for Christchurch in New Zealand. This episode is jammed full of technical and scientific information that is made easy to understand by Darryl Veale and Karla Madden from Christchurch City Council.
Darryl's report on the tests he conducted on portable toilet waste is available HERE
Pete catches up with Stefan Covic and Anthony Covic from Prestige Loos in Auckland, NZ.
Prestige Loos is a family owned company operating a fleet of portable toilets, high end restroom trailers and modular bathroom systems. With over 4,000 weekly services and a comprehensive portfolio of events, the company is leading the way in portable sanitation in the New Zealand market.
Click HERE to visit prestigeloos.com
This episode of "Get Flushed" delves into the crucial role of information technology in managing a portable sanitation business. Pete explores how modern software systems can help streamline operations, from recording customer interactions and tracking assets to planning service schedules and managing invoicing.
Pete identifies ten key business functions that can benefit from technology, highlighting the importance of a cohesive pl...
Pete talks with John Gadeken, then CEO of ServiceCore about their software for portable restroom operators.
The discussion highlights the journey of ServiceCore, a company that emerged from a history of software development in the waste industry. John recounts how he transitioned from real estate software to focusing on waste management solutions, ultimately leading to the creation of ServiceCore.
The software is designed to be clo...
Pete continues his search for the Holy Grail of portable restroom software with Vernon Hogan and Brett Roques about the PRO Solutions software application.
A deep dive into the world of portable sanitation software unfolds in this captivating podcast episode, where Pete engages with industry innovators Vernon Hogan and Brett Rock. The discussion revolves around the significant strides made in developing a comprehensive software plat...
Pete explores the challenges associated with supplying portable toilets to special events.
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