Great Outdoors CPT.

Revolutionizing the portable toilet industry, Great Outdoors offers a portable toilet solution designed to exceed your expectations.  Not only do our portable compost toilets offer a premium outdoor pooping experience, they also provide an environmentally sustainable alternative to current porto-potty waste management practices.​ 

Established in 2014

The inspiration that led to the eventual creation of Great Outdoors, sprung from a post-earthquake trip to Haiti.  In the devastating aftermath of the quake, Matt Gunn (one of the GO co-founders), identified a need for more sanitary public facilities, along with increased accessibility for all citizens.  Though Gunn had begun establishing compostable toilets for the people of Haiti, it wasn't until a couple years later, back in his home state of Utah, that he teamed up with his friend, Shawn Taylor, to create Eco Commode.  Eco Commode implemented eight-unit trailers made of recycled materials to provide a portable composting toilet service for outdoor events.  Since then, the company has continued to grow and evolve to address the increasing demand for both a pleasant and eco-friendly portable toilet solution. 

Our Goal

Our goal is to provide a more pleasant and eco-friendly solution to today's portable toilet problems.  With concerns of smell and sanitation, experience proves that proper application of carbonaceous materials (sawdust) to human waste neutralizes odor and provides an "earthy, woody" scent.  Additionally, the use of sawdust in a composting toilet eliminates a need for chemically treated liquids, sloshing and splashing, and thus provides a more eco-conscious solution to the larger human waste problem.  taking our composting solution one step farther, our system includes the use of an industrial-sized thermophilic composter that ensures usable compost as the end-product. ​

Our Team

Matt Gunn
Co-Founder

Matt Gunn has a heart of gold, and every endeavor he has undertaken has been done with the pure intent of making this world a better place. After traveling the world, which included studying in Nepal, hitchhiking across South America, and building a sustainable school in Haiti, Matt returned to the U.S. with a greater sense of purpose.

In 2012, Matt created the Ultra Adventures trail racing series, which he also committed to using eco-friendly practices that included separating recyclable and compostable items from trash bins, and sending less than 1% of trash from each event to the landfill. Ultra Adventures also had their own “Eco-Commodes”, collecting human waste for compost. In 2016 Matt merged his company with Vacation Races. 

Salem Stanley
Co-Founder & CEO

Salem graduated in 2013 with an MBA from BYU. He loves working with people to find solutions to their problems. 

With an extensive background in education in business, Salem is constantly exploring ways to combine his professional skills with his passion for athletics and the outdoors. Innovative, data driven, and enthusiastic, Salem loves making things better.  He especially loves being engaged with customers and understanding what they love, hate, want and need. Using customer information to find new customers, drive sales, and guide product development is what gets him most excited. 
It is only natural that Salem poses as an outstanding force for the persistent development and precise execution of outstanding service with Great Outdoors CPT.

Emily Kagan
Operations Manager

Emily graduated from Goucher College in 2003 with a B.A. in Management and International business. After three years overseas for both professional and personal pursuits, Emily returned to the U.S. where she switched over to working with youth in outdoor therapeutic settings, and later landed a 7-year career as a professional athlete. Needless to say that Emily thrives on an unconventional lifestyle. Though never at a loss for an adventure, she finds great satisfaction in bringing life to projects and ideas that enhance the quality of life for one or for all. Her love of people and nature, creative problem-solving, and passion for helping others are a few of the driving forces behind her success.

We want your FEEDBACK!

We want to know YOUR experience with traditional portable toilets. What problems have you encountered? Are you happy with traditional portable toilets? How important is your toilet experience? Are you a company or event director that is concerned with current waste management practices? We want to hear from you! Please let us know your thoughts, ideas and experiences so that our innovation team can best work to meet your needs and concerns.