Port-a-potty giant United Site Services seeks bankruptcy to cut debt

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts: United Site Services, the largest provider of portable sanitation systems in the United States, has filed for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey as it seeks to shed US$2.4 billion in debt and transfer ownership of the company to its lenders.

The company, which owns around 350,000 portable restrooms and is backed by private equity firm Platinum Equi