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Crest Rubber Alliance

 
Site Contact:
Jeffrey Kimble
OSC

(kimble.jeffrey@epa.gov)

Site Location:
633 N. Union Avenue
Alliance, OH 44601
 response.epa.gov/CrestRubberAlliance

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently began a cleanup of hazardous wastes at Crest Rubber Company’s former factory and warehouse at 633 North Union Ave., Alliance, Ohio. The company operated at the site from 1992 until November 2015 when the site was abandoned.

EPA will remove more than 500 55-gallon drums along with 1,000 smaller containers of hazardous waste, many in poor condition that are corroding or leaking. Contaminants include ignitable wastes, benzene and tetrachloroethene (PERC). In November 2016, Ohio EPA referred the site to EPA for cleanup.


Western Exterior Wall of Warehouse Building. Alliance Rubber Co Sign. Taken during OEPA Site Assessment. Process Building Roof Collapse. Process Building Interior. Alliance FD Referral Photo Southern end of south warehouse building South at front of Warehouse on N. Park Ave. Metal machines in southern bay, processing building Equipment storage west wall of garage building Northern entrance to site North Along N. Park Ave Treeline behind EPA and EPA contractor trailer West side of southern warehouse building and courtyard area NE corner of process building Pipe leading out of south wall of process building Rock placed on northern lot of site Rock placed on northern lot of site DustTrack placed at southwest corner of process building EPA contractors clearing and grubbing site DustTrak placed near southern portion of the site during debris moving activities EPA contractors clearing and grubbing site Debris cleared from east side of process building Clearing and grubbing activities Clearing from in front of bay door, process building Clearing area south of southern warehouse building Cleared area east of garage building Rolloffs at front of warehouse building for scrap and debris EPA contractor moving equipment from courtyard area Containers in open pit in warehouse building Shelves of scrap rubber in northern portion of warehouse Looking east from Union St. at west entrance of site View of warehouse from western entrance View of southern portion of warehouse from west garage door entrance Southern portion of warehouse in process of being cleared of debris and reorganized Area of process building impacted with spilled chemicals being cleaned by EPA contractors Containers staged in southern portion of warehouse Containers staged in southern portion of warehouse EPA contractors collecting a solid sample from a damaged 55 gallon poly drum while the Coast Guard AST performs air monitoring Shoring construction in the process building South portion of the warehouse and intended staging area for containers EPA contractor moving bulk solids from the process building to be staged in the warehouse EPA contractor staging bulk solids in the warehouse for disposal EPA contractor placing bulk solids in a roll off dumpster for offsite disposal EPA contractor sampling a container of solids EPA contractors securing a roll off to be transported offsite EPA contractors securing drums to be removed from the process building and staged in the warehouse EPA contractors securing drums to be removed from the process building and be staged in the warehouse EPA contractors segregating small containers for disposal or waste categorization sampling. EPA contractors secure drums to be removed from process building and staged in the warehouse. EPA contractors remove drums from the process building to be staged in the warehouse.