The Norwood Industries Site consists of a warehouse facility that is currently used to store, mix, and repackage various materials, including Paracril (a synthetic nitrile rubber and plasticizer). The property owner performs mixing and repackaging operations within the facility under the Norwood Industries company name. According to the owner, Norwood Industries obtains empty drums and containers from a variety of sources and uses them to repackage materials for relocating businesses and other clients. In addition, the owner stores misc. materials for clients. The Site has been in operation since 1977 and has accumulated various drums and small containers at the Site.
Currently there are over 2,000 drums and several thousand small containers containing various unknown wastes. The building has been labeled as a "Code Red" by the Toledo Fire Department, which means no entries will be made in the case of a fire at the facility. The Site Assessment revealed the presence of several flammable materials via laboratory analysis and there are dozens of containers labeled as flammable liquid. In addition, at least 80% of the building was inaccessible during the Site Assessment due to extreme quantities of debris/solid waste, which would add to combustion in the event of a fire at the Site.
