They subcontracted the job to Russell Bliss who owned a small local waste oil business.Ī vehicle owned by Bliss used for spraying waste oil.ġ8,500 gallons of the chemical waste was collected from the Verona facility by Bliss and brought to his facility in Frontenac, Missouri where he mixed it with used crankcase oils. NEPACCO contracted a company called Independent Petrochemical Corporation (IPC) to dispose of the waste product. One of the byproducts of the production was dioxin, a toxic compound known to have adverse effects. (NEPACCO) opened a facility in Verona which primarily produced hexachlorophene, an antibacterial agent used in products such as soap and household disinfectants. In the 1960s, the Northeastern Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company, Inc. The disaster which led to Times Beach being evacuated and abandoned has its roots 230 miles (370 kilometres) away in Verona, Missouri.
The area was prone to flooding and so many of its earlier buildings were built on stilts. After the Great Depression, less people owned Summer homes and Times Beach became a lower-middle class town and stop off point on Route 66. It began mainly as a summer residence for the wealthy of Missouri and beyond. The St Louis Times advertisement which gave away Summer home sites in Times Beach with a six month subscription.
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