Video: OfficeMax and TerraCycle Partner to Introduce Innovative Office Product Line
May 01 2008 - 12:06PM
PR Newswire (US)
OfficeMax to Offer TerraCycle's First-Ever 'Made From Waste' School
and Office Products NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 1 /PRNewswire/ --
OfficeMax(R) Incorporated, a leader in office products and
services, announced today that it has partnered with
TerraCycle(TM), Inc., an eco-capitalist company, to bring a new
line of "green" office products to OfficeMax customers. OfficeMax
is featuring seven new TerraCycle products, including innovative
binders, pencil cases, trashcans and cleaners. TerraCycle
manufactures and packages products entirely from waste and reduces
the amount of garbage going to landfills. To view the Multimedia
News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/officemax/32807/
The new line with OfficeMax will be TerraCycle's first line of
office products and features items for kids and adults. The design
of these products helps to reduce some of the country's largest
waste streams. "OfficeMax is pleased to provide our customers with
the environmentally responsible products that TerraCycle is
pioneering. TerraCycle's unconventional manufacturing methods have
led to some of the most progressive products on the market today,"
said Ryan Vero, Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising
Officer for OfficeMax. "We are happy to be a part of TerraCycle's
efforts to make a greener workspace." "At TerraCycle, we believe
that OfficeMax is the ideal retailer for our products," said Tom
Szaky CEO and Founder of TerraCycle. "They share our vision of
making products from waste and supplying them to a mass audience
without charging a premium. We are excited to help achieve that
goal with the help of an industry leader like OfficeMax." The
TerraCycle Natural Cleaner(TM) line will be OfficeMax's first line
of all-natural cleaners packaged directly in used soda bottles. The
line includes the Natural All-Purpose, Natural Window and Natural
Degreaser packaged directly in used 1 liter bottles. Over 80
billion plastic bottles are discarded and end up in landfills every
year. The cleaners are all plant based, non-toxic and
biodegradable. Certifications include the Canadian Government's
EcoLogo, one the strictest certifications given by the Canadian
Government. OfficeMax will also carry TerraCycle's first lines of
trashcans and recycling bins that are made from 100 percent
recycled plastic. Millions of tons of plastic are discarded every
year in America. TerraCycle salvages thousands of tons of plastic
from a variety of applications and turns this mixed plastic waste
into these environmentally preferable and affordable bins.
OfficeMax and TerraCycle will offer binders made from 100 percent
recycled cardboard covers and 90 percent recycled steel rings. The
binders also come with the world's first return program for used
binders. TerraCycle runs several free recycling fundraisers for
schools, including one that pays schools two cents for every used
drink pouch they collect. TerraCycle uses these traditionally
non-recyclable pouches to make, among other items, pencil cases for
kids. OfficeMax will support this free fundraising program by
selling these brightly colored, 100 percent recycled pencil cases.
The program helps to challenge kids to rethink what happens to the
materials they discard and ways those materials can be re-used.
OfficeMax and TerraCycle plan to develop more recycled and
environmentally preferable products together. OfficeMax is also
working with TerraCycle to increase awareness about the need for
more eco-friendly products and practices in homes, offices and
classrooms, and by supporting recycling programs that make such
changes possible. For more information on TerraCycle's recycling
programs visit: http://www.terracycle.net/brigades. For samples,
images or more information on this new partnership or these unique,
innovation products, please contact Albe Zakes at 609.393.4252
x233. About TerraCycle, Inc. Tom Szaky, a 25-year old entrepreneur
and Princeton University dropout, founded TerraCycle
(http://www.terracycle.net/) his freshman year. The company debuted
its revolutionary worm poop plant food packages in reused soda
bottles at Wal*Mart and The Home Depot in 2005. TerraCycle products
are the first consumer products to earn the right to carry the
Zerofootprint(TM) seal. The seal signifies that the materials and
manufacturing process used to produce its products have virtually
no negative environmental repercussions. In July 2006, Inc.
Magazine named TerraCycle, "The Coolest Little Start-Up in
America." About OfficeMax OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) is a
leader in both business-to-business office products solutions and
retail office products. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help
our customers do their best work. The company provides office
supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through
OfficeMax ImPress(R), technology products and solutions, and
furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses.
OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 36,000 associates
through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and more than 900
stores. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For
more information, visit http://www.officemax.com/ . Contacts:
TerraCycle, Inc. OfficeMax Albe Zakes William Bonner 609-393-4252
ext 233 630.864.6066 Jennifer Rook 630.864.6057
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/officemax/32807DATASOURCE: OfficeMax;
TerraCycle CONTACT: Albe Zakes of TerraCycle, Inc., +1-609-393-4252
ext. 233, ; or William Bonner, +1-630-864-6066, , or Jennifer Rook,
+1-630-864-6057, , both of OfficeMax Web site:
http://www.officemax.com/
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