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Office Depot Announces 65% of Paper Sold in 2004 Contained Recycled Content

Posted on: Tuesday, 12 July 2005, 18:00 CDT

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - July 11, 2005 - Office Depot announced that 65% of its 2004 U.S. paper sales came from recycled paper, an increase of 373% from 2003.

In addition, the overall average post-consumer-waste recycled content (total weight of recycled fiber as a percent of total paper weight) of paper sold across all U.S. channels reached 10.5%--up from 4.5% in 2003.

"We are thrilled to report that nearly two of every three sheets of paper sold in the United States by Office Depot last year contained recycled content," said Tyler Elm, director of environmental affairs for Office Depot. "With paper being the most ubiquitous single office product, the sales effect of recycled stock is a significant benchmark of our corporate commitment to promoting environmentally-sensitive products and a testament to the growing public and corporate adoption of our quality recycled paper."

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Source: Lebhar-Friedman

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