New Self-Replenishing and Online Tracking Features Make it Easier to
Recycle Used Cartridges
NAPERVILLE, Ill., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax(R) Incorporated
(NYSE: OMX), a leader in office products and services, today announced it
has launched a new Recycling Program through its MaxPerks(SM) membership
program. The OfficeMax MaxPerks Recycling Program provides customers with a
comprehensive system to collect and redeem recyclable office items such as
used ink and toner cartridges and cell phones with battery. After enrolling
in the program, customers can select the recycle container size that best
fits their needs and one will be shipped at no cost. When the full
container is returned, a new container is automatically shipped to the
customer for more recycle collection. For every qualified ink cartridge and
cell phone with battery returned to OfficeMax, customers will earn a $3
reward in their MaxPerks account. The MaxPerks online tracking feature
provides a record for each return and redemption, particularly beneficial
for business accounting or fund raising activities that require regularly
updated results.
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"We heard from our customers that they want to do more with their
recycling efforts but they don't know how to get started," said Ryan Vero,
executive vice president and chief merchandising officer for OfficeMax.
"Ink and toner cartridges and cell phones are common disposable items that
take up a lot of room in a landfill. By providing free collection materials
and an online tracking system, this new program enables MaxPerks customers
-- from students and teachers to small business owners -- to start an
on-going Recycling Program and earn rewards along the way."
Through its retail store Recycling Program, OfficeMax has already
collected and remanufactured more than 13 million ink cartridges since
2005. But cartridge recycling is just one component of the complete
OfficeMax ink solution. To start, OfficeMax provides a full range of
options for all ink and toner needs, with a complete selection of
manufacturer or private label cartridges. OfficeMax is also the first
office product retailer to provide an ink cartridge refill service, using a
state-of-the-art computerized kiosk that analyzes the cartridge quality and
print performance. When used cartridges are recycled at an OfficeMax retail
store, OfficeMax provides a $3 instant discount on any in-store purchase.
To read more recycling facts related to ink and ink cartridges, please
visit our web site http://www.officemax.com/maxperks.
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(TM), technology products and solutions,
and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses.
OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 35,000 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.
OfficeMax Media Contacts
William Bonner Jennifer Rook
630 864 6066 630 864 6057
OfficeMax Investor Contact
John Jennings
630 864 6820
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CONTACT:
media, William Bonner, +1-630-864-6066, or
Jennifer Rook, +1-630-864-6057, or investors, John Jennings,
+1-630-864-6820, all of OfficeMax
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