Trenton, NJ (September 9, 2008) - TerraCycle, Inc., a young eco-capitalist company is proud to announce that it will more then double the number of ‘Made from Waste’ products it sells at OfficeMax stores nationwide. The two companies worked together for months to develop environmentally responsible alternatives where they were needed most. The new eco-friendly end-cap will be set in stores in early September. The end cap will feature a wide range of products including computer bags, pens, pencils, paper, cork boards and much more all made from waste!

TerraCycle and OfficeMax first partnered in May 2008, bringing a unique line of products to an office retailers shelves for the first time. Never before had a major office supply retailer offered product made entirely from waste! The original line featured all-natural cleaners, pencil cases, binder and trashcans. OfficeMax decision to expand the TerraCycle line came after the initial success of these items and due to the continued rise in consumer demand for sustainable, environmentally responsible products.

After the initial launch of seven products the industry leader helped guide TerraCycle by indicating where there was a lack of eco-friendly options. Using their experience and wealth of knowledge about the industry, OfficeMax helped TerraCycle to identify products with poor environmental track records and few sustainable alternatives. TerraCycle used this guidance to focus its product development on the industry’s biggest issues.

“Our partnership with OfficeMax is unique and groundbreaking.” Said 26-year-old TerraCycle CEO, Tom Szaky. “They know what is missing from the industry in terms of sustainability and we are committed to finding new, innovative ways to address those needs. This combination of expertise from both retailer and manufacturer is incredibly powerful and will enable us to supply innovation where it is most needed.”

The new expansion will use waste materials as diverse as billboard vinyl, wine corks, newspaper, cookie packaging, elephant poop and banana leaves. The line includes several different sustainable versions of industry staples like pens, pencils and paper. The new TerraCycle pencils are made from 100% reused newspaper, while the new Tree Free paper lines will be made from elephant poop, banana leaves, coffee grinds and straw. Several new pens are made from biodegradable corn plastic and recycled plastic respectively.

Among several other paper products made from recycled paper like tab dividers and project folders, TerraCycle is also launching kid’s notebooks made from post consumer paper with covers made from reused cookie packaging like Oreo and Chips Ahoy! Two other OfficeMax exclusives are Computer bags made from used billboard vinyl and cork boards made from used wine corks!

For more information on TerraCycle’s free recycling programs which among other things provide the drink pouches for kid’s pencil cases and the cookie packaging for the kid’s notebooks available at OfficeMax visit: www.terracycle.net/brigades. Any school or non-profit can get paid to help us collect waste packaging.

About TerraCycle, Inc.

Tom Szaky, a 25-year old entrepreneur and Princeton University dropout, founded TerraCycle 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™ 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.”

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