momadance Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Carolyn Moran, Living Tree Paper Company 800-309-2974; info@livingtreepaper.com(Please let people know about this by spreading the word.) Tree-Free and recycled paper in the mainstream for Earth Day 2002HempFlax blended Paper to Debut in Over 1,000 StaplesT Stores byEarth Day (April 20). Consumers can celebrate Earth Day 2002 at more than 1,000 StaplesTM Superstores across the country by purchasing reams of newly-stocked Vanguard Recycled Plus, TM a 90% post-consumer waste, 10% nonwood paper manufactured by Living Tree Paper CompanyTM (Eugene, Oregon). Expected to sell at a price point of $6.99, the versatile sheet is guaranteed for use in ink-jet printers, laser printers, and copiers and makes a beautiful business stationery."No new trees went into this paper!" the bright green and white label announces. Instead, Vanguard Recycled PlusT is made from recycled office paper and HempFlax, a combination of hemp and flax fibers. The 24# premium white bond paper is acid free and process-chlorine free, and the HempFlax portion is totally chlorine free. The paper is distributed through Southworth Paper Company (Agawam, Massachusetts) a 160 year old producer of fine paper. Southworth is the leading distributor of fine papers in all office superstores.With this move, Staples, Inc., a Massachusetts-based, $11-billion retailer of office supplies, joins over 40 Fortune 500 companies who have pledged to phase out virgin-wood papers and substitute true environmental alternatives. "We commend Staples for making the effort to provide its customers with a true environmental paper, and we're delighted that Southworth has joined us in this effort," said Carolyn Moran, president of Living Tree Paper Company. A leader in developing nonwood and post-consumer waste papers since 1995, Living Tree Paper Company supplies clients such as Mitsubishi, Nike and Patagonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoob-e Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 good timing considering the staples that is literally 2 minutes down the road from me is currently having a hostage standoff by 4 heavily armed robbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mssabina Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Originally posted by scoob-e good timing considering the staples that is literally 2 minutes down the road from me is currently having a hostage standoff by 4 heavily armed robbers are you fuckin serious!?! the one on sunrise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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