[GreenYes] Fwd: Staples Press Release

[Gary Liss <gary@garyliss.com>]

Apologies for Cross Postings

>Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:28:36 -0800
>From: Hood.Timonie@epamail.epa.gov
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>CONTACT:  Sara Gottman Meara Murphy
>                       MS&L Boston 617-437-7722
>
>NEWS BRIEF
>
>SAVE THE DATE:
>STAPLES TO HOST NATIONAL COMPUTER RECYCLING
>EVENT IN STORES FEBRUARY 17 & 18
>
>
>FRAMINGHAM, MA (January 17, 2002) ? In a quandary about what to do with
>
>old, obsolete computer equipment?  Staples, the office superstore, is
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>hosting a computer recycling event Sunday, February 17 and Monday,
>
>February 18 in Staples stores nationwide.  Consumers can bring outdated
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>computer systems into Staples retail locations and receive a $100
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>savings on a new computer with an Intel® Pentium 4 processor or $20 off
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>a purchase of $100 or more for other Staples products purchased during
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>these two days.
>
>
>
>Via a partnership with Gifts in Kind International, the world's leading
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>charity in the field of product philanthropy, donated computers will be
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>refurbished and given to children's organizations in communities across
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>the country.  In order to maximize your computer donation, we recommend
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>you donate a complete computer system consisting of a monitor, central
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>processing unit, keyboard and mouse.  Computers that are unable to be
>
>rebuilt will be recycled responsibly to generate reusable materials.
>
>
>
>Log on to www.staples.com or call 1-800-STAPLES to find a store near
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>you.
>
>
>
>                                   ###

Gary Liss
916-652-7850
Fax: 916-652-0485

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