Staples environmental initiatives help them operate their business in a more sustainable manner, from product sourcing to internal operations to the recycling services they offer. Staples focuses on four major cornerstones they believe are critical to achieving this goal:

1. Environmentally preferable products
2. Recycling
3. Energy and climate
4. Environmental education

By 2006 Staples offered close to 3000 different office products that incorporated recycled conent.  Staples also offers customers a variety of recycling opportunities.  From taking back used computers, ink and toner cartridges, personal electronics, and rechargeable batters batteries to recycling paper, cardboard and various other items.

To learn more about Staples eco-products visit, www.staples.com