by Shane Henson — June 27, 2012—OfficeMax Incorporated has launched a new program aimed at ensuring that the multitude of boxes it uses to transport its supplies to business customers is diverted from landfills through reuse and recycling. The new program—Boomerang Box by OfficeMax—is projected to reduce box consumption by 80% among participating businesses.
Boomerang Box by OfficeMax launched in June in Seattle, and will expand nationwide in the second half of 2012, says OfficeMax. Business participation in the program is free and voluntary for all customers nationwide that are served through OfficeMax’s delivery fleet. The program is designed for easy use to encourage widespread adoption.
Businesses that participate in the Boomerang Box program will have their office supplies delivered by OfficeMax in reusable, stackable delivery boxes that are made from a minimum of 50% post-consumer content, explains the company. Customers need only to save and stack the boxes for OfficeMax’s fleet to pick up with the next order delivery. The cycle continues until the boxes can no longer be reused. Then OfficeMax will recover the boxes for recycling, says the company.
