Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) was recently recognized by the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading trade association for converters and suppliers of flexible packaging, with its 1999 Top Packaging Award for Xerox' groundbreaking recyclable ream wrap, introduced in early 1999.

The recyclable ream wrap was heralded for it's enhancement to product protection, increased customer convenience, environmental significance, technical achievement, and industry advancement and innovation. The panel of judges represented the consumer, press, government and environmental community of the $18 billion flexible packaging industry.

"Xerox is the first in the industry to provide 100 percent environmentally responsible cut- sheet paper packaging with the development of a recyclable ream wrapper," said Jim Lesko, president, Xerox Supplies Group, Xerox Corporation. "We are setting the standard in the packaging industry with flexible products that, when recycled, provide an added cost savings benefit to the customers, as well as an environmental savings to our communities."

Previous industry awards earned by the recyclable ream wrap include two top honors from the Technology of the Year competition held by Packaging and Engineering Technology. The product won Best of Show in the Containers/ Components/Materials category, and a Gold Award in the Materials (Paper, Film, Foil) category.

In 1999, Xerox Corporation introduced the product as the industry's first commercial, cost-effective recyclable ream wrapper for cut-sized paper. By exceeding standard government recycling mandates, Xerox has demonstrated its environmental commitment while providing a fiscal benefit to customers. This ream wrap, which can be recycled with corrugated waste, eliminates the cost of disposing current poly-laminated non-recyclable ream wrappers to landfills.

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