To date, most
recycling involves returning the phones to retail stores in exchange for a
discount on cell phone accessories. www.

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General Environmental Management, Inc."

About General Environmental Management, Inc.

Statements made in this press release that are not historical in nature
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor
Provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Incorporated in 1986 and headquartered in
Delray Beach, Florida, Office Depot conducts business in 23 countries
and employs 47,000 people worldwide.

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Follow-up cell
phone recycling efforts will involve another SDSU football game, along with
recycling collection stations on campus , a major college bowl game and
various Military events.S.
According to Elm, Office Depot is the only office supply company
producing an independently verified Environmental Stewardship Report.

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supplied by Reuters.

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Created in 2001 by
global index provider FTSE Group, the index assesses companies'
corporate social responsibility practices based on investment
principles consisting of environmental sustainability, developing
positive stakeholder relationships and universal human rights support.
FTSE4Good is a series of real-time indexes designed to reflect the
performance of socially responsible equities.
Additional press information can be found at:
http://mediarelations.com

About FTSE Group

FTSE Group is a world leader in the creation and management of
indexes, including the FTSE Global Equity Index Series, a broad family
of indexes capturing Large, Mid and Small Cap stocks.

About the FTSE4Good Index Series

FTSE4Good is an innovative series of real-time indices designed to
reflect the performance of socially responsible equities.

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(OTC BB: GEVM), a leading environmental solutions and remediation company, announced
today that it is partnering with San Diego State University in the first of
its "major event cell phone recycling efforts" in a coordinated campaign to
encourage cell phone users to donate their old and unused phones. GEM's Koziol stated, "GEM
has decided to lead the cell phone recycling effort and utilize major
events as a platform for the program. "GEM is committed to
extracting value from waste streams that are traditionally discarded. Such
statements are based on the current expectations and beliefs of the
management of GEM. Custom indexes
are also available to suit an endless variety of investment
strategies.

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Up to one million people are expected to attend
the combined events. The series covers the
UK, European, Japanese, U. The series,
created and managed by global index provider FTSE Group, covers five
markets: UK, Europe, US, Japan and Global.
Inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series provides recognition a
company meets international CSR good practice standards, and exposure
to a global network of investors.

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Offices: 3191 Temple Ave. In January 2005, the company issued its Green Book catalog
of environmentally-friendly products to U.

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A portion of
the proceeds will go to the school's athletic program. 91768

officedepot.S. In addition , FTSE calculates a
broad range of asset class and domestic equity indexes such as FTSE
Hedge and the prestigious FTSE 100 for the UK market. With offices in London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong,
Madrid , Paris, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo, FTSE Group services
clients in 77 countries worldwide .

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Brunkow is leading this effort.com is an integrated
environmental company with a General Engineering -- Hazardous Substance
Removal License providing several important and critical needs for
industry , including: identifying, managing and transporting waste;
responding to environmentally related emergencies and other environmental
incidents; managing remediation projects, and providing application
software for environmental compliance services and employee health and
safety training.
Office Depot's Green Book catalog is available free-of-charge to
Office Depot's Business Services Division contract customers
(http://bsd. With
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There are an estimated 180 million cell phone subscribers in the U. According to industry
figures, 130 million cell phones will be replaced in 2005 alone.

The donated phones could either be reconditioned for reuse or their
contents recycled. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Businesses can obtain a free copy of the Green
Book through Office Depot's environmental Web site at
www.com/ftse4good/

About Office Depot

With annual sales approaching $14 billion, Office Depot provides
more office products and services to more customers in more countries
than any other company. The series also
contains the widely used FTSE All-World Index and a variety of
strategy indexes including socially responsible investment
(FTSE4Good), multinationals and style.

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However, in 2006 California has pending legislation that will in effect
require the orderly disposal of old cell phones. Five benchmark and four
tradable indices make up the FTSE4Good index series.
FTSE Group contributes income including license fees for FTSE4Good
to UNICEF, the global children's charity.

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While there have been some cell phone recycling programs to date, their
success has been limited.

Koziol explained that this is just the start. We are delighted that Office
Depot's environmental reporting, management and policies continue to
reflect a consistent commitment to corporate social responsibility.

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One industry source estimates that only 5% of the
American public is aware of any concern over old cell phones.

General Environmental Management, Inc. GEM
undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.com/environment or through its Business Services
Division at +1-888-2-OFFICE.

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go-gem.S. "We remain focused on driving shareholder value
by helping our customers achieve their business objectives in a way
that demonstrates a shared responsibility toward environmental
stewardship.

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Navy and other
Department of Defense facilities, GEM will be able to effectively manage
the cell phone recycling effort.
The Green Book itself is the only environmentally preferable
office products catalog printed on elemental chlorine -free 100%
post-consumer waste recycled paper and is distributed to more than
40,000 organizations to help easily "green" their office supply
purchasing process. and global markets, and consists of four
tradable and five benchmark indexes.ftse.

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According to Moskowitz, companies are assessed against the
FTSE4Good selection criteria by the independent Ethical Investment
Research Service, which researched both the U.S. Independent socially responsible
investment (SRI) and corporate social responsibility (CSR)
practitioners regularly review the indexes to ensure they accurately
reflect current CSR best practices. For more information
about the FTSE4Good Index Series, visit www. Internationally, the Company
conducts wholly-owned operations in 14 countries through 78 retail
stores and 25 distribution centers, and operates 153 retail stores
under joint venture and license arrangements in another seven
countries. Real-time FTSE indices are
calculated on systems managed by Reuters.
The FTSE4Good selection criteria cover three areas: environmental
sustainability, human rights, and stakeholder relations.

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With the various toxic materials used in
their manufacture, simply dumping these phones in the country 's landfills
could have significant hazardous consequences.
Brunkow stated, "With the company's considerable experience in handling
hazardous waste for major corporations, as well as the U.officedepot .officedepot.1 billion in online sales in FY'04, the Company is the world's
number three Internet retailer.

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today, with 500 million cellular phones in use. The September
3rd San Diego State football game is our "kickoff" for the recycling
program

Both San Diego State and GEM have been promoting the idea of bringing old
cell phones to the game(s) for the purpose of donating them .
Office Depot, the only global office products and services
provider currently included in the index, joins a distinguished list
of companies from Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America who have met
these more stringent standards. As of December 25, 2004, Office Depot
has 969 retail stores in North America in addition to a national
business-to-business delivery network supported by 22 delivery centers
and more than 60 local sales offices. In other markets, FTSE also
has collaborative arrangements with the Athens, Cyprus, Euronext,
Johannesburg, London, Luxembourg, and Madrid exchanges , as well as
with Nikkei of Japan (Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc), and Xinhua Financial
Network of China. A committee
of independent practitioners in socially responsible investment (SRI),
and corporate social responsibility (CSR), review the indices to
ensure that they remain an accurate reflection of current CSR best
practice.

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The cell phone industry reports that
most of the time sales personnel don't bother to mention any cell phone
return program.----Office Depot
(NYSE:ODP ), a leading global provider of office products and services,
today announced that it has met the new, tougher entry criteria for
inclusion in the FTSE4Good U. Office Depot is the first company in
its industry to meet FTSE Group's enhanced environmental requirements,
which come into full effect in January 2006.
Audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Report provides an overview of
the Company 's environmental performance and initiatives and may be
downloaded by visiting www. The
84% increase in environmentally-preferable products highlighted in the
2005 edition, includes: paper; pens; energy efficient computer
displays, printers and light bulbs; toner cartridges; and
biodegradable packing materials.

Editor's Note: For more information on Office Depot's
environmental initiatives , visit www.com/environment.
Office Depot is a leader in every distribution channel - from
retail stores and contract delivery to catalogs and e-commerce.

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Koziol stated, "Cell phone technology advances rapidly, and current phones
quickly become less desirable. and Global Indexes.- and European -based
Office Depot operations during their assessment.
The company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S+P 500 Index.

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com/environment
Beyond its industry-leading 35% post-consumer waste content paper,
Office Depot offers thousands of products containing recycled
materials.
In the US, FTSE has partnered with several notable financial
industry leaders to create and manage products for the investment
community -- including Dow Jones Indexes to build the Industry
Classification Benchmark (ICB), a global classification standard; and
Rockville, MD-based Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to create
corporate governance benchmark indexes.

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According to company CEO Tim Koziol, "A lingering problem with cell phones
is the potential for widespread environmental pollution caused by the
dumping of millions of old cell phones. In every case, either the school or a specific
charity will be the beneficiary of the allocated proceeds from the donated
phones.
Forward-looking statements in this press release should be evaluated
together with the many uncertainties that affect GEM's business.officedepot. contract customers.com or 888-2-OFFICE).

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PRESS RELEASE General Environmental Management Launches Comprehensive Cell Phone Recycling Program

250 Pomona, Ca. The Company operates under the
Office Depot(R), Viking Office Products(R), Viking Direct(R),
Guilbert(R), and Tech Depot(R) brand names.

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We anticipate drawing a large amount
of support from event attendees and users of cell phones. Ste.

Office Depot Again Included in FTSE4Good Index for Environmental and Social Stewardship; Only Global Office Products and Services Provider Included in Index

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Jerry Moskowitz, Managing Director, FTSE Americas, added: "The
FTSE4Good Index is not only designed to provide a tool for identifying
and investing in companies that meet globally recognized corporate
responsibility standards, but also to contribute to the development of
responsible worldwide business practices.

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"Office Depot is honored to be recognized by the FTSE Group for
our commitment to environmental responsibility, transparency and
accountability ," said Tyler Elm, Office Depot's Director of
Environmental Affairs.
Office Depot, also listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index,
focuses its environmental initiatives on sustainable forest
management, recycling and pollution reduction, as well as driving
awareness of environmental issues and creating markets for
environmentally preferable products.