NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perf Go Green Holdings, Inc. ("Perf Go Green") (OTCBB:PGOG) (www.perfgogreen.com), a marketer and distributor of biodegradable plastics, today announced a distribution partnership with Associated Food Stores ("AFS"). Beginning this month, AFS will stock and distribute Perf Go Green's 13-gallon tall kitchen trash bags and 30-gallon garage, lawn & leaf bags to its 450 retail-member locations.
"AFS -- which is known by independent grocers throughout the western U.S. for its comprehensive services and innovation -- is eager to help shoppers do the right thing by going green," said Perf Go Green Chairman and CEO Tony Tracy. "We're delighted to add AFS to our growing list of distributors, which now encompasses stores with a total of more than 22,000 retail units across the U.S. With each purchase of a Perf Go Green bag, households can reduce their plastic waste and contribute to a better environment while benefiting from our products' durability, unique dispensing system and other convenient features."
Rich Parkinson, CEO of AFS, added, "One of our important commitments as a company is to be environmentally responsible and find innovative ways to be more sustainable. We are excited to carry Perf Go Green bags so that we can offer our shoppers a smart alternative to traditional plastic bag products."
Associated Food Stores is an independent retailer-owned warehouse based in Salt Lake City, Utah, which provides complete warehouse facilities and services to nearly 450 grocers in eight western states.
Perf Go Green's corporate name reflects its "Go Green" mission to develop, market and distribute biodegradable plastic products as a practical and viable solution to eliminating plastic waste from the world environment. Founded in November 2007, Perf Go Green premiered at the March 2008 International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago, where its products were honored for their design quality and innovation. Perf Go Green's household products -- which include kitchen trash bags, garage, lawn & leaf bags, pet products and plastic drop cloths -- are now available at stores with more than 22,000 retail units and online at Amazon.com and drugstore.com. Perf Go Green also distributes a comprehensive line of commercial trash bags.
About Perf Go Green
Perf Go Green Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:PGOG), www.perfgogreen.com, is engaged in the distribution and global marketing of eco-friendly, non-toxic, food-contact-compliant, biodegradable plastic products. All Perf Go Green products incorporate recycled plastics that are combined with an oxo-biodegradable proprietary application method to produce the film for the products. Based on environmental claims statements made by the manufacturer of the oxo-biodegradable applied to our products, when discarded in soil and exposed to the presence of microorganisms, moisture and oxygen, we believe Perf Go Green products biodegrade within two years, decomposing into simple materials found in nature much faster than regular plastics, which can take hundreds of years to break down. Through this process and the use of recycled plastics, Perf Go Green effectively removes plastic waste from the environment. In addition, Perf Go Green trash bags utilize a unique patented dispensing system that stores the bags on the bottom of trashcans and dispenses them one at a time, similar to a tissue box.
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