NutraPlanet Now Offers Green, Enviro Friendly Packing Solutions

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 14, 2008 – NutraPlanet (http://www.nutraplanet.com), a major online sports supplement and vitamin retailer, announced today that they have made a switch away from expanded polystrene (styrofoam) and moved green in their packing materials by switching to a paper based packing material.

Styrofoam is non-biodegradable and environmentally unfriendly.  Once discarded, it goes to landfills and stays there permanently.  NutraPlanet, aware of this devastatingly compounding problem to the planet, has converted to a completely paper based packing material.  The new material is 100% biodegradable and recyclable, making it the perfect solution for protecting their shipments and helping to preserve the planet.

"We're very excited to have made this switch to being more green and helping the planet", says Sam Hong, owner of NutraPlanet.  "When you're processing the amount of shipments that we do on a daily basis and realizing the sheer volume of styrofoam packing peanuts that we send out every day, then think about that on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis and we began to realize that there had to be a better way.  We thought this was a great first step in becoming more green and helping out the planet in our own little way.  Regardless of how ineffective you, as an individual, think your contribution may be -- lots of individuals helping out a little really means a lot.", Hong notes.

Sam Hong founded NutraPlanet.com in 2004 and looks forward to taking more steps in the future to preserve the planet.  "This is just another way NutraPlanet strives to better serve our customers, our community, and our planet.", Hong says.

NutraPlanet has quickly become one of the fastest growing sports supplement and vitamin stores online over the past few years.  They have a passion for exceeding customer expectations and are widely known for their low prices and fast shipping.  NutraPlanet.com is located on the web at http://www.nutraplanet.com.