See Perf Go Green in these upcoming fall issues:

Perf Goes Green Officially

May 14, 2008

By Elena Malykhina

Perf Go Green is on a mission to help the environment one plastic bag at a time.
The company is going public tomorrow, with plans to introduce its 100%
biodegradable plastic products at major retail outlets this July.

The product lineup includes 16-Gallon Extra Tall Kitchen Trash Bags, 33-Gallon
Extra Strong Garage, Lawn & Leaf Trash Bags, Commercial Garbage Bags, Kitty
Litter Pan Liners and Plastic Drop Cloths. All the bags are made out recycled
plastics and biodegrade within 12 to 24 months, according to the company.

G2 Branding and Design, New York, created Perf Go Green's logo and packaging to reflect the
company's eco-friendly message. The actual packaging gives off a green glow and features leaves that
appear as though they're sprouting out of the box. Packaging carries the tag: "Biodegradable by Nature,
Green by Choice."

"We actually created shelf space in our office and took photographs of how it would look like in the store,"
said Leslie Singer, president and chief creative officer at G2. "We didn't want it to look like the other guys.
The 'green' space is going to explode and we know we need a preemptive strike."

Perf Go Green was founded in November 2007 as a private company. It will start trading as a public
company this week under ticker symbol PGOG. Perf Go Green is currently focused on its grassroots
efforts and building brand loyalty, but an ad campaign is planned down the road, said a company rep.

Last month, Perf Go Green partnered with the Go Green Expo for Earth Day to educate students about
the importance of recycling. The program, called "Perf Go Green's Recycling Initiative," will be timed with
the 2008/2009 school year in schools across the tri-state area.
Former New York Governor to Join Perf Go Green Board

By Donna Fuscaldo
May 27, 2008

Former New York Governor George Pataki is joining the board of Perf Go Green, the maker of
biodegradable plastic bags.

Pataki, who served as governor of New York from 1995 to 2006 is a proponent of green initiatives and is
known for protecting over one million acres of open space in the state. Pataki is also credited with
instituting the country’s first green buildings tax credit incentive program.

In a press released to be issued Wednesday, Pataki said it’s a “crucial time for companies to develop and
bring to market new products that are better for our environment.” As an environmentalist, Pataki said he
feels “passionately about the environmental issues and the cause that Perf Go Green is pursuing.”

Perf Go Green, based in New York, is coming out with a line of plastic garbage bags called Perf
GoGreen that uses recycled plastic and is biodegradable. The kitchen, lawn-and-leaf and commercial
garbage bags use recyclable plastic bags combined with a proprietary additive called OXO-
Biodegradable, which degrades the bags into carbon dioxide, water or biomass when exposed to natural
elements like sunlight or wind.

The company claims the additive speeds up the breakdown process to between 12 and 24 months and
benefits the environment because the speedy degradation saves on landfill space.

The use of plastic bags has become such a problem that some cities and countries have taken the step
to ban them or place a fee on the use of them. Last March, San Francisco banned large supermarkets
and pharmacies from using plastic checkout bags and cities including Austin, Boston and Portland, Ore.,
are just a few that are considering bans or fees associated with plastic bags.

In January, China announced a national ban on plastic checkout bags starting on June 1.

In addition to former Gov. Pataki joining the board of Perf Go Green, the company is also expected to
announce Wednesday that Ben Tran, owner and president of Spectrum Plastics is joining the board.
At Home

Problem Solver of the Day: Biodegradable Trash Bags

By Valerie Rains

June 11, 2008

It's something I'd always wondered about: How, exactly, organic materials are supposed to break down
and turn into wonderful, harmless earth-nourishing elements when they're trapped inside plastic Hefty
bags in a landfill somewhere. (Yes, I know that's what compost heaps or composting machines are for,
but we don't all have them yet.) So even if you buy recyclable/biodegradable/natural household products,
if you toss them into a normal trash bag when they're kaput, they won't live up to their eco-friendly
potential. The unbleached post-consumer-waste-recycled paper towels you pay a premium for might as
well be made of those evil plastic six-pack rings that strangle adorable baby sea creatures. (Well, not
exactly. But you get the point.) Enter Perf Go Green's new line of biodegradable trash bags, which come
in varieties like 13-gallon kitchen, kitty litter, doggie duty, lawn and leaf, and even a drop cloth version.
The bags are formulated to break down completely in 12-24 months (as opposed to hundreds of years,
like regular plastic bags*) into non-toxic, non-scary particles of water, carbon dioxide, and the like. Oh,
they're also made from recycled plastic, so that's diverting a little more trash away from the landfills and
into something useful.

The tall kitchen bags and the 30-gallon leaf bags will be for sale on the Perf Go Green web site mid-
month, and will come to retailers later in the year; presumably the other bag varieties will follow.

*This info is from the company itself, and I'm not a scientist, so I can't really confirm. Hopefully they're
being straight with us.

Comment Away: Would you switch to biodegradable trash bags in your home?
Houseware Trends: Green, Caffeine, Living Clean Manufacturers Show Off Their Latest And
Greatest Wares

March 21, 2008

Pillows made of soy-based oil. Rugs made from bamboo. Reduced-chemical cookware.

At the International Home and Housewares Show here this week, it was hard to find products that weren't
calling themselves eco-friendly.

"Probably the biggest trend I'm seeing is the whole green or environmental movement," said Lisa Casey
Weiss, lifestyle consultant for the International Housewares Association. "A lot of companies are focused
on doing whatever they can to make their products more environmentally friendly."

The green movement's prevalence at the industry's largest trade show signals that eco-friendly products
may someday become not just one option for consumers, but the only option. And that goes for
packaging, too — on Thursday, IKEA said it would soon ban plastic bags from its stores.

While Casey Weiss acknowledged that so-called "green washing" — putting the eco-friendly label on not-
so-friendly products —does happen, she said for the most part "people are trying to do what's better."

Going green

One exhibitor who has replaced his entire product line with an eco-friendly counterpart is Tony
Tracy, chairman and CEO of Perf Go Green, Inc.

Responding to increasing concerns about the environmental dangers of plastic bags, Tracy said
he's the first to manufacture garbage bags, kitty litter liners and lawn and leaf bags that are 100
percent biodegradable.

"The problem we have with landfills is the (plastic) bags don't break down for thousands of
years," he said. "Our bags can break down in 12 to 24 months, totally disappear.

"It's the best thing we can do for the planet," he said.

Kim Baker, president of Gouda Inc., had the same concerns about plastic bags in mind when she created
the GreenShopper line of re-usable shopping bags.

The GreenShoppers come in several shapes, sizes and materials including washable nylon, post-
consumer plastics, organic cotton and bamboo. They each fold down into pocket-sized squares for
storage.

"There's a huge demand," Baker said. "Even the people in the shops are saying, 'You don't want a plastic
bag, do you?' ... It's sort of embarrassing."
Plastic bags have gone for 5 cents apiece at IKEA since last year in an effort that reduced plastic bag
use by more than 92 percent, with proceeds going to charity. Starting in September, the retailer will ban
the bags entirely; a reusable blue bag will be available instead for 59 cents.

At the Housewares show's "Going Green" pavilion, highlighted products included Obus Ortho-Pedic
Pillows made of soy-based polyol, a material the company says produces less emissions during
manufacturing; Bamboo Shag Rugs made by Anji Mountain Bamboo Rug Co.; and Cuisinart's
GreenGourmet Cookware, which claims to use more energy efficient manufacturing techniques.