Office Depot will this afternoon at 2 o’clock celebrate the opening of a new outlet at 3715 S. Meridian in Puyallup, .

At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Office Depot Foundation will make contributions to local nonprofit organizations including Communities In Schools of Puyallup, Helping Hand House and Mel Korum Family YMCA.

In addition, according to an Office Depot release, Shelly Schlumpf, executive director at the Puyallup/Sumner Chamber of Commerce, will deliver a welcome to dignitaries including Puyallup Mayor Kathy R. Turner; Roel van der Lugt, a representative of Congressman Adam Smith; and State Senator Jim Kastama.

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Expect “recycling” to be a big buzzword at Starbucks when it announces second quarter results today.

The Seattle-based coffee retailer will hold its second “Cup Summit” in Boston on Thursday and Friday to talk about reusable cups. Shareholders recently turned down a proposal for more recycling in stores. The shareholder move is expected to allow the company to continue on its mission to make all of its cups be reusable or recyclable by 2015.

“Starbucks has taken action by creating a comprehensive strategy to minimize the environmental impact of our cups as well as other packaging in our stores,” the …

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