The Nation`s Three Leading Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend In Favor of Election of Board`s Director Nominees at Myers Industries

AKRON, Ohio--(Business Wire)--
Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) today announced that three leading proxy
advisory firms - RiskMetrics Group Inc.; Glass, Lewis & Co. LLC; and PROXY
Governance, Inc. - have recommended that shareholders vote FOR the election of
all of the Company`s Board of Directors nominees on the WHITE proxy card at the
2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The analyses and recommendations of these
three proxy advisory firms are relied upon by hundreds of major institutional
investment firms, mutual funds and fiduciaries throughout the United States.

The firms also recommended shareholder approval for ratification of KPMG LLP as
the Company`s independent auditors (Proposal 2). The recommendations were issued
to each proxy firm`s respective subscribers.

The Company`s Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on April 30, 2010, at
9 a.m. ET, at the Louis S. Myers Training Center in Akron, Ohio.

About Myers Industries

Myers Industries, Inc. is an international manufacturer of polymer products for
industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial and consumer markets. The
Company is also the largest wholesale distributor of tools, equipment and
supplies for the tire, wheel and undervehicle service industry in the U.S. The
Company reported 2009 net sales from continuing operations of $701.8 million.
Visit www.myersind.com to learn more.

Myers Industries, Inc.
Donald A. Merril, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, 330-253-5592
Max Barton, Director, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations,
330-253-5592

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