North Carolina Student First in Sealed Air�s Bubble Wrap Competition

 Young Inventor of �Sensory Wallpaper� Designed to Engage and Comfort Children with Autism Receives Top Award and $10,000 U.S. Savings Bond

Announcement Kicks Off National Celebration of 8^th Annual Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., January 28, 2008 � Hannah Haas, a thirteen-year-old, home-schooled student from Charlotte, North Carolina has been named the Grand Prize Winner in the second annual, nationwide Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors.  Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE), the creator of Bubble Wrap brand cushioning, made the announcement in conjunction with today�s nationwide celebration of the 8^th annual Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, a holiday honoring the revolutionary packaging material invented nearly 50 years ago and recognized around the world.

Haas�s invention, entitled �Sensory Wallpaper�, uses Bubble Wrap brand cushioning to create wallpaper that is designed to stimulate, engage and comfort children afflicted with autism.  The invention, which combines a textured bubble surface containing large and small bubbles on a calming, blue wallpaper background, edged out more than 1,400 entries received and earned the eighth-grader the competition�s top prize and a $10,000 U.S. savings bond.

�Sealed Air would like to congratulate Hannah on winning the Grand Prize and for coming up with such a creative and inspiring invention that seeks to make a positive impact in the lives of others,� stated William V. Hickey, Sealed Air�s President and Chief Executive Officer.  �We also want to congratulate our second and third place winners for their great inventions, and thank all of the students, teachers and parents around the country who contributed to the overall success of this year�s Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors.�

In an essay accompanying her invention, Haas pointed out that, according to the Autism Society of America, more than one million people in the U.S. are living with one of the autism spectrum disorders.  She goes on to explain that children with autism and sensory processing disorder often find that rubbing their hands on textured surfaces is calming, and that this sensory input gives children with sensory issues an awareness of their own bodies as well as their environment.  Haas designed her �Sensory Wallpaper� �to give children with autism the sensory stimulation they crave built right into their own environment.�

Sealed Air Corporation also announced the second and third place winners of the competition:

�        Second Place Winner ($5,000 U.S. Savings Bond): Nicolette Mann, 13, Christiansburg, VA � �Transformable Bubble Wrap^� Kite� � A home-schooled eighth-grader who used Bubble Wrap brand cushioning to create a single kit that enables the easy assembly of multiple flying kites by providing detailed instructions on how to construct different formations, shapes and styles.

�        Third Place Winner ($3,000 U.S. Savings Bond): Max Wallack, 11, Natick, MA � �Carpal Cushion� � An eighth-grader at the Advanced Math and Science Academy, Max used Bubble Wrap brand cushioning to create an adjustable wrist cushion designed to help alleviate and prevent the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome experienced by computer users, as well as agricultural and manufacturing workers in foreign and developing nations.

In addition to their savings bonds, all three winners were treated to a trip to New York City to celebrate Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day.  During their weekend visit, they toured a Sealed Air Bubble Wrap brand manufacturing plant in Saddle Brook, New Jersey (the state where Bubble Wrap brand was first invented); attended a performance and later met the cast members of the award-winning, international smash sensation STOMP; and were honored at a special awards dinner at New York�s famous Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center.  They also received a special gift bag courtesy of OfficeMax Incorporated.