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                                                                     Exhibit 10K

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                             MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                       AND

                                DONALD A. MERRIL

                        Effective Date: January 24, 2006

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                                Table of Contents

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DEFINITIONS..............................................................     1
AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF PRIOR AGREEMENT.............................     4
EMPLOYMENT TERM..........................................................     5
POSITION, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES...................................     5
SALARY, BONUS AND BENEFITS...............................................     6
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT................................................     8
SEVERANCE COMPENSATION...................................................     9
CHANGE OF CONTROL........................................................    11
SEVERANCE PLAN...........................................................    15
PLAN AMENDMENTS..........................................................    13
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.................................................    16
ARBITRATION..............................................................    13
NOTICES..................................................................    14
ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT...............................................    15
INVALID PROVISIONS.......................................................    15
ALTERNATIVE SATISFACTION OF COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS........................    15
ENTIRE AGREEMENT, MODIFICATION...........................................    16
NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS................................................    16
WAIVER OF BREACH.........................................................    16
GOVERNING LAW............................................................    16
TAX WITHHOLDING..........................................................    16
EXPENSES OF ENFORCEMENT..................................................    16
REPRESENTATION...........................................................    17
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SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES..............................................   18
NO MITIGATION OR OFFSET..................................................   18
SOLE REMEDY..............................................................   18
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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 24th day of January,
2006, by and between MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC., an Ohio corporation (the
"Company"), and DONALD A. MERRIL (the "Executive").

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive (collectively "the Parties") desire
to enter into this Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") as hereinafter set
forth;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

     1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth in this Section 1 when used in this Agreement.
Certain other terms are defined in the body of this Agreement.

          (a)  Agreement. The term "Agreement" shall mean this Employment
               Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

          (b)  Annual Bonus. The term "Annual Bonus" shall mean the bonus paid
               to executives or other employees of the Company pursuant to a
               formal or informal bonus plan or individual annual bonus
               arrangement.

          (c)  Base Salary. The term "Base Salary" shall mean the salary
               provided for in Section 5 or any increased salary granted to the
               Executive in accordance with Section 5.

          (d)  Board. The term "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
               Company.

          (e)  Cause. The term "Cause" shall mean:

               (i)  Commission by the Executive (evidenced by a conviction or
                    written, voluntary and freely given confession) of a
                    criminal act constituting a felony involving fraud or moral
                    turpitude;

               (ii) Commission by the Executive of a material breach or material
                    default of any of the Executive's agreements or obligations
                    under any provision of this Agreement, including, without
                    limitation, the Executive's agreements and obligations under
                    Subsections 4(a) through 4(e), Section 11 or Section 12 of
                    this Agreement, which is not substantially cured in all
                    material respects within thirty (30) days after the Board
                    gives written notice thereof to the Executive; or

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               (iii) Commission by the Executive, when carrying out the
                    Executive's duties under this Agreement, of acts or the
                    omission of any act, which both (A) constitutes gross
                    negligence or willful misconduct and (B) results in material
                    economic harm to the Company or has a materially adverse
                    effect on the Company's operations, properties or business
                    relationships.

          (f)  Change in Control. The term "Change in Control" shall mean a
               change in control of the Company of a nature that would be
               required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A
               of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
               of 1934, as amended, as in effect on the date of this Agreement
               (the "Exchange Act"), whether or not the Company is then subject
               to such reporting requirement; provided that, without limitation,
               a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if:

               (i)  Any "person" (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
                    Exchange Act), other than Stephen E. Myers or Mary Myers,
                    becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
                    under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
                    securities of the Company representing twenty percent (20%)
                    or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then
                    outstanding securities; provided that a Change in Control
                    shall not be deemed to occur under this clause (i) by reason
                    of the acquisition of securities by the Company or an
                    employee benefit plan (or any trust funding such a plan)
                    maintained by the Company;

               (ii) During any period of one (1) year there shall cease to be a
                    majority of the Board comprised of "Continuing Directors" as
                    hereinafter defined; or

               (iii) There occurs (A) a merger or consolidation of the Company
                    with any other corporation, other than a merger or
                    consolidation which would result in the voting securities of
                    the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing
                    to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
                    converted into voting securities of the surviving entity)
                    more than eighty percent (80%) of the combined voting power
                    of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving
                    entity outstanding immediately after such merger or
                    consolidation, or (B) the approval by the stockholders of
                    the Company of a plan of complete liquidation of the
                    Company, or (C) the sale or disposition by the Company of
                    more than fifty percent (50%) of the Company's assets. For
                    purposes of this Subsection 1(f)(iii), a sale of more than
                    fifty percent (50%) of the Company's assets includes a sale
                    of more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate value of
                    the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries or the sale
                    of stock of one or more of the Company's subsidiaries with
                    an aggregate value in excess of fifty percent

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                    (50%) of the aggregate value of the Company and its
                    subsidiaries or any combination of methods by which more
                    than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate value of the
                    Company and its subsidiaries is sold.

               (iv) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" will
                    be deemed to occur:

                    (A)  on the day on which a twenty percent (20%) or greater
                         ownership interest described in Subsection 1(f)(i) is
                         acquired, provided that a subsequent increase in such
                         ownership interest after it first equals or exceeds
                         twenty percent (20%) shall not be deemed a separate
                         Change of Control;

                    (B)  on the day on which "Continuing Directors," as
                         hereinafter defined, cease to be a majority of the
                         Board as described in Subsection 1(f)(ii);

                    (C)  on the day of a merger, consolidation or sale of assets
                         as described in Subsection 1(f)(iii); or

                    (D)  on the day of the approval of a plan of complete
                         liquidation as described in Subsection 1(f)(iii).

               (v)  For purposes of this Subsection 1(f), the words "Continuing
                    Directors" mean individuals who at the beginning of any
                    period (not including any period prior to the date of this
                    Agreement) of one (1) year constitute the Board and any new
                    Director(s) whose election by the Board or nomination for
                    election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a
                    vote of at least a majority of the Directors then still in
                    office who either were Directors at the beginning of the
                    period or whose election or nomination for election was
                    previously so approved.

          (g)  Company. The term "Company" shall mean Myers Industries, Inc., an
               Ohio corporation, and its successors and assigns to the extent
               permitted under this Agreement.

          (h)  Compensation Committee. The term "Compensation Committee" shall
               mean the Compensation Committee of the Board or its successor.

          (i)  Director. The term "Director" shall mean a member of the Board.

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          (j)  Disability. The term "Disability" shall mean a physical or mental
               incapacity that prevents the Executive from performing his duties
               hereunder for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive
               days in any period of two consecutive fiscal years of the
               Company.

          (k)  Effective Date. The term "Effective Date" shall mean the
               effective date of this Agreement, which shall be January 24,
               2006.

          (l)  Employment Term. The term "Employment Term" shall have the
               meaning set forth in Subsection 3(b) of this Agreement.

          (m)  Good Reason. The term "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of
               (i) any reduction in the annual base salary of the Executive of
               less than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) per year,
               (ii) any reduction in the position, authority or office of the
               Executive, (iii) any material reduction in the Executive's
               responsibilities or duties for the Company, (iv) any material
               adverse change or reduction in the aggregate "Minimum Benefits,"
               as hereinafter defined, provided to the Executive as of the
               Effective Date (provided that any material reduction in such
               aggregate Minimum Benefits that is required by law or applies
               generally to all employees of the Company shall not constitute
               "Good Reason" as defined hereunder), (v) any change in the
               Executive's reporting relationship, (vi) any relocation of the
               Executive's principal place of work with the Company to a place
               more than twenty-five (25) miles from the geographical center of
               Akron, Ohio, or (vii) the material breach or material default by
               the Company of any of its agreements or obligations under any
               provision of this Agreement. As used in this Subsection 1(m), an
               "adverse change or material reduction" in the aggregate Minimum
               Benefits shall be deemed to result from any reduction or any
               series of reductions which, in the aggregate, exceeds five
               percent (5%) of the value of such aggregate Minimum Benefits
               determined as of the Effective Date. As used in this Subsection
               1(m), Minimum Benefits are life insurance, accidental death, long
               term disability, short term disability, medical, dental, and
               vision benefits and the Company's expense reimbursement policy.
               The Executive shall give written notice to the Company on or
               before the date of termination of employment for Good Reason
               stating that the Executive is terminating employment with the
               Company and specifying in detail the reasons for such
               termination. If the Company does not object to such notice by
               notifying the Executive in writing within five (5) days following
               the date of the Company's receipt of the Executive's notice of
               termination, the Company shall be deemed to have agreed that such
               termination was for Good Reason. The parties agree that "Good
               Reason" will not be deemed to have occurred merely because the
               Company becomes a subsidiary or division of another entity
               following a "Change in Control," as defined herein, provided the
               Executive continues to serve as the Vice President and, if after
               April 25, 2006, as the Chief Financial Officer of the new parent
               company and its subsidiaries. The parties further agree that
               "Good Reason" will be deemed to have occurred

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               if the purchaser, in a Change in Control transaction, does not
               assume this Agreement in accordance with Section 15 hereof.

          (n)  Parties. The term "Parties" shall mean the Company and the
               Executive.

          (o)  Retirement. The term "Retirement" shall have the definition
               ascribed to such term in the Company's Executive Supplemental
               Retirement Plan as in effect on the Effective Date.

          (p)  Severance Benefit Plan. The term "Severance Benefit Plan" shall
               mean any plan, policy or arrangement providing severance benefits
               for executive officers (and any other employees) of the Company.

     2.   PRIOR AGREEMENT. [Reserved]

     3.   EMPLOYMENT TERM.

          (a)  During the Employment Term, the Company shall employ the
               Executive, and the Executive shall serve the Company, as its Vice
               President - Business Development, and effective on or before, but
               not later than April 25, 2006, Vice President - Finance and Chief
               Financial Officer, based on the terms and subject to the
               conditions set forth herein.

          (b)  The Employment Term shall commence on the Effective Date and
               shall continue indefinitely, provided that the Employment Term
               may terminate as provided in Section 6 hereof.

     4. POSITION, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES. At all times during the
Employment Term, the Executive shall:

          (a)  Hold the position of the Company's Vice President - Business
               Development, and effective on or before, but not later than April
               25, 2006, Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer,
               an executive officer, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer;

          (b)  Have those duties and responsibilities, and the authority,
               customarily possessed by a Vice President - Business Development,
               and effective on or before, but not later than April 25, 2006,
               Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer, of a major
               corporation and such additional duties as may be assigned to the
               Executive from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer, as
               applicable, which are consistent with the positions stated
               herein, of a major corporation;

          (c)  [Reserved]

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          (d)  Adhere to such reasonable written policies and such reasonable
               unwritten policies and directives as are of common knowledge to
               executive officers of the Company, as may be promulgated from
               time to time by the Board and which are applicable to executive
               officers of the Company; and

          (e)  Devote the Executive's entire business time, energy, and talent
               (subject to vacation time in accordance with the Company's policy
               applicable to executive officers, illness or injury) to the
               business, and to the furtherance of the purposes and objectives,
               of the Company, and neither directly nor indirectly act as an
               executive of or render any business, commercial, or professional
               services to any other person, firm or organization for
               compensation, without the prior written approval of the Board.

     Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive from devoting
reasonable periods of time to charitable and community activities or the
management of the Executive's investment assets, provided such activities do not
unreasonably interfere with the performance by the Executive of the Executive's
duties hereunder. Furthermore, service by the Executive on the boards of
directors of up to two (2) noncompeting companies (in addition to affiliates of
the Company) shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Agreement, provided
such service does not unreasonably interfere with the performance of the
Executive's duties hereunder.

     5. SALARY, BONUS AND BENEFITS. For services rendered by the Executive on
behalf of the Company during the Employment Term, the following salary, bonus
and benefits shall be provided to the Executive by the Company:

          (a)  The Company shall pay to the Executive, in equal installments,
               according to the Company's then current practice for paying its
               executive officers in effect from time to time during the
               Employment Term, an annual Base Salary at the initial rate of
               Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00). This salary may be
               increased, but not decreased, to the extent, if any, that the
               Compensation Committee may determine.

          (b)  For the Annual Bonus for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006,
               an Annual Bonus of $150,000 shall be awarded and paid. For
               subsequent periods, at the discretion of the Compensation
               Committee, the Executive shall receive an Annual Bonus. Such
               Annual Bonus shall be paid at such time as Annual Bonuses are
               paid to executive officers of the Company as determined by the
               Compensation Committee. If any portion of an Annual Bonus shall
               be payable in a year after the year in which it is earned, and in
               the event the Executive's employment is terminated prior to
               payment of the full Annual Bonus amount to which he is entitled
               for any prior year, any remaining payments shall be made within
               thirty (30) days of his termination date.

          (c)  The Executive shall be eligible for participation in such other
               benefit plans, including, but not limited to, the Company's
               profit sharing plan, Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan,
               short-term and long term disability plans, group term life
               insurance plan, medical plan or PPO,

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               dental plan, and the 1999 Incentive Stock Plan, as the Company
               may adopt from time to time and in which the Company's executive
               officers, or employees in general, are eligible to participate.
               This Subsection 5(c) shall not be deemed to prevent participation
               in any special plan or arrangement providing special benefits to
               the Executive which are not available to other employees. Such
               participation shall be subject to the terms and conditions set
               forth in the applicable plan documents. As is more fully set
               forth in Section 9 hereof, the Executive shall not be entitled to
               duplicative payments under this Agreement and any Severance
               Benefit Plan.

          (d)  Without limiting the generality of Subsection 5(c) above, with
               respect to life insurance, the Executive shall:

               (i)  be entitled to participate in the Company's group term life
                    insurance plan with a death benefit to be provided at a
                    level of not less than one (1) times annual Base Salary at
                    the Company's expense.

               (ii) [Reserved]

          (e)  Without limiting the generality of Subsection 5(c) above, the
               Executive shall be entitled to an automobile of the Executive's
               choice but subject to the approval of the Chief Executive
               Officer, and reimbursement for all expenses in connection
               therewith, including, but not limited to, the cost of
               acquisition, maintenance, fuel and liability insurance.

          (f)  The Executive shall be entitled to take, during each one-year
               period commencing with January 1, 2006, during the Employment
               Term, vacation time equal to not fewer than four (4) weeks.

          (g)  [Reserved]

          (h)  [Reserved]

          (i)  [Reserved]

          (j)  [Reserved]

          (k)  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the
               Executive will at all times be entitled to benefits which are at
               least as favorable to the Executive and his family as are
               generally provided to all executives of the Company or the family
               thereof, with the exception of Mary Myers and Stephen E. Myers.

          (l)  [Reserved]

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          (m)  Upon the Effective Date, Executive shall be granted incentive
               stock options to acquire 15,000 shares of the Company's common
               stock, per the Company's 1999 Incentive Stock Plan and the normal
               terms provided to executives of the Company. At the customary
               time for granting stock options under the Company's 1999
               Incentive Stock Plan or its successor, the Executive will be
               granted the option to purchase an amount of the Company's common
               stock commensurate and in recognition of his position as the Vice
               President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
               with terms and provisions similar to those in effect under such
               plan as of the Effective Date, or such other grant of stock based
               benefits as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board
               of Directors, on like terms as granted to all executives of the
               Company.

          (n)  The Executive shall receive years of service credit on a pro rata
               basis so that he will be fully vested and entitled to receive a
               supplemental retirement benefit in the amount of at least Fifty
               Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per annum for a period of ten (10)
               years, commencing the first day of the month following the later
               of his Retirement or his attainment of age sixty-five (65). This
               benefit shall be provided under the Company's Executive
               Supplemental Retirement Plan or otherwise as the Parties shall
               agree. In the event that the Executive shall die before all ten
               (10) years of payments shall have been received, the Executive's
               spouse shall be entitled to the remainder of such payments.

          (o)  During the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse the
               Executive not less than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
               ($1,500.00) per year toward the cost of an annual executive
               physical examination at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation or other
               acceptable facility.

          (p)  The Executive shall be provided, at the Company's expense, with
               director's and officer's liability insurance coverage with
               respect to claims against the Executive arising in connection
               with his activities performed on behalf of or in connection with
               his service as an officer or Director of the Company or any
               affiliate.

          (q)  The Executive shall be entitled to use the Company's corporate
               membership at Firestone Country Club, as per the policy for such
               use.

     6. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. As indicated in Subsection 3(b), the
Employment Term may terminate prior to the date specified therein as follows:

          (a)  The Executive's employment hereunder will terminate without
               further notice upon the death of the Executive.

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          (b)  The Company may terminate the Executive's employment hereunder
               upon the Executive's Disability, if the Executive is prevented
               from performing his duties hereunder by reason of physical or
               mental incapacity for a period of one hundred eighty (180)
               consecutive days in any period of two consecutive fiscal years of
               the Company, but in any such event the Executive shall be
               entitled to full compensation and benefits hereunder until the
               close of such one hundred and eighty (180) day period.

          (c)  The Executive may terminate his employment due to his Retirement.

          (d)  The Company may terminate the Executive's employment hereunder
               effective immediately upon giving written notice of such
               termination for "Cause."

          (e)  The Company may terminate the Executive's employment hereunder
               without Cause at any time upon thirty (30) days written notice.

          (f)  The Executive may terminate his employment hereunder effective
               immediately upon giving written notice of such termination for
               "Good Reason."

          (g)  The Executive may terminate his employment hereunder without Good
               Reason at any time upon thirty (30) days written notice.

     7. SEVERANCE COMPENSATION. If the Executive's employment terminates, the
following severance provisions will apply:

          (a)  If the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company other
               than for Cause or is terminated by the Executive for Good Reason,
               then for a period of one (1) year commencing on the Executive's
               termination date ("Payment Term"), the Company shall:

               (i)  pay to the Executive within thirty (30) days following his
                    termination of employment a single sum payment equal to one
                    (1) times his annual Base Salary in effect on the date of
                    such termination of employment (or if such annual Base
                    Salary has decreased during the one year period ending on
                    the date of the Executive's termination of employment, at
                    the highest rate in effect during such period);

               (ii) pay to the Executive within thirty (30) days following his
                    termination of employment a single sum payment equal to one
                    (1) times his Annual Bonus at the highest rate in effect
                    during the prior three year period, plus the sum of any
                    Annual Bonus earned but unpaid at the date of such
                    termination of employment;

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               (iii) continue in effect the medical and dental coverage, long
                    and short-term disability protection, and any life insurance
                    protection (including life and long-term disability
                    insurance protection under policies obtained by the
                    Executive), being provided to the Executive immediately
                    prior to the Executive's termination of employment, or if
                    any of such benefits have decreased during the one year
                    period ending on the Executive's termination of employment,
                    at the highest level in effect during such one year period;

               (iv) continue to pay the automobile allowances as provided in
                    Subsections 5(e) hereof; and

               (v)  pay for executive outplacement services for the Executive
                    from a nationally recognized executive outplacement firm at
                    the level provided for the most senior executives, provided
                    that such outplacement services will be provided for a one
                    year period commencing on the date of termination of
                    employment regardless of the Payment Term.

          (b)  If the Executive's employment with the Company is terminated by
               reason of the Executive's death or Disability during the
               Employment Term, the Executive or his surviving spouse shall be
               entitled to receive (i) the Base Salary and Annual Bonus accrued
               and unpaid to the date of death or Disability, (ii) any amounts
               payable under any employee benefit plan of the Company in
               accordance with the terms of such plan, and (iii) if the
               Executive and/or his surviving spouse and dependents properly
               elect continued medical coverage in accordance with Code Section
               4980B ("COBRA"), the Company shall pay the entire cost of the
               premiums for such continued medical coverage for the longer of
               (A) the maximum required period of coverage under Code Section
               4980B(f) or (B) thirty-six (36) months.

          (c)  If the Executive's employment hereunder is terminated by the
               Company for Cause or terminated by the Executive other than for
               Good Reason, then no further compensation or benefits will be
               provided to the Executive by the Company under this Agreement
               following the date of such termination of employment other than
               payment of compensation earned to the date of termination of
               employment but not yet paid. As more fully and generally provided
               in Section 19 hereof, this Subsection 7(c) shall not be
               interpreted to deny the Executive any benefits to which he may be
               entitled under any plan or arrangement of the Company applicable
               to the Executive.

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          (d)  The Company's payments pursuant to this Section 7 that result in
               additional taxable income to the Executive shall be increased by
               a forty percent (40%) tax gross-up payment to the Executive for
               the purposes of covering federal, state and local income taxes on
               the amount of such payments.

          (e)  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
               contrary, other than Section 19 hereof, if the Executive breaches
               any of the Executive's obligations under Section 11 or 12 hereof,
               and such breach is not substantially cured in all material
               respects within thirty (30) days after the Board gives written
               notice thereof to the Executive, no further severance payments or
               other benefits will be payable to the Executive under this
               Section 7.

     8.   CHANGE IN CONTROL.

          (a)  In General. In the event of a Change in Control, the Executive
               shall have certain special protections so that he may more fully
               focus on the issues related to such a Change in Control, and to
               reward the Executive for the substantial additional effort
               involved in a Change in Control. The protections and rights are
               set forth in this Section 8.

               (i)  In the event of a Change in Control, the Executive may
                    terminate his employment with the Company at any time within
                    the following eighteen (18) months and it will be considered
                    a termination for Good Reason under this Agreement.

               (ii) In the event of a Change in Control, the Executive may elect
                    to extend this Agreement for a period of eighteen (18)
                    months.

               (iii) In the event of a Change in Control, the Company will pay
                    the Executive, within thirty (30) days following the date of
                    such Change in Control, the amount of any Annual Bonus
                    earned but unpaid as of that date.

               (iv) In the event of a Change in Control, the Executive will
                    become fully vested in all outstanding stock options,
                    restricted stock or similar awards and any option shall
                    become fully exercisable. The Executive shall have at least
                    ninety (90) days following the date of the Change in Control
                    to exercise any option or right with respect to any such
                    award.

               (v)  In the event of a Change in Control, the Executive will have
                    available the expenses of enforcement provided in Section 23
                    hereof.

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          (b)  Section 280G Protection. The Executive shall be entitled to a
               cash payment (the "Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment") equal to the
               amount of excise taxes which the Executive is required to pay
               pursuant to Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
               amended ("Code"), as a result of any "parachute payments" as
               defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code made by or on behalf of
               the Company or any successor thereto, under this Agreement or
               otherwise, resulting in an "excess parachute payment" as defined
               in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code. In addition to the foregoing,
               the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment due to the Executive under this
               Section 8 shall be increased by the aggregate of the amount of
               federal, state and local income, excise and penalty taxes, and
               any interest on any of the foregoing, for which the Executive
               will be liable on account of the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment to
               be made under this Section 8, such that the Executive will
               receive the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment net of all income, excise
               and penalty taxes, and any interest on any of the foregoing,
               imposed on the Executive on account of the receipt of the Excise
               Tax Gross-Up Payment. The computation of the Excise Tax Gross-Up
               Payment shall be determined, at the expense of the Company or its
               successor, by an independent accounting, actuarial or consulting
               firm selected by the Company or its successor. Such Excise Tax
               Gross-Up Payment shall be made by the Company or its successor at
               such time as the Company or its successor shall determine, in its
               sole discretion, but in no event later than the date five (5)
               business days before the due date, without regard to any
               extension, for filing the Executive's federal income tax return
               for the calendar year for which it is determined that excise
               taxes are payable under Section 4999 of the Code. Notwithstanding
               the foregoing, there shall be no duplication of payments by the
               Company or its successor under this Section 8 in respect of
               excise taxes under Section 4999 of the Code to the extent the
               Company or its successor is making payments in respect of such
               excise taxes under any other arrangement with the Executive. In
               the event that the Executive is ultimately assessed with excise
               taxes under Section 4999 of the Code which exceed the amount of
               excise taxes used in computing the Executive's payment under this
               Section 8, the Company or its successor shall indemnify the
               Executive for such additional excise taxes plus any additional
               excise taxes, income taxes, interest and penalties resulting from
               the additional excise taxes and the indemnity hereunder.

     9. SEVERANCE PLAN. It is the intention of the Parties that this Agreement
provide special benefits to the Executive. If at any time the Company maintains
a Severance Benefit Plan that would provide better cash severance benefits to
the Executive than this Agreement, the Executive may elect to receive such
better cash severance benefits in lieu of the cash severance benefits provided
under Subsections 7(a)(i) and 7(a)(ii) of this Agreement while continuing to
receive any other benefits or coverages available under this Agreement. If this
Agreement would provide better cash severance benefits to the Executive than a
Severance Benefit Plan maintained by the Company, the Executive shall receive
the cash severance benefits under this Agreement, as well as any other benefits
or coverages available under this Agreement.

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In such case, the cash severance benefits under this Agreement shall be in lieu
of the cash severance benefits payable under a Severance Benefit Plan.

     10. PLAN AMENDMENTS. To the extent any provisions of this Agreement modify
the terms of any existing plan, policy or arrangement affecting the compensation
or benefits of the Executive, as appropriate, (a) such modification as set forth
herein shall be deemed an amendment to such plan, policy or arrangement as to
the Executive, and both the Company and the Executive hereby consent to such
amendment, (b) the Company will appropriately modify such plan, policy or
arrangement to correspond to this Agreement with respect to the Executive, or
(c) the Company will provide an "Alternative Benefit," as defined in Section 17
hereof, to or on behalf of the Executive in accordance with the provisions of
such Section 17.

     11. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Executive agrees that the Executive will
not, during the Employment Term or at any time thereafter, either directly or
indirectly, disclose or make known to any other person, firm, or corporation any
confidential information, trade secret or proprietary information of the Company
in violation of the Company's policies and procedures.

     12. [Reserved]

     13. ARBITRATION. The following arbitration rules shall apply to this
Agreement:

          (a)  In the event that the Executive's employment shall be terminated
               by the Company during the Employment Term or the Company shall
               withhold payments or provision of benefits because the Executive
               is alleged to be engaged in activities prohibited by Section 11
               or 12 hereof or for any other reason, the Executive shall have
               the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies provided
               by law, at his election either to seek arbitration in the
               metropolitan area of Akron, Ohio, under the Commercial
               Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association by
               serving a notice to arbitrate upon the Company or to institute a
               judicial proceeding, in either case within one hundred and twenty
               (120) days after having received notice of termination of his
               employment.

          (b)  Without limiting the generality of Subsection 13(a), this
               Subsection 13(b) shall apply to termination asserted to be for
               "Cause" or for "Good Reason." In the event that (i) the Company
               terminates the Executive's employment for Cause, or (ii) the
               Executive resigns his employment for Good Reason, the Company and
               the Executive each shall have thirty (30) days to demand of the
               American Arbitration Association in writing (with a copy to the
               other Party) that arbitration be commenced to determine whether
               Cause or Good Reason, as the case may be, existed with respect to
               such termination or resignation. The Parties shall have thirty
               (30) days from the date of such written request to select such
               third party arbitrator. Upon the expiration of such thirty (30)
               day period, the Parties shall have an additional thirty (30) days
               in which to present to such third party arbitrator such
               arguments, evidence or other material (oral or written) as may be
               permitted and in accordance with such procedures as may be

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               established by such third party arbitrator. The third party
               arbitrator shall furnish a written summary of his findings to the
               Parties not later than thirty (30) days following the last day on
               which the parties were entitled to present arguments, evidence or
               other material to the third party arbitrator.

     During the period of resolution of a dispute under this Subsection 13(b),
the Executive shall receive no compensation by the Company (other than payment
by the Company of premiums due before or during such period on any insurance
coverage applicable to the Executive hereunder) and the Executive shall have no
duties for the Company. If the arbitrator determines that the Company did not
have Cause to terminate the Executive's employment or that the Executive had
Good Reason to resign his employment, as the case may be, the Company shall
promptly pay the Executive in a lump sum any compensation to which the Executive
would have been entitled, for the period commencing with the date of the
Executive's termination or resignation and ending on the date of such
determination, had his employment not been terminated or had he not resigned.

     14. NOTICES. For purposes of this Agreement, all communications provided
for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
hand delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

          (a)  If the notice is to the Company:

               Myers Industries, Inc.
               1293 South Main Street
               Akron, OH 44301
               Attn: President

               With a copy to:
               Myers Industries, Inc.
               1293 South Main Street
               Akron, OH 44301
               Attn: General Counsel

          (b)  If the notice is to the Executive:

               Mr. Donald A. Merril
               4513 Bridle Trail
               Akron, OH 44333

               With a copy to:

               Vincent E. Fisher
               Roth Bierman LLP
               5196 Richmond Road
               Bedford Heights, OH 44146

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or to such other address as either Party may have furnished to the other in
writing and in accordance herewith; except that notices of change of address
shall be effective only upon receipt.

     15. ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective
successors, heirs (in the case of the Executive) and permitted assigns. No
rights or obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or
transferred by the Company except that such rights or obligations may be
assigned or transferred in connection with the sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or
transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company and such assignee or transferee expressly assumes the liabilities,
obligations and duties of the Company, as contained in this Agreement, either
contractually or as a matter of law. The Company further agrees that, in the
event of a sale or transfer of assets as described in the preceding sentence, it
shall be a condition precedent to the consummation of any such transaction that
the assignee or transferee expressly assumes the liabilities, obligations and
duties of the Company hereunder. No rights or obligations of the Executive under
this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Executive other than the
Executive's rights to compensation and benefits, which may be transferred only
by will or operation of law, except as provided in this Section 15.

     The Executive shall be entitled, to the extent permitted under any
applicable law, to select and change a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive
any compensation or benefits payable hereunder following the Executive's death
by giving the Company written notice thereof. In the absence of such a
selection, any compensation or benefit payable under this Agreement following
the death of the Executive shall be payable to the Executive's spouse, or if
such spouse shall not survive the Executive, to the Executive's estate. In the
event of the Executive's death or a judicial determination of the Executive's
incompetence, reference in this Agreement to the Executive shall be deemed,
where appropriate, to refer to the Executive's beneficiary, estate or other
legal representative.

     16. INVALID PROVISIONS. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited
or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent, but only to the extent, of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions
hereof and such remaining portions of this Agreement shall continue to be in
full force and effect. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall
be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the Parties will negotiate in good
faith to replace such provision with another provision that will be valid or
enforceable and that is as close as practicable to the provisions held invalid
or unenforceable.

     17. ALTERNATIVE SATISFACTION OF COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS. In the event this
Agreement provides for payments or benefits to or on behalf of the Executive
which cannot be provided under the Company's benefit plans, policies or
arrangements either because such plans, policies or arrangements no longer exist
or no longer provide such benefits or because provision of such benefits to the
Executive would adversely affect the tax qualified or tax advantaged status of
such plans, policies or arrangements for the Executive or other participants
therein, the Company may provide the Executive with an "Alternative Benefit," as
defined in this Section 17, in lieu thereof. The Alternative Benefit is a
benefit or payment which places the Executive and the Executive's dependents or
beneficiaries, as the case may be, in at least as good of an economic position
as if the benefit promised by this Agreement (a) were

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provided exactly as called for by this Agreement, and (b) had the favorable
economic, tax and legal characteristics customary for plans, policies or
arrangements of that type. Furthermore, if such adverse consequence would affect
the Executive or the Executive's dependents, the Executive shall have the right
to require that the Company provide such an Alternative Benefit.

     18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT, MODIFICATION. Subject to the provisions of Section 19
hereof, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties with
respect to the employment of the Executive by the Company and supersedes all
prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings of the
Parties, whether oral or written. No modification, amendment, or waiver of any
of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing,
specifically referring hereto, and signed by both Parties.

     19. NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
Section 18, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive's
continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other
plan, program, policy or practice provided by the Company for its executive
officers, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as the
Executive has or may have under any stock option, restricted stock or other
agreements with the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Amounts which the
Executive or the Executive's dependents or beneficiaries, as the case may be,
are otherwise entitled to receive under any such plan, policy, practice or
program shall not be reduced by this Agreement except as provided in Section 9
hereof with respect to payments under a Company sponsored Severance Benefit Plan
if cash payments are made hereunder.

     20. WAIVER OF BREACH. The failure at any time to enforce any of the
provisions of this Agreement or to require performance by the other Party of any
of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver
of such provisions or to affect either the validity of this Agreement or any
part of this Agreement or the right of either Party thereafter to enforce each
and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.

     21. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement has been made in, and shall be governed
and construed in accordance with the laws of, the State of Ohio. The Parties
agree that this Agreement is not an "employee benefit plan" or part of an
"employee benefit plan" which is subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

     22. TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable
under this Agreement such federal, state or local taxes or other amounts as
shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
Where withholding applies to shares of the Company's common stock, the Company
shall make cashless withholding available to the Executive if permissible by
law.

     23.  EXPENSES OF ENFORCEMENT.

          (a)  Following a Change in Control. The Company is aware that upon the
               occurrence of a Change in Control the Board or a shareholder of
               the Company may then cause or attempt to cause the Company to
               refuse to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, or
               may cause or attempt to cause the Company to institute, or may
               institute, litigation seeking to

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               have this Agreement declared unenforceable, or may take, or
               attempt to take, other action to deny the Executive the benefits
               intended under this Agreement. In these circumstances, the
               purpose of this Agreement could be frustrated. It is the intent
               of the Company that the Executive not be required to incur the
               expenses associated with the enforcement of his rights under this
               Agreement by litigation or other legal action because the cost
               and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits
               intended to be extended to the Executive hereunder, nor be bound
               to negotiate any settlement of his rights hereunder under threat
               of incurring such expenses. Accordingly, if following a Change in
               Control it should appear to the Executive that the Company has
               failed to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement
               or in the event that the Company or any other person takes any
               action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or
               institutes any litigation or other legal action designed to deny,
               diminish or to recover from, the Executive, the benefits intended
               to be provided to the Executive hereunder, and that the Executive
               has complied with all of his obligations under this Agreement,
               the Company irrevocably authorizes the Executive from time to
               time to retain counsel of his choice at the expense of the
               Company as provided in this Section 23, to represent the
               Executive in connection with the initiation or defense of any
               litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the
               Company or any Director, officer, shareholder or other person
               affiliated with the Company, in any jurisdiction. Notwithstanding
               any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the
               Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to the
               Executive entering into an attorney-client relationship with such
               counsel, and in that connection the Company and the Executive
               agree that a confidential relationship shall exist between the
               Executive and such counsel. The reasonable fees and expenses of
               counsel selected from time to time by the Executive as herein
               provided shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive by the
               Company on a regular, periodic basis upon presentation by the
               Executive of a statement or statements prepared by such counsel
               in accordance with its customary practices, up to a maximum
               aggregate amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00).

          (b)  In General. The Company shall reimburse reasonable attorney fees
               and expenses incurred by the Executive to enforce the provisions
               of this Agreement, even if his claims are not successful,
               provided they are not ultimately determined by the court or
               arbitrator, as the case may be, to be frivolous, up to a maximum
               aggregate amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).

     24. REPRESENTATION. The Company represents and warrants that it is fully
authorized and empowered to enter into this Agreement and that the performance
of its obligations under this Agreement will not violate any agreement between
it and any other person, firm or organization.

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     25. SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of
this Agreement, to the extent it does not adversely affect the Executive, the
Company may provide the compensation and benefits to which the Executive is
entitled hereunder through one or more subsidiaries or affiliates.

     26. NO MITIGATION OR OFFSET. In the event of any termination of employment,
the Executive shall be under no obligation to seek other employment. Amounts due
the Executive under this Agreement shall not be offset by any remuneration
attributable to any subsequent employment he may obtain.

     27. SOLE REMEDY. The Parties agree that the remedies of each against the
other for breach of this Agreement shall be limited to enforcement of this
Agreement and recovery of the amounts and remedies provided for herein. The
Parties, however, further agree that such limitation shall not prevent either
Party from proceeding against the other to recover for a claim other than under
this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

                                        MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                        (the "Company")

                                        By: /s/ John C. Orr
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            John C. Orr, President and
                                            Chief Executive Officer

                                        EXECUTIVE

                                        /s/ Donald A. Merril
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Donald A. Merril

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                                                                     Exhibit 10L

                                AMENDMENT TO THE
                             MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                     EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN
                               (DONALD A. MERRIL)

     Amendment to the Myers Industries, Inc. Executive Supplemental Retirement
Plan (the "Plan"), effective as of January 24, 2006 (the "Amendment Effective
Date"), by and between Myers Industries, Inc. (the "Employer") and Donald A.
Merril (the "Executive").

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Employer established the Plan, effective January 1, 1997; and

     WHEREAS, the Executive is a Participant (as defined in the Plan) in the
Plan;

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10.7 of the Plan, the Employer may amend or
modify any provision of the Plan as to any particular Participant (as defined in
the Plan) by agreement with such Participant, provided that such agreement is in
writing, is executed by both the Employer and the Participant, and is filed with
the Plan records;

     WHEREAS, the Employer wants to amend certain provisions of the Plan as to
the Executive; and

     WHEREAS, this Amendment shall apply only to the Executive and shall not
apply to any other Participants;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as to the Executive as follows:

     1. Section 2.4 of the Plan shall be deleted in its entirety and the
following shall be substituted therefor:

          "Section 2.4 The term `Benefit Amount' shall mean $50,000.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, at any time and from
          time to time, in its sole discretion, revise the Benefit Amount;
          provided, however, that the Benefit Amount may not be reduced without
          the Participant's written consent."

     2. Section 2.6 of the Plan shall be deleted in its entirety and the
following shall be substituted therefor:

          "Section 2.6 The term `Cause' shall mean `cause' as defined in the
          Employment Agreement, dated as of January 24 2006, by and between the
          Employer and the Participant (such employment agreement and any
          subsequent amendments thereto are hereinafter referred to as the
          `Employment Agreement')."

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     3. Section 2.7 of the Plan shall be deleted in its entirety and the
following shall be substituted therefor:

          "Section 2.7 The term `Change in Control' shall mean `change in
          control' as defined in the Employment Agreement."

     4. Section 2.11 of the Plan shall be deleted in its entirety and the
following shall be substituted therefor:

          "Section 2.11 The term `Early Retirement Date' shall mean the date of
          the Participant's retirement during the period commencing on the first
          day of the month coincident with or immediately following the date as
          of which the Participant has attained age fifty-five (55)."

     5. Section 2.14 of the Plan shall be deleted in its entirety and the
following shall be substituted therefor:

          "Section 2.14 The term `Good Reason' shall mean `good reason' as
          defined in the Employment Agreement."

     6. Section 2.22 of the Plan shall be amended, in part, by deleting the
first sentence thereof and adding the following sentences in substitution
therefor:

          "A `Year of Service' shall mean a Plan Year commencing with the
          calendar year beginning on the Effective Date, provided that the
          Participant is employed by the Employer as a full-time employee on at
          least one day during such Plan Year. Notwithstanding anything in the
          Plan to the contrary, as example, for purposes of determining the
          Participant's Supplemental Vested Pension under Section 4.4, the
          Participant shall be deemed to have (a) one Year of Service as of the
          Amendment Effective Date, (b) six Years of Service as of January 1,
          2010 and (c) ten Years of Service as of January 1, 2013."

     7. Section 4.4 of the Plan shall be amended, in part, by deleting the first
paragraph thereof and adding the following in substitution therefor:

          "Subject to the provisions of Article XI, if, prior to the
          Participant's Normal or Early Retirement Dates, the Participant's
          employment with the Employer is terminated (a) by the Employer other
          than for Cause, (b) by the Participant for Good Reason, or (c) in the
          event of a Change in Control, by the Participant at any time within
          the 18 months following the Change in Control, the Participant shall
          be entitled to receive a Supplemental Vested Pension equal to
          one-twelfth (1/12th) of the Benefit Amount multiplied by the
          percentage determined from the following table based upon his Years of
          Service as of the date of termination of his employment:"

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     8. Section 4.5 of the Plan shall be deleted in its entirety and the
following shall be substituted therefor:

          "The Participant shall not be entitled to receive any Supplemental
          Pension under this Plan if (a) the Employer terminates the
          Participant's employment for Cause or (b) the Participant terminates
          his employment with the Employer prior to the date that he is eligible
          to elect Early Retirement, unless the Participant terminates his
          employment (i) for Good Reason or (ii) in the event of a Change in
          Control, at any time within the 18 months following the Change in
          Control."

     9. New Sections 10.13 and 10.14 shall be added to the Plan as follows:

          "Section 10.13 Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary,
          the Employer shall have the right, subject to the Participant's
          consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), to amend the Plan
          without any additional consideration to the affected Participant to
          the extent necessary to avoid penalties arising under Section 409A of
          the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Any
          amendment under this Section 10.13 shall otherwise be consistent with
          the intent of this Plan.

          Section 10.14 The Employer agrees that it shall not knowingly or
          negligently take an action or fail to take an action that causes the
          Participant to incur any excise tax under Code Section 409A and that,
          if it does, the Employer shall reimburse the Participant in the amount
          of the excise tax and will fully gross up the Participant for the
          federal, state and local income, employment, wage and excise taxes
          (including any additional excise taxes under Code Section 409A)
          associated with that reimbursement."

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered
this Amendment as of the date first written above.

                                        Myers Industries, Inc.

                                        By: /s/ John C. Orr
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            John C. Orr, President and Chief
                                            Executive Officer

                                        Executive

                                        /s/ Donald A. Merril
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Donald A. Merril

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