FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number:  3235-0287 Expires:  January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response.........0.5
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(Print or Type Responses)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*           O'Neil Kevin C

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Myers Industries, Inc (MYE)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer                   (Check all applicable)

Director

10% Owner

X

Officer (give title below)

Other (specify below)

General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

(Last)                    (First)                (Middle)  711 Kensington Way

3. I.R.S. Identification    Number of Reporting    Person, if an entity    (Voluntary)

4. Statement for     Month/Day/Year  03/28/03

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

5. If Amendment,     Date of Original     (Month/Day/Year)

Form filed by One Reporting Person

(Street)  Copley OH 44321

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)                      (State)                  (Zip)

Table I ¾  Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security     (Instr. 3)

2. Trans-     action     Date   (Month/     Day/    Year)

2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any   (Month/     Day/    Year)

3. Trans-     action     Code     (Instr.8)

4. Securities Acquired (A)     or Disposed of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     Following     Reported     Transaction(s)     (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-     ship     Form:     Direct     (D) or     Indirect     (I)   (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of     Indirect     Beneficial     Owner-     ship    (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Common Stock

1,540

D

Common Stock

1,735

I

Spouse

Common Stock

180

I

Children

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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II ¾  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative     Security     (Instr. 3)

2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative    Security

3. Trans-     action     Date (Month/  Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any   (Month/    Day/   Year)

4. Trans-     action     Code     (Instr.8)

5. Number of Deriv-     ative Securities Ac-     quired (A) or Dis-     posed of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exer-     cisable and     Expiration     Date     (Month/Day/     Year)

7. Title and Amount of     Underlying Securities     (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price     of     Deriv-     ative     Secur-     ity     (Instr.     5)

9. Number    of deriv-    ative    Secur-    ities    Bene-    ficially    Owned    Follow-    ing    Reported    Trans-    action(s)    (Instr. 4)

10. Owner-      ship      Form of      Deri-      vative      Security:      Direct      (D) or      Indirect      (I)      (Instr. 4)

11. Nature      of      Indirect      Benefi-      cial      Owner-      ship      (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer- cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

(2)Option/Right to Buy

13.52

4/29/00

4/29/04

Common

1,663

(2)Option/Right to Buy

10.40

4/26/02

4/26/06

Common

1,375

(1)Option/Right to Buy

12.32

(3)

6/10/12

Common

6,250

(1)Option/Right to Buy

8.80

(3)

3/11/13

Common

5,000

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grants under Myers Industries, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan
2. Grants under Myers Industries, Inc. 1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan.
3. The stock option vests 20 percent after six months, with additional vesting of 20 percent each year thereafter.

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		/s/ Kevin C. O'Neil	3/31/03
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