Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Johnson Paul Allan	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/4/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MYERS INDUSTRIES INC [MYE]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) VP, Distribution Segment /
(Street) AKRON, OH 44301       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	3516	(2)	D
Performance Stock Units	(3)	3/16/2024	Common Stock	5274	(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The reporting person was granted 3,516 restricted stock units, vesting in three equal annual installments on March 16, 2022, March 16, 2023, and March 16, 2024.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock
(3)	Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock based upon the Issuer's cumulative adjusted EBITDA with a relative TSR modifier over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2023.

Remarks: This late filing is due to a delay in obtaining the reporting person's CIK number from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Johnson Paul Allan 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET AKRON, OH 44301			VP, Distribution Segment

Signatures
/s/ J. Bret Treier, attorney in fact for Paul Allan Johnson		2/3/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date