Here's how HNE General Manager, Larry Ham, describes the process. "The pages are delivered to HNE Printing through the Internet. When pages arrive, HNE staff prepare the pages for press. The pages are run through a proofing system and then are married together to prep them for plating. HNE uses a Kodak Trendsetter to image the pages onto aluminum plates. Using the plates, the pages are then run on a Goss Community press. Several versions of the newspapers are printed. Once finished with printing, the different versions are separated and prepared for shipment. Some papers are inkjet mailed, some are shipped out in boxes, and others are shipped via trucking service," Larry told us.

Eco Partners began its relationship with HNE in the mid-1990's when we were in need of a printer and Elizabeth found them in her search for just the right company. HNE produces newspapers, tabloids, magazines, flyers, and brochures, and other publications like ours. Their printing facilities have won many awards through the years for reproduction and color.

Like most sub-contractors Eco Partners works with, Carrie Lacy, Commercial Printing Coordinator for HNE and our contact, says she and her family have been impacted by working with our environmental newsletters. 

"When my kids were younger, we gained a lot of recycling knowledge through the Trash Talk! publication. We enjoyed reading the paper and playing the fun recycling games," Carrie said. "It is exciting to be part of such a great organization that continues to educate the public on ways to make our world a greener place."