Hackworth Reprographics strives to balance A/E/C industry demands and the environment. Here’s what we are doing to protect the environment and still meet your needs:

• Recycle print product waste
• Recycle all other eligible waste
• Production machines automatically switch to sleep mode when not in use
• Use 100% toner efficient equipment
• Water cooler reduces number of disposed plastic bottles each day
• Promote equipment shut-down at the end of each day
• Offer recycled bond options for your print projects
• Archiving services allow you to free up space and recycle blueprints/specs from previous jobs

If you would like more information regarding:

• ordering recycled wide-format bond, contact John Mitchell - jmitchell@hackworthrepro.com
• pricing (and lead times) for your project printing on recycled bond, contact Lynn Hardison - dlhardison@hackworthrepro.com
• eliminating your monthly billing statement (you will still receive an invoice by mail), contact Crystal Austin - caustin@hackworthrepro.com
• or call: 757.545.7675

Worried about the quality of recycled paper? Recycled paper has improved dramatically over the past few years. In fact, when it was compared to virgin bond at a recent meeting, no one could tell the difference between the two. It still costs about 20% more than virgin bond, but as it becomes more widely used the price should come down. On average, using recycled paper saves about 7 trees per ton. Here are some other environmental benefits of using recycled paper:

In the manufacturing process of recycled paper:

• 74% less air pollution is generated
• 35% less water pollution is generated
• 58% less water is required
• 64% less energy is required