Employees at Corning Cable Systems’ Hickory Cable Facility take recycling seriously
The facility, like many Corning locations, has long had a practice of recycling standard items like cardboard and scrap metal. But in 2004, the plant accelerated its recycling program and encouraged individual employees to submit and implement ways to improve their work -- including opportunities to eliminate or recycle waste. 
Since that time, thousands of improvements have been implemented by employees who now collect, segregate and ship out more than 80 different types of materials - diverting more than 6.5 million pounds of waste from the local landfill.
Just as important as the financial benefits have been the program’s positive ripple effects on the environment. For example, during 2008 the plant recycled more than 45,000 pounds of paper – four times the amount recycled in 2004.
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