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Zero Waste to Landfill Journey -
Engaging Employees
Steve Street
Senior Environmental, Health, and Safety Coordinator
Corning Optical Communications – Hickory Manufacturing and Technology Center
April 1, 2014
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>800 Visitors/Year Tour HMTC – Highlights
Largest Fiber Cable Plant in the world
Capacity/flexibility
Broad product portfolio
Product quality architecture
• ISO 9001 / TL 9000 certified
Environmental and Safety
• ISO 14001
• ESI Steward
• OSHA VPP Star Site
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What Is Optical Fiber And How Is It Used?
Solid glass, but extremely thin
Has a plastic coating
Made into a cable for protection and
function
Laser light is sent down one end
• Light travels down the fiber and is
sensed on the other end
• A high speed “Morse Code”
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Two Primary Products (Indoor and Outdoor)
Outdoor Cables
Up to 216 fibers
4 Step Process
Major Customers
• Telephone Companies
• Cable TV Companies
Indoor Cables
Up to 144 fibers
• MIC
• UMIC
• Interlocking Armor
• FREEDM™
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Corning Optical Communications Builds the Optical Layer
Provide quality optical fiber cable systems to our customers
Long Haul Access
Reducing Installation
Expense
Metro Private
Networks
Reducing Cost of
End Customer Connections
Submarine
Managing
Dispersion
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Employee Engagement – A Key to Success
2013 EMS objective to begin the journey of Zero Waste to Landfill. Goal to reduce landfill waste by 10%.
Process to achieve target – Employee Engagement driven by the Earth Day Team.
Team consists of employees throughout the organization and drives communication, promotes awareness and education, and strives to engage employees in the EMS.
Team developed plan for hosting HMTC’s sixth annual Earth Day event with a goal to engage everyone at HMTC in the Zero Landfill objective.
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Environmental SharePoint Rollout and Introduction
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Zero Landfill Challenge
Introduced:
HMTC’s Zero Landfill Challenge – “Think Outside the Dumpster”
This challenge is for ALL employees at HMTC
– Employees participate with “Zero Landfill Challenge” Submission Form
– Recognize employees throughout the year
– Environmental Team drives the program.
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Benefits of Employees Engaged in the EMS
86% of employees and resident contractors participated in last year’s event.
359 environmental improvements completed.
Diverted 2,574,670 pounds of waste from the landfill through recycling, generating over $500,000 through revenue and landfill cost avoidance.
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Annual Landfill Waste Reduced 30%
66% Reduction
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Hickory Manufacturing and Technology Center
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