Houston answered the call and helped divert thousands and thousands of pounds of e-waste from entering local landfills during our 17th annual ABC13 Earth Day E-Cycle Drive on Friday.
ABC13 celebrates its 17th annual " ABC13 Earth Day E-Cycle Drive," sponsored by Shell , on Friday, April 19.Hundreds of Houstonians rose to the challenge Friday to keep more than 100,000 lbs. of electronic waste from entering Houston landfills.
Before opening at 6 a.m., Eyewitness News meteorologist Rachel Briers saw a steady line of cars growing outside the parking lot. Diana Moreno was fortunate to be one of the first in line Friday. In the bed of her pickup truck were a few things she cleaned out of her house, including four VCRs.Still, we saw smiles as the last few cars crawled through the parking lot at 5 p.m.
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