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Child charms local recyclers.
When Ecology Action's executive director, Michael Risden, spoke at the organization's holiday party, he read lines from a letter from a middle school student. Risden received the letter, along with a number of other letters, after he gave a class a tour of Ecology Action's recycling center in Austin. Compiled by Amanda Bronstad. Matt Hudgins, Mary Alice Piasecki and Alicia Pounds contributed. Earliest info on new businesses, homeowners Sales Prospecting Center Real info, real opportunities.