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ALRIGHT, WELL GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
UH, MY NAME IS MARK AL AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING THE CITY OF HOUSTON AS A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.
YES, I WAS BOLD ENOUGH TO SIGN UP FOR IT AND, AND, AND STILL HANGING, HANGING HERE AFTER TWO YEARS.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND JOINING US TODAY.
UH, THIS IS A, A GREAT TRADITION THAT I WAS INTRODUCED TO WHEN I MOVED HERE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING EVENT.
BUT TODAY, WE'RE NOT JUST RECYCLING THE CHRISTMAS TREE OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL.
THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE HOPE OUR ACTIONS INSPIRE OTHER HOUSTONIANS TO DO THE SAME THING.
SO THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME OF YEAR FOR US AT THE SOUTHWEST DEPARTMENT, BUT I WANNA SAY SOMETHING AND I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR RIGHT.
EXCUSE ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR ANY CHRISTMAS TREE TO BE LAYING BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE MADE AVAILABLE AT LEAST 23 DROP OFF LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT PEOPLE CAN BRING THEIR THIS YEAR.
UH, AND REMEMBER, EVERYTHING THAT WE RECYCLE DURING THIS TIME WILL BE REPURPOSED AND.