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TRAVIS, HOW WOULD YOU THROW THAT DOWN AT THE RESIDENTIAL DROP OFF CENTER? A PLASTIC BOTTLE.WHO CARES? JUST THE PLASTIC BOTTLE.
WE'LL GET TO DEANDRE'S INTERVIEW NEXT.
BUT HERE ARE SOME CITY HEADLINES.
HOUSTON HOSTED ITS INAUGURAL FLEET WEEK.
MORE THAN 1500 SERVICE MEMBERS AND THREE SHIPS VISITED OUR REGION, GIVING HOUSTONIANS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TOUR SHIPS AND ATTEND EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY.
IT WAS A MEANINGFUL WEEK THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE DEDICATION OF THE US NAVY, MARINES, AND COAST GUARD.
WE CLOSED THE WEEK WITH THE FLEET WEEK BALL, CELEBRATING SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN.
HOUSTON SHOWED UP BY WELCOMING OUR MILITARY, SHOWCASING THE BEST OF OUR CITY, AND EXPRESSING OUR DEEP APPRECIATION.
AFTER WEEKS OF DISCUSSION AND DOZENS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM HOUSTONIANS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED REVISIONS TO AN ORDINANCE THAT REGULATES HOW HOUSTON POLICE OFFICERS RESPOND TO CIVIL IMMIGRATION WARRANTS ISSUED BY US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS ICE MAYOR WHITMEYER SAID THAT THE CHANGE WILL FOLLOW THE LAW, REINFORCE THE FOURTH AMENDMENT AND PROTECT THE CITY'S 114 MILLION IN PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING FROM THE STATE.
HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED BOTH THE LEASE AND OPERATOR AGREEMENT FOR FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND THE HARRIS CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND IDD MARKING A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN BRINGING THIS 24 7 TRIAGE TREATMENT AND TRANSITION FACILITY ONLINE FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITHOUT STABLE HOUSING.
FOUR 19 REFLECTS THE ADMINISTRATION'S COMMITMENT TO HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE THAT HELPS MOVE PEOPLE FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY AND TOWARD PERMANENT HOUSING.
WE ARE HERE AT THE NORTH MAIN RESIDENTIAL DROP-OFF CENTER WITH DEANDRE HUDDLESON.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY? DOING JUST FINE.
SO, RESIDENTIAL DROP OFF CENTERS ARE MADE FOR RESIDENTS TO COME WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE SPACE AT HOME, WHILE THEY DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DROP THEIR TRASH SO THEY CAN COME HERE AND RECYCLE, THEY CAN DROP HEAVY TRASH TIRES, SCRAP METAL, CONCRETE MOTOR, ALL WHITE GOODS AND A LARGE VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS.
NOW, WHEN THINKING ABOUT COMMERCIAL GOODS, LIKE THINGS THAT GET AT THE GROCERY STORE, WHAT SHOULD THEY THINK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY TO DROP OFF? SO SPECIFICALLY YOU WANT TO TRY TO FOCUS ON YOUR REGULAR HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
WE DON'T WANT ANY COMMERCIAL STUFF LIKE, UH, BUSINESS WASTE.
WE ONLY WANT STUFF THAT YOU HAVE AT HOME THAT YOU WOULD USE.
SO THE IMPORTANT, UH, NUMBERS THAT THEY SHOULD LOOK AT ON THE PACKAGING AS FAR AS WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED.
YEAH, SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
SO ON PLASTIC, YOU WANNA LOOK ON THE TRIANGLES.
MOST OF 'EM HAVE ON THE BOTTOM OF A BOTTLE, IT'LL HAVE A ONE THROUGH FIVE OR SEVEN.
AND WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS KNOW ABOUT RECYCLING? RECYCLING IS REAL.
EVERYBODY THINKS THAT THE MILL FIELDS WE ARE GATHERING IS ALL UP AND TAKEN TO THE LANDFILL.
IT ACTUALLY GOES TO A MUR WHERE IT'S MECHANICALLY SEPARATED AND PROCESSED AND SENT ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY TO GET RECYCLING REUSED BY EVERYBODY.
I FINISHED IT OFF, I I SOAK IN WATER OVERNIGHT, YOU KNOW, TO GET ALL THE REMNANTS OFF, BUT THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT LEFT ALONG THE RIM.
WILL YOU TAKE THAT? AND IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU WISH THAT MAYBE MORE PEOPLE WOULD DO WITH THEIR FOOD CONTAINERS BEFORE RECYCLING? SO OBVIOUSLY THAT'S ONE STEP TO TAKE THAT WILL HELP TREMENDOUSLY.
THE MAIN THING IS TO TRY TO GET AS MUCH FOOD WASTE OUT OF THE RECYCLING AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE CONTAMINATION.
WHAT'S UP? QUESTION WITH THAT IN MIND, PIZZA BOXES, DOES IT MATTER IF THEY'RE BROKEN DOWN OR NOT? DOES NOT MATTER.
SO WAIT, YOU WILL TAKE PIZZA BOXES THAT EVEN HAS LIKE THE GREASE AND STUFF ON THERE? YES.
NOW SOMETHING THAT KIND OF PEEVES ME IS WHEN SOMEONE WANTS TO PUT PLASTIC BAGS AND RECYCLING AND I'M LIKE, NO, YOU NEED TO TAKE THEM TO THE GROCERY STORE.
SO, YEAH, SO WE DON'T WANT PLASTIC BAGS.
AND THE REASON WE DON'T, 'CAUSE LIKE I SAID, AT THE MURPHY, EVERYTHING'S MECHANICALLY SEPARATED.
SO WHEN YOU USE THOSE PLASTIC BAGS, IT'S, THEY'RE WRAPPING UP AROUND THE MACHINERY AND THEY HAVE TO STOP AND BREAK ALL THIS STUFF OUT AND IT TAKES TIME AND MONEY.
SO WE TRY TO NOT USE PLASTIC BAGS AT ALL.
WE WOULD LIKE YOU EVERYTHING TO COME HERE SEPARATELY AND OUT OF THE BAGS.
SO HOURS OF OPERATION, IF PEOPLE WANNA JUST DROP BY, HOW DO THEY DO THAT? SO WE'RE OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AT THESE LOCATIONS.
WE HAVE 11 LOCATIONS AROUND TOWN.
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EIGHT TO FIVE.THESE LOCATIONS ARE OPEN NINE TO SIX AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO CATCH UP WITH THE ENTREE LATER ON THE SHOW, BUT LET US NOW GO TO THIS HOUSTON.
HOW TO ON HOW TO SEPARATE YOUR HEAVY TRASH FOR EASY PICKUP, HEAVY TRASH, BIG ITEMS THAT DON'T FIT IN YOUR REGULAR BIN.
THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT WORKS HARD TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CLEAN.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP ENSURE YOUR HEAVY TRASH GETS PICKED UP SAFELY AND EFFICIENT.
RESIDENTS MAY PLACE TREE WASTE AND BULK WASTE TOGETHER FOR CURBSIDE COLLECTION ONCE A MONTH.
THIS INCLUDES TREE LIMBS, BRANCHES, STUMPS, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, AND OTHER LARGE HOUSEHOLD MATERIALS.
PLEASE LIMIT TO NO MORE THAN EIGHT CUBIC YARDS.
KEEP CLEAR OF WATER AND GAS METERS, HYDRANTS AND UTILITIES.
NO CONTRACTOR GENERATED MATERIALS.
DO NOT STACK UNDER WIRES, SIGNS OR MAILBOXES.
DO NOT PLACE ITEMS IN THE STREET OR BLOCK.
GIVE YOU YOUR SOLID WASTE EDITION.
HOUSTON HAS SIX NEIGHBORHOOD DROP-OFF CENTERS YOU CAN USE UP TO FOUR TIMES A MONTH.
BRING YOUR ID AND PROOF OF RESIDENCY FOR ACCESS.
BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN KEEP HOUSTON CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL.
PLEASE VISIT HOUSTON SOLID WASTE.ORG FOR GUIDELINES, SCHEDULES, AND DROP OFF LOCATIONS.
COMING UP NEXT ON CITY PULSE, THE CITY INTRODUCES A NEW TRANSLATION SERVICE FOR CITY COUNCIL AND WE HAVE A PREVIEW OF IT AT A COMMUNITY MEETING.
HOUSTON 2026 IS MORE THAN A TOURNAMENT.
IT'S A MOVEMENT, A CELEBRATION OF EVERYTHING THAT BRINGS US TOGETHER.
COME READY TO CELEBRATE AS HOUSTON WELCOMES THE WORLD IN 2026, MEET DIO CHOCO, MASTER OF DANCE AND LEGENDARY ENTERTAINER.
WE JUST TOOK HIS KEYS FOR THE DAY AND GAVE HIM A RIDE METRO FAIR CARD.
AND WHERE CAN CHOCO GO? AQUINA IN THE HEIGHTS, A DANCE OFF DOWNTOWN OR A SOUTHSIDE WEDDING AT THE END OF HIS TRAVELS HEAT.
WHERE'S CHOCO NOW? VISIT RIDE METRO.ORG/CHOCO TO FIND OUT WHERE IS CHOCO.
THE MINISTER'S ADVISORY BOARD TO THE MAYOR LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS BY BEING THE FIRST TO USE AI TRANSLATION PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THIS SERVICE HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY AND FAITH LEADERS.
WE ARE HERE AT THE MINISTER'S ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TODAY, AND THERE IS SOMETHING AMAZING HAPPENING HERE.
WE HAVE OUR TRANSLATION SYSTEM PROVIDED TO US BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
TALK ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TRANSLATION SERVICE.
I KNOW SO MANY PASTORS, PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, PROBABLY THEY KNOW THE LANGUAGE, BUT THEY HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET TOGETHER TO HELP THE PEOPLE.
IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION GOING ON BECAUSE THE DEVICES ARE JUST FOR ANYBODY, ANY LANGUAGE.
THE MAYOR'S HEARTBEAT IS JUST MAKING SURE TRANSPARENCY IS INVOLVED.
HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS A OPPORTUNITY AND EVERYBODY HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE SO THAT THEY CAN ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS.
I HAVE IAN HERE WITH US AND HE'S GONNA KIND OF WALK US THROUGH WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN SOMEONE IS USING THE TRANSLATION SERVICES.
SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS WE HAVE A, AN A LIVE CAPTIONING AND SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING PROGRAM HERE THAT SUPPORTS MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
I SEE PEOPLE COME IN USING THIS AMAZING QR CODE.
SO WHEN THEY USE THE QR CODE, WHAT HAPPENS? UH, YOU SNAP THE QR CODE, THEN IT OPENS UP THE APPLICATION, AND THEN YOU CAN SELECT THE LANGUAGE.
YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG, UH, WITH AUDIO OR JUST LOOK AT THE TRANSLATION AS IT SCROLLS DOWN THE SCREENS.
YOU VOICED EARLY ON THAT, HEY, WE NEED SOME FORM OF TRANSLATION, THEN A OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TRANSLATION SERVICES CAME IN.
YES, I CAN TELL YOU IT MAKES THE WHOLE DIFFERENCE TO PASTORS COMING FROM ALL OVER THE CITY AND WHAT TRANSLATION DOES.
IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE THAT EVERYONE'S HEARING THE RIGHT INFORMATION AT THE SAME TIME.
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TRANSFER THAT TO OUR CHURCHES AND OUR PEOPLE.BUT THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT THIS TRANSLATION SERVICE AS AI, THE MORE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE IT, THE BETTER IT'S GOTTEN OVER TIME.
WE ARE REALLY THANKFUL TO THE NATURE BECAUSE HE, YOU KNOW, HIS EFFORT IN PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER JUST BECAUSE HE HAS A HEART, HE HAS A LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.
THIS TRANSLATION SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THIS MEETING, WHAT TYPE OF IMPACT DO YOU ALL THINK IN YOUR EXPERIENCE HAS HAD? WELL, THE KEY I THINK TO ALL OF IT IS ESSENTIALLY BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE.
AND WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES OF LANGUAGE, THIS BREAKS DOWN THAT BARRIER.
WHEN I TOOK THIS TO MAYOR WITH MY, IT WAS A WIN-WIN.
HE JUMPED ON IT, SAID, HEY, COUNCIL, DAVID, WHAT DO YOU NEED? HE SEES THE NEED OF BRINGING THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM SO THAT, AS PASTOR PRESIDENT WILLIAM SAID, IT'S A FORM OF COMMUNICATION.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE RESOURCES BECAUSE, UH, WE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND, RIGHT? WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY ENGAGE.
YES, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL APPRECIATED.
AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY FEEL LIKE, OH, I CAN DO THIS.
SO AGAIN, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE FIX IT FILES ANOTHER COMMUNITY, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, ANOTHER SPACE THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO GO IN, SEE AN ISSUE AND FIX IT.
UNTIL NEXT TIME, I'M REBECCA WILLIAMS. NOW IT IS TIME TO GET CREATIVE, TAKING COMMON GOODS, LIKE REUSING THESE TIRES HERE, TURNING 'EM INTO ARTISTIC AUTOS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL ART CAR PARADE.
SPECTRUM FUSION WAS ON THE SCENE AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAW.
WE HAVE BEEN ATTENDEES OF THE ART CAR PARADE FOR YEARS.
IT WAS ALWAYS ONE OF MY PARENTS' FAVORITE THINGS TO GO AND LOOK AT AND SEE ALL THE CARS AND TAKE PICTURES WITH THEM.
AND WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT BEING PART OF THE PARADE.
AND THEN LAST YEAR I WAS ASKED TO BE ON THE BOARD OF THE ORANGE SHOW AND I JUST THOUGHT, OKAY, IF I'M ON THE BOARD, I NEED TO STEP IT UP AND ACTUALLY DO WHAT WE'VE BEEN SAYING WE'RE GONNA DO FOR 10 YEARS.
AND WE JUMPED IN WITH BOTH FEET AND NOW WE HAVE THE TIKI SET.
WE JUST HAD A BLAST OUR FIRST YEAR LAST YEAR, AND MY HUSBAND DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE FUN IF WE ADDED SOMETHING TO THE CAR EACH YEAR.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE ADDED A SURFBOARD.
THAT'S WHAT HE GAVE ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY.
AND THAT HAS BEEN MOUNTED TO THE SIDE OF THE CAR.
AND SO I'M SURE THAT WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING ELSE FUN THAT WE'LL DO FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND JUST HOPE TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION.
AMERICA'S 250 BIRTHDAY IS THIS YEAR.
SO WE WANTED TO GET THE WORD OUT.
MY CHAPTER, BRAD'S VALLEY GOT AN EXCELLENT WAY TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE BIRTHDAY, WAS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LARGEST PUBLIC EVENT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.
AND AN INCREDIBLE CELEBRATION.
THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE, EVERYONE'S VERY HAPPY.
AND WE WANTED TO AS HAVE FUN WITH THE CONCEPT OF PATRIOTISM.
AND THIS WAS A GOOD PLACE TO DO IT.
I HOPE EVERYBODY, IF YOU'VE GOT ANY GUMPTION TO GET IN THE PARADE, IT IS SUCH AN AMAZING THING TO DO.
AND ALL THE PEOPLE THERE ARE, THEY'RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN.
AND THERE'S JUST, THERE'S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT GO.
AND IF YOU WANNA BE IN AN ART PARK, YOU CAN DO IT.
IF I CAN DO IT WITH ALL THE VELCRO AND STAPLE GUNS AND STUFF, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A HUGE SERIOUS ARTIST TO DO IT.
YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE AN IDEA AND SOME GUMPTION AND JUST JUMP IN.
AND I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL PARTICIPATE THAT WANTS TO.
WE ARE BACK WITH DEANDRE AT THE REUSE WAREHOUSE, LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE NORTH MAINE RESIDENTIAL DROPOFF CENTER.
WHAT IS THIS PLACE, DEANDRE? SO, THE REUSE WAREHOUSE IS A GREAT PROGRAM WHERE CORPORATIONS, STORES, EVEN RESIDENTS, CAN COME AND DROP OFF ANY TYPE OF BUILDING MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT BEING USED, THAT ARE STILL USED FOR, SO THAT WE CAN DONATE 'EM TO 5 0 1 CS WHERE THEY CAN COME AND SHOP AND GRAB THESE ITEMS AT NO COST.
THANK YOU AGAIN, DEANDRE AND THANK YOU TRAVIS FOR REMEMBERING TO RECYCLE FOR HDV HOUSTON TELEVISION SPECTRUM FUSION, THE CITY OF HOUSTON, AND THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.
I AM REBECCA WILLIAMS. DEANDRE'S GONNA TAKE US ON A QUICK TOUR, BUT REMEMBER AS ALWAYS, WE CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER AND KINDNESS IS FREE.