Meet the 14-year-old entrepreneur with a recycling business

As a toddler, Ryan Hickman started collecting and sorting bottles and cans. More than a decade later, he's just 14, and Ryan's Recycling is a full-fledged business spanning much of Southern California, with almost a dozen employees and plenty of accolades. Carter Evans reports.
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[@mollymastbender]

Great story. What a smart kid. There's another recycling company started by a kid in Seattle called Ridwell. We use them and love it. They focus on hard to recycle things like plastic, batteries, and clothing. I'd ❤ to see CBS do a story on that kid too.

[@kingstonstreet3726]

California gives a lot credit for this

[@7MoonSonoma]

He’s a HERO!!!

[@aaronschmidt9753]

Imagine what the world would look like if we all had this kind of love and support

[@Dana_inc]

Good for him!

[@Dana_inc]

I was just thinking of starting this as a business but a 14 year old beat me to it! Good job son!

[@brewdog8568]

Do it
I am
I've been working on this idea For a few years just do it

[@NtombizodwaMboleka-tn6wk]

Impressive I like it

[@Hhjjnhjjj]

Wow, what a loser I am.

[@jamesl5635]

No place for public recycling that pays for plastic in tx

[@objectiveintuition77133]

Way to go Ryan 🫶🏾 I’m a recycler since the 3rd grade