I had a fun time filming for Nickelodeon’s “Kids and the Impact on Climate Change” special. I met some amazing kids and learned some new things too. If you didn’t catch it on tv tonight, hopefully the highlights will be online. We filmed against a green screen surrounding us so it was really cool to see how they dropped in a background on the show. Earth Day is almost here but you don’t have to wait until 4/22 to make a difference. Pick up a piece of trash or recycle what you can. Every bit helps!

I’m so excited to be working with Old Navy! In honor of the 51st Annual Earth Day, Old Navy will donate to up to 51 kid-led green fundraisers through the end of 2021 and in my new role at Old Navy, I will be helping select kid-led GoFundMe sustainability projects to sponsor! Join us in supporting the next generation to #imagineabetterfuture.

Check out our program details here and my video here. I got to film with one of my favorite dogs too. Lana was awesome!
#recyclelikeryan

Thank you HAPPIEST for featuring me in one of your videos!

You can watch here: https://fb.watch/49gYfHYITV/

Young Change Makers: How Ryan Hickman of Ryan’s Recycling Is Helping To Make A Difference In Our World

Eleven-year-old Ryan Hickman has become an international icon for recycling and environmental awareness. Ryan started Ryan’s Recycling when he was just three years old and has since recycled over 1.2 million bottles and cans (over 67 tons) over the past eight years in his effort to clean up the planet and to keep pollution out of our oceans and landfills. Ryan leads and organizes weekly beach clean-up events in his community and he travels internationally speaking about recycling and saving our planet from plastic pollution. Ryan started a recycling program within his elementary school and Ryan also volunteers his time recording educational videos for schools and inspiring others all across the world through his recycling education events and his passion to make the world a cleaner place... Read the entire interview here

Thank you Julie Beer, National Geographic and Nat Geo Kids for including me in your latest book KIDS VS. PLASTIC! I’m very proud to be part of it! Available on Amazon here.

I’m so excited that the creator of the cartoon JUMP START, Robb Armstrong sent me his original illustration board of today’s episode! I filmed a commercial in NY in November and he heard me speak about how we have to find a way to clean up the great garbage patch out in the Pacific Ocean and it inspired him to make this comic about that very topic. Thank you Robb for sending this to me. It’s so cool!

Ryan Hickman started his own recycling company at just three years old after visiting the local recycling center in Orange County, CA. When Ryan went with his Dad to turn in a few bags of cans and bottles. He immediately fell in love with recycling. At that moment, he knew he wanted to run his own recycling company to help the planet. So, the day after visiting the center, Ryan told his parents about his plans.

He said he wanted to provide empty plastic bags to his neighbors in hopes they’d save their recyclable materials for him. All the neighbors ended up saving their cans for Ryan. And then he rallied his friends, family, and his parents’ coworkers. Now, Ryan has customers all over Orange County, and his recycling company is doing better than ever. He spends a portion of each week sorting through cans and bottles from customers to get them ready for the recycling center… (read more)