KAREN LAGRANGE COX
When speaking with Tré Bishop of Broussard, he said his father, State Representative Stuart Bishop told him daily to “go out everyday and change the world”. Tré is doing just that, at age fourteen and is a student at Ascension Episcopal School in Youngsville.
Since the last election was over Tré has been picking up political signs for recycling for the betterment of our environment. He does have help from his father, mother Sue and brother Cooper.
Often the political signs goes in landfills which can take fifteen to twenty years to decompose. The signs, according to Tré are #5 plastic which can be recycled. The signs are cleaned, shredded then made into grey pellets that are used to manufacture other products, i.e. bucks.
The signs are picked up by Tré and his helpers are picked up by the Broussard City Hall, Youngsville City Hall and brought to dumpsters at 400 Dugas Road in Lafayette.
Republic Services takes the signs to Baton Rouge and in turn KW Plastics picks up the signs in Baton Rouge for recycling.
The metal stakes from the signs are sent to Wreaths Across America. Tré advises the metal stakes are perfect for wreaths. Wreath Across America uses the stakes for wreaths which are placed on gravesites of our veterans.
Tré is definitely following his father’s advise.
