Ryan Hickman using the electric trash truck he was given by Ellen DeGeneres to collect recyclables in his neighborhood in San Juan Capistrano, California, on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. The 7-year-old runs his own recycling business called Ryan's Recycling Company. He's saved some 10,000 U.S. dollars for college by selling the recyclable materials he's collected. [File Photo: IC]"

Ryan Hickman poses for a photo in his recycling and sorting station in the side yard of his parent's home in San Juan Capistrano, California, on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. [File Photo: IC]"

Ryan Hickman using the electric trash truck he was given by Ellen DeGeneres to collect recyclables in his neighborhood in San Juan Capistrano, California, on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. The 7-year-old runs his own recycling business called Ryan's Recycling Company. He's saved some 10,000 U.S. dollars for college by selling the recyclable materials he's collected. [File Photo: IC]"

Ryan Hickman sorts recyclables he's collected from his neighbors in San Juan Capistrano, California, on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. [File Photo: IC]"