. >> congresswoman eddie bernice johnson is a ranking member on the science committee here. how important is technology to your home district of texas? >> it's extremely important. as a matter of fact, my district is not very high-tech. that's why i focus so much on that education because we have workers coming to silicon valley. we have to do a better job with that. now, what's exciting about this is how much we're seeing that young developers that are coming along with new innovations and that is our economy. that are ready to go to market, are ready to be available. it's just that we know that until the demand the great, it's very costly. but it's very, very important that we continue to invest in innovation because that's america's future. i'm always excited to come and see what's on the market. >> at&t is near your district. they're in your district, aren't they? >> yes, they're one block from headquarters. yes, at&t is a major exporter -- you know, we're also with many. texas instruments is a hometown company. we're very proud of the products that do come out of the ar

. >> host: eddie bernice johnson is, a democrat of texas, thank you. and now joining us is scottwise low. -- scott scott weislow. >> guest: i manage all of our -- [inaudible] services within the company. >> host: how long has that division been in business? >> guest: our recycling program, we actually piloted it in 2008 and had resounding success with the pilot test. we launched it normally in 2009. so this is year number phi and a half. five and a half. >> host: is there a lot of electrical and technical waste out there? >> guest: it is the fastest growing waste stream on the planet today actually, yes. and unfortunately, much of it still ends up in landfills. many states still allow folks and businesses to just throw it away, and so that's one of the many reasons for having our program, so that we can, we are the biggest retailer of the product, so we want to be responsible and help take care of that, that growing waste stream. >> host: and so what do you do? >> guest: so we have a program in all of our stores, 1400 locations around the country. ever