Waste Management worker honored for act of kindness

A Waste Management worker was honored Thursday for his continuous act of kindness to one woman.

After a fall last year, Billy Shelby helps Opal Zucca up and down her driveway every time he comes to pick up the trash.

CAN CURE CORONAVIRUS.NEW AT 10 --TURNING TRASH INTOTREASURE.IT'S A PHRASE THAT'SNOW BEEN COINEDLITERALLY.LAST YEAR WEINTRODUCED YOU TO BILLYSHELBY.A SANITATION WORKERWHO HELPED A WOMANWHO FELL WHILE TRYINGTO TAKE OUT THE TRASH.TODAY HE WAS HONOREDBY CITY LEADERS FORGOING ABOVE ANDBEYOND.IT'S A BOND YOU DON'TSEE EVERYDAY.BILLY SHELBY/WASTEMANAGEMENT WORKER"i think it's just peopleshowingtheir appreciation and bringingawareness that one small actcan go a long way"BETWEEN THIS WOMAN--AND THIS MAN.Opal Zucca/rescued by billy"I don't know what i would dowithout him"LAST YEAR -- OPAL FELLWHILE TAKING OUT THETRASH.BILLY WAS THERE TO HELPLIFT HER UP.Billy Shelby/Waste ManagementWorker"it's just the best possiblescenario that happened"SINCE THEN -- BILLYMAKES SURE OPAL ANDHER GARBAGE CAN -- GETBACK TO THE HOUSESAFELY.Billy Shelby/Waste ManagementWorker"I come get her trash everyweek still and she come giveme a hug still and says godbless you every week"IT'S A GIFT BILLY SAYS --HE DOESN'T THINK TWICEABOUT.Billy Shelby/Waste ManagementWorker"everyone has a mother,grandmother and everyonelikes to think that if somethinghappens somebody would dothe right thing"NOW BILLY IS THE ONEGETTING THE GIFT.TODAY THEINDEPENDENCE MAYORPRESENTED HIM WITH ASPECIAL COIN -- TO HONORHIS GOOD DEED.AND OPAL WAS THERE --BY HIS SIDE FOR THESURPRISE.billy shelby"I think the coin is nicebecause it showsappreciation, i don't think toomany people got that coin, it'sa great honor"SHOWING THE WORLD--WHAT COMES AROUNDGOES AROUND.Opal Zucca" he's been really good to me".