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Watch VideoPeople celebrate Earth Day in Pueblo
Story By: David Ortiviz
Source: KOAA
Aquila is planting dozens of trees in seven communities in Southern Colorado, including at Pueblo Community College. "One of the things i find most interesting about it is that it brings people together," Joe Jenkins, an environmental scientist with Aquila.
Bringing students together across campus, was word of a new program being offered soon at PCC--one that will train solar and wind-power technicians. "These are entry level jobs you can get without a tremendous amount of education and start at about $17 to $18 an hour," said Tom Elliot, an industrial electronics professor at PCC.
Some chose to highlight recycling problems on Earth day. Pueblo businesses got rid of curb side recycling years ago. Trash collectors say not enough people took part.
"If we only have a few, we aren't being good steward of our environment if we're driving around a truck all day and only filling half of it up," said Gary Foster of Waste Management Recycle America.
To make it easier the Pueblo City-County Health Department re-located some recycling bins to the wal-mart parking lot in Pueblo West. "We're hoping that will increase volumes and participation," said Susan Finzel-Aldred, with the health department.
You can drop off paper, glass, tin, and aluminum at that recycling center, and another one located at Abriendo and Division in Bessemer. "We really hope people understand that with a little effort they can do their part," said Finzel-Aldred.
A reminder, as you're cleaning up your yard waste, on April 26 you can drop off grass, leaves, and trees clippings at the southside landfill on Highway 78 in Pueblo. They turn the waste into mulch.
