Earth Day: San Jose residents share how, why they recycle in fight against climate change

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'Something that I do at home and it makes me happy, that something so small can make a difference to our environment,' said Marlene Gallegos of Valley Verde.

Celebration Friday morning outside City Hall with a recycling theme. Where city leaders encouraged residents to pledge to recycle and to share how and why they recycle.

"One thing I learned is to not to recycle plastic bags, which I thought was good. It turned out to be not right. So one thing I learned that I would share today with you," said Tam Nguyen of Vivo Foundation.

Mayor Sam Liccardo shared other ways the city is making a difference in the fight against climate change. "We are, among major cities, the city with collectively the highest share of our energy coming from renewables and carbon free sources. 95% of our electricity is coming from non- carbon sources," Mayor Liccardo said.

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