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Perkins students recycle wooden pallets into furniture

Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Carpentry Instructor Ricky Yates is teaching students about the environment and recycling during his Green lessons each week. But recently Yates and his class have been learning how to recycle wood pallets that you normally find, sitting behind most business just wasting away into something that is both useful and beautiful.

Yates and his students have made several Adirondack-style pallet chairs out of the wood pallets. Yates said he wanted to teach his students how to learn to use a variety of materials in many different, creative ways, all while helping the environment.

Carpentry Instructor Ricky Yates and students Francin Deleard and Tyheed Pollard show off their new chairs.