Free Electronics Recycling Event Returns to NCAT

The National Center for Appropriate Technology will bring back its popular electronics recycling event Tuesday, August 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at its Butte headquarters.

For more than a decade, NCAT has offered Butte and the surrounding area a chance once a year to get rid of the electronics gathering dust in basements and garages without dumping them in the landfill. But the Covid-19 pandemic forced the nonprofit to cancel the event in 2020.

“Electronics can contain hazardous materials,” said NCAT Information Technology Director Mary Anne Skuletich. “We try to keep that stuff out of the la...