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...