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Home Resource urges repair, donation and proper recycling to keep toxic e-waste out of landfills
Summary
Home Resource staffer Caitlin outlined repair, donation, repurposing and recycling options for electronic waste, warned of toxic chemicals and lithium battery fire risks, and cited Montana’s proposed right-to-repair bill (HB390) as a way to improve repair access.
Caitlin, a staff member at Home Resource, told a Missoula lunch-and-learn audience that electronic waste contains toxic materials that should not go to landfills. "It often contains a lot of toxic chemicals like lead, mercury, cadmium," she said, and added that crushed lithium batteries can ignite in landfills.
Caitlin presented four main options for dealing with old electronics: repair, donate, repurpose and recycle. For repair, she pointed to local services and the library makerspace Linux project as ways to revive older machines. She noted several local businesses and organizations that…
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