E-cycling event a great success

Crook County Natural Resources District (CCNRD) hosted its annual e-cycling event in both Sundance and Hulett last week and once again gathered a sizeable collection of old and unused waste. The total collected this year was 8600 pounds.

That brings the overall tally over the last five years to 45,000 pounds, says Bridget Helms of CCNRD, all of which has been sent for recycling rather than dumped in a landfill.

“Because of the support of the City of Sundance, Town of Hulett and Crook County Commissioners we were able to allow the first 100 pounds of waste free of charge, a savings of up to $55 per person, depending on what they chose to recycle,” says Helms.

For instance, large “bubble” television sets were set at 55 cents per pound, while other electronics were mostly priced at 35 cents per pound.

The event was held with the assistance of ProTech Computing of Gillette, which helped with the collection and hauling of the waste.