Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Council has voted to implement harsher punishments for copper wire thieves and stricter regulations for scrap metal businesses. Metro council passed an ordinance ...

A proposed bill in Olympia would add requirements for metal recyclers who purchase copper wire for scrap to disincentivize ...

Scrap metal dealers turn trash into treasure by recycling metal in old cars, appliances, wiring and other junk. By paying people for their junk metal, scrap metal businesses help clean up the ...

A trade group representing scrap metal workers has sued the Minnesota Department of Commerce, alleging that a new law designed to curb copper theft will violate the state’s constitution and shutter ...

Q: We have been cleaning out the garage and have uncovered at least two coffee cans full of nails, screws, bolts, etc. How do I recycle or throw them away? — E.C., East Greenwich A: To determine ...

Missouri-based Scrap Management Industries will 10 new locations across the border in Kansas with the acquisition, ...

Grand Forks scrap yard embraces new scrap metal law Scales sit in the loading dock area of Residual Materials Inc., a scrap metal recycling company located off of Mill Road in Grand Forks. Scrap ...