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 ...

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

Arizona Department of Transportation officials are installing sensors on some Valley freeway electrical boxes to combat ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A three-month undercover investigation by the Metro Police Fraud Unit resulted in the raid of a Nashville scrap metal dealer accused of buying stolen copper and catalytic ...

The world of recycling and salvage depends on scrap metal businesses to locate, gather and deliver various metals for further use and consumption. By operating a scrap metal business, a business owner ...

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 ...