Proposed legislation aimed toward curbing metal thefts - Newnan Times-Herald

Proposed legislation aimed toward curbing metal theftsNewnan Times-HeraldBy Sarah Fay Campbell Legislation moving through the Georgia Senate designed to curb metal thefts will add extensive regulations and requirements to the "secondary metals recycling industry." The regulations in the current form of the bill will likely ...

Bills target copper thefts - Huntington Herald Dispatch

Bills target copper theftsHuntington Herald Dispatch"You can see where legitimate recycling companies are doing their part to help," Bush said. "They take licenses, photograph cars and the metal, or even videotape them. That is something that's required by law in many states, so when metal is reported ...and more »

Copper tops list of targeted metal in thefts - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Copper tops list of targeted metal in theftsLas Vegas Review-JournalThey were replaced with ones made from zinc, a much less valuable metal. But the thieves may find it hard to unload such items. "Recycling companies really try to work with us to the extent that they won't take vases and things like that," said ...San Jose Scrap Metal Recycling Company Ranch Town Recycling Explains Top 3 ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Three arrested for copper theftsWLTZ 38 NBCall 6 news articles »

Copper has long been a much-demanded metal - Huntington Herald Dispatch

Copper has long been a much-demanded metalHuntington Herald DispatchCopper is a nonferrous metal, which means it does not degrade or lose its chemical or physical properties in the recycling process, making it one of several metals that have the capacity to be recycled an infinite number of times, according to the ...

The Bay Area's Ranch Town Recycling Announces They Now Offer Copper Recycling ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

The Bay Area's Ranch Town Recycling Announces They Now Offer Copper Recycling ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Ranch Town Recycling, a recycling facility in the Bay Area, now buy copper materials such as wires, pipes, electrical and plumbing. Ranch Town Recycling, a Bay Area copper recycling facility, announces they now buy copper materials such as wires, ...and more »

Scrappin' for a tidy profit - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Scrappin' for a tidy profitRochester Democrat and ChronicleThey are mostly men with beat-up pickup trucks who head out sometimes weekly, sometimes daily, sometimes multiple times a day, to navigate neighborhoods in pursuit of all kinds, shapes and sizes of scrap metal to return to a recycling yard for cash.and more »

Salvaging PCB waste: Fibreglass resin from discarded circuit boards is safe to ... - separationsNOW.com

Salvaging PCB waste: Fibreglass resin from discarded circuit boards is safe to ...separationsNOW.comHowever, if waste like printed circuit boards (PCBs) is recycled at industrial plants, the recoveries of metals such as copper, aluminium and tin and precious metals like gold, silver and platinum can be high, since they constitute up to 28% of the ...

Pasco plans crackdown on metal thefts - MyFox Tampa Bay

MyFox Tampa BayPasco plans crackdown on metal theftsMyFox Tampa BayHUDSON - Pasco County Commissioners will vote next week whether to impose much tougher rules for people trying to recycle metal. Authorities say it's because a large volume of metal being recycled is stolen, and too many citizens are paying a steep ...