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 ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Clark County is the latest jurisdiction in the Las Vegas Valley to ban the sale of stolen copper wire and mandate further scrutiny of copper sellers, all to stop rampant ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the state, saying that a new law intended to prevent costly copper wire thefts will unintentionally shut down the state’s scrap metal industry if it goes into effect ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A month before a new state law takes effect, scrap metal workers are suing the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The Copper Wire Theft Law aims to make it more difficult for thieves to ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Clark County says it has not issued any violations to scrap metal businesses since the county’s copper wire theft prevention ordinance. It went into effect in November. The ...

Rick Mark owns a scrap yard in Hugo and says business has gone down since January 1, when a law requiring copper recyclers to present scrap yards with a license to sell their material went into effect ...

ST PAUL, Minn — A Ramsey County judge is deciding whether to temporarily stop a new law that starts in January meant to prevent copper wire thefts. The crime is especially rampant across St. Paul ...

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 ...

In this video, I explore the step-by-step process of creating my own copper wire stock from scrap materials. The tasks include wire scrapping, melting and sizing a copper ingot, rolling and thinning ...

The scrap metal industry is reckoned to be a multibillion-cedi enterprise; however, the industry’s unregulated nature leaves a lot to be desired. Without doubt, the scrap metal sector is a critical ...