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 ...

For example, you could use the metal wire from your old cables to repair a fence, organize loose cables, support climbing ...

As new secondary copper smelting and refining capacity ramps up in the U.S., more transparency will be required of scrap suppliers, according to two panelists at the Recycled Materials Association ...