Since Jan. 3, when someone stole copper from local Bell cables, Allan Speight has had to drive eight kilometres to a gas ...

Operation Whiskey Biome launched in late 2024 to stop copper thieves, who police say have targeted main roads networks, new ...

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 ...

As the science of cable recycling has advanced, and tonnages of scrap cable recycled have increased, recycling is one arena in which new processing technology to yield increased recovery can pay ...

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

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

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 ...

In April 2023, scrap metal dealer Malome Matsetela was sentenced by the George Regional Court in the Eastern Cape to an effective 18 years in prison for copper theft, money laundering and racketeering ...