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 thieves from stealing utility wires.

Dov Dimant, owner of Vancouver's Capital Salvage, is pictured with a bin of scrap copper. (Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC - image credit) The Canadian telecommunications industry wants stiffer penalties for ...