scrapmetal

The Governor of Ohio, the state I call home, signed a new bill into law recently which is aimed at deterring scrap metal theft. The new law was introduced last year in response to thefts of everything from manhole covers and kegs to power station and telecommunication equipment. In fact, the state...

Update May 2009: The good news is that the theft of copper, platinum and other metals has waned as the scrap value plummeted. The bad news, of course, is that if you're sitting on a pile of scrap, its value has tanked as well. Not all is dire, however; China is finally beginning to restock, so the...