Bruce MacDonald on Nostr: Copper wire in the news. "The new state law requires anyone who recycles scrap metal ...
Copper wire in the news.
"The new state law requires anyone who recycles scrap metal copper for a profit to first obtain a license. It was enacted as St. Paul, Minneapolis and other cities have struggled with thieves stripping copper wire from streetlights, parks and other public infrastructure.
"In her ruling, [the judge] said the harm of pausing the law’s implementation “far outweighed” the impact on the scrap metal industry."
https://www.startribune.com/judge-rules-new-copper-wire-theft-law-can-take-effect-jan-1-despite-lawsuit-to-block-it/601199616
#Minnesota #CopperTheft #copper
"The new state law requires anyone who recycles scrap metal copper for a profit to first obtain a license. It was enacted as St. Paul, Minneapolis and other cities have struggled with thieves stripping copper wire from streetlights, parks and other public infrastructure.
"In her ruling, [the judge] said the harm of pausing the law’s implementation “far outweighed” the impact on the scrap metal industry."
https://www.startribune.com/judge-rules-new-copper-wire-theft-law-can-take-effect-jan-1-despite-lawsuit-to-block-it/601199616
#Minnesota #CopperTheft #copper