Selling used copper for scrap can be a profitable side hustle. Copper can be recycled over and over, without wearing out, so it's never too worn out to sell, according to Blue Dog Wire Strippers. You ...

Forget collecting those aluminum cans—salvaging wire and cable is where the real money is. Electrical contractors routinely create scrap metal products such as wire and cable, aluminum conduit, cable ...

Scrap metal dealers turn trash into treasure by recycling metal in old cars, appliances, wiring and other junk. By paying people for their junk metal, scrap metal businesses help clean up the ...

A mountain of scrap metal in Salt Lake City that had been growing in recent weeks is finally set to shrink, thanks to the temporary truce in the trade dispute between the US and China. The 300,000 ...

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 ...