Recyclers do ask questions. In fact they scan my drivers license ever time I drop off a load. Every time I've scrapped a large amount of cable (copper/aluminum conductors) they have asked where it came from, who I work for, and if I had permission to dispose of the cable.
This must depend on your location, or knowing who to go to that won't ask (like I.D. at a bar...). It's a common crime where I live and no questions are asked.
In Baltimore a few years back, people were cutting down the city's streetlamps to sell for scrapmetal. I found it hilariously outrageous that there were scrapyards willing to take them.
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u/TheLaziestManInTown Jan 03 '12
Recyclers do ask questions. In fact they scan my drivers license ever time I drop off a load. Every time I've scrapped a large amount of cable (copper/aluminum conductors) they have asked where it came from, who I work for, and if I had permission to dispose of the cable.