[anenefan]

Nicely put.

I'm not currently in a region that's experiencing that problem as far as I know. It probably comes down to the recyclers trying harder to be honest in my region.

Yup the metal recyclers up my way are .. or were pretty shady, big companies even. Almost 2 decades ago I had One Steel nick an old tractor that was at a property they were cleaning up ... it's theft and I let them know it but of course they didn't offer anything but shrugs, unfortunately I've got a big mouth, no police or nothing, and other people would have been keeping a keen eye the same sort of BS didn't repeat -- it's been a while and I don't see them cleaning up much in the last few years :) The same area in the last few years also gained an independent metal merchant paying the best money for copper and whatnot - I can bet he is a lot more careful when his own lavish property was hit a couple of years ago, from what the big story in the local news reported, had to be a very organised gang of people that went for a lot what seemed to me, of not very traditional things to nick ... I could easily assume he'd PO someone how knew how to make their point - don't be part of any fucking thieving.