Denver City Council voted to pass new regulations for scrap metal sales, hoping to make it harder for thieves to sell materials like copper, copper alloys, bronze, brass and aluminum.

After the city passed laws to make catalytic converters harder to sell, which have already shown positive results, city officials said thieves set their sights on scrap metal.

Some targeted RTD railways and electric vehicle chargers for their copper cables, damages that can cost thousands of dollars to repair.

In 2024, there were nearly 500 reported cases of scrap metal theft.

What does the scrap metal bill do?

City council members Darrell Watson and Flor Alvidrez introduced a bill last month to take on the trend. It essentially copies and pastes the city’s new laws about catalytic converters.

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