Metal Recyclers Say They Take Precautions Against Receiving Stolen Property

Jack Metzner and Bill Wright say they are frustrated that Conservit Inc. is associated in some people’s minds with the ongoing problem of metal thefts. They are aware there are those who say there wouldn’t be a problem with metal thefts if there were no metal recyclers.

The two executives at Conservit bristle at that idea and say they have a process in place to help guard against stolen valuable metal like copper from being taken to the local recycling facility.
Metzner and Wright said they have set aside metals of suspicious origin after being tipped off by police about metal theft cases. The metals are set aside to assist police investigations, Metzner said.
Metzner said workers at the facility could just as easily recycle the material and be done with it.

“We’re caught in the middle. It’s hard being the businessman and the policeman,” said Wright, vice president of operations at the metal recycling facility along Sharpsburg Pike south of Hagerstown.
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