take scrap but no pay

michael newport · 2014-08-08T11:05:53+00:00

I have a few old car batteries and copper piping (all my own stuff) and thought to take it to a scrappy - maybe get something for it. I've no idea if it's worth the effort but what the heck. Anyway looking around I came across this scrappy site And on it it says "Due to the new Laws that came into force, we can no longer pay for any scrap metal." He collects it for free but doesn't pay anything because of the law! But what if *I take it* to a scrap yard? Any legal folk here know what this is all about? I thought there was/is a big demand for copper. I can provide ID etc to prove it's mine.