Green Options » metal theft http://greenoptions.com/tag/metal-theft Posts tagged 'metal theft' Tue, 13 May 2008 18:38:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Trendy Thieves Eye Used Grease, Metals http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/13/trendy-thieves-eye-used-grease-metals/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/13/trendy-thieves-eye-used-grease-metals/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 18:38:07 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/13/trendy-thieves-eye-used-grease-metals/ A spool of copper wire. (Image credit: Hawyih at Wikimedia Commons, released into public domain.)Rising prices for everything from copper and platinum to flour, gas and cooking oil are creating new markets for trend-minded thieves across the U.S.

With gasoline prices in the U.S. breaking new records weekly, for example, law enforcement officials are seeing more cases of cooking grease thefts from fast-food establishments and other restaurants. Why used grease? Because cooking oil can be converted into biodiesel fuel that can be sold at a cool profit.

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