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Re:Tesla’s charging stations left other manufacturers in the... by theshrike79 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @02:03AM (#25939037)
This always fascinates me. The fact that a manhole cover has a scrap value means that there is someone actually buying manhole covers and melting them for metal.

Who? Why?

Re:Tesla’s charging stations left other manufacturers in the... by Symbiote on Thursday January 28, 2021 @03:54AM (#25939722)
Scrap metal merchants. They buy scrap cars, girders from old buildings, household metal waste, manufacturing offcuts, and any other waste metal. They sell it on to a steelworks.

They usually weigh your truck, unload it, weigh it again and pay you the difference. They often won't see what they're buying, as long as it's magnetic.