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12th Street Recycling, a secondary metal recycler, was recently cited for having an unauthorized item in its possession and not obtaining all of the required information to complete the transaction.
12th Street Recycling and Regulated Industries agreed upon a settlement of $500 for the recent ordinance violations.
A year ago, the City of Kansas City Council passed an ordinance to stave off the theft of secondary metals, which thieves then sold to area recyclers.
“At that time, the scrap industry had no relationship with police,” said Gary Majors, manager of Regulated Industries.
The new ordinance prohibits recyclers from buying certain items and also requires recycling facilities to collect as much information as possible from those bringing in metals.
Majors said the ordinance has been a success.
“We’ve actually had calls from recyclers saying, ‘We got somebody here now selling property. Can you come now?’” Majors said.
Regulated Industries found out about the 12th Street Recycling violation from a concerned citizen.
Customers allegedly stated, “We’re going to 12th Street; they don’t take our I.D. there,” Majors said.
Regulated Industry inspectors witnessed a man, who tried to drop off a beer keg, but came back unsuccessful.
The man told inspectors that 12th Street advised him to saw the keg in half and bring it back.
Recycling facilities are not allowed to accept intact beer kegs, Majors explained.
The man returned with the keg sawed in half and 12th Street accepted the item.
Inspectors later brought additional items to 12th Street and were not asked for identification, a license plate number or signature stating the items were not stolen. Therefore, the recycling facility failed to follow proper protocol.
As a condition of the settlement, the designated agent of 12th Street Recycling has agreed to provide education, training and instruction to its employees about city ordinances.
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