Dive Brief:

• A man employed at the Tomoka landfill in Volusia County, Fla., was arrested following allegations that he stole thousands of pounds of scrap metal from the site.
• The employee, Korey Woulard, was charged with grand theft, dealing in stolen property, and a violation of the secondary metal recyclers act.
• Officials say that 3,485 pounds of scrap were stolen, including copper, batteries, and brass. Woulard made about $3,723.82 in profit.

Dive Insight:

Woulard posted bail, which was set at $6,000, and was released. A new group was recently formed by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries to deter metal theft, and efforts so far to enforce scrap laws have led to a decrease in the number of thefts.