‘American Scrap’ (correspondent: Davd Choe) – Cities like Detroit and Cleveland have found themselves at the forefront of a new phenomenon: scrapping. People left behind are literally ripping apart old school, houses, hospitals and factories for raw materials to hawk to local scrap yards for cash. Scrap metal is one of the U.S.’ biggest exports, with billions of dollars’ worth traveling to China every year, where it’s invested into their infrastructure. The price for a pound of copper, for example, is about five times more than it was in 2002. David Choe looks into …
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