In a Providence Journal letter to the editor, Irving Sheldon argues that scrap is an important generator of economic activity. Indeed, scrap is Rhode Island’s largest export thanks to the Port of Providence’s deep-water channel, a key economic asset for Rhode Island and the region.

One man’s trash . . .

In her Oct. 23 letter, Theresa Quigley complains of the “junkyard” on the Providence waterfront. I don’t believe this is junk: It is valuable scrap metal which has been collected and will be loaded on ships, an important generator of economic activity.

Irving C. Sheldon
Saunderstown

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