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    Light ballasts and capicators

    My scrap yard tells me to throw then in a 55 gallon drum there but they only buy them as shred. Should I be getting electric motor price or a seperate price alltogether?


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    my yard buys them as motors. BUT they only give ten cents a pound for motors,flybacks,and transformers.im in southern ohio and in desperate need to find a buyer that buys the transformers and other cbm,s for a better price.i wouldnt mind driving a bit i can just wait till i can fill a truck load.by the way shred price is 8 cents a pound here

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    Hey skippy Jr....ballasts go for roughly .15 near me..

    Where's ur intro??

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    My yard wont take them at all, but another one will farther away does. I read the old heavy ones have copper but tar/PCB inside.



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