Spence. These "reflectors are extremely thin sheet panels that weigh about two or three ounces each, with four panels per fixture or maybe a hundred pounds of aluminum for the lot of 100 fixtures., which translates into about $20. . They crinkle easily, but are quicly removed by tapping rather than unscrewing, and with the ridges, don't flat pack, so that a pickup truck load is only about three bucks or so. Lost, I did check the prices at a local yard that gives me best prices on most materials, although as you know, some yards have categories they really don't want to deal with, and pay accordingly. They said the electronic ballasts go into the shred, currently at 5 cents per pound, or 10 to 15 cents per ballast (long and skinny, only 2x18 inches) which as you mentioned is a bit more than the board itself cleaned.. The regular ballasts, those with the large copper transformers go whole for 10 cents per pound, which makes selling them whole an attractive proposition. Those wound with aluminum wire coils go into shred with the appliances, etc. No real market on ebay, which complicates the scheme, as on these couple pallet loads, there are some new in the box so I guess even if I put wheels under them, I couldn't ride them to riches.
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