Recycling Catalytic Converters

Catalytic Converters are important to the performance of your car and are surprisingly valuable when you choose to recycle their metal components. Catalytic converters contain a range of precious metals such as copper, nickel, cerium, iron and manganese with the more valuable metals being rhodium, platinum and palladium.

Catalytic converters usually last for the car's life; however, they may need replacing earlier, under certain circumstances. Due to the metal make up of the Catalytic Converter, replacement can be quite expensive for the owner. As Catalytic Converter recycling specialists we understand the value of your Catalytic Converter and we will give you the best price available.

When you choose to recycle your converter, you'll benefit financially but the environment benefits too. As a recycling company, Basco Converters champion reducing unnecessary landfill, excessive mining and pollution. By recycling such items we we are helping the environment too. And that feels good. At our recycling facility, the catalytic converter is graded, and the recyclable components separated. Once separated, the metals are sorted for repurposing. However, once opened some elements of the Catalytic Converter are considered hazardous waste so it is important that only a recycling specialist perform this job.