Instead Of Tossing Your Catalytic Converter Why Don’t You Recycle It?

1. Blog 4: Globalrefininggroup.com Instead Of Tossing Your Catalytic Converter Why Don’t You Recycle It? I remember vividly that during the recession time people started stealing catalytic converters from the car. While this may seem like a crime, there was actually a reason behind it. Well, the reason is the presence of precious metals inside the converters. Catalytic converters contain valuable metals inside it and they are great candidates for recycling. But that does not mean that you will pull your cat out when you go to sell your car. The best way to recycle catalytic converters is by leaving it to experts. Because it is not easy to remove the precious metals from the catalytic converter, just as it is not easy to pull the small bits of gold from the circuit board. So if you happen to have an old catalytic converter at your home because you work on cars or sell parts, we have a small tip for you. Recycle your catalytic converter. There are several companies outside in the market who will be ready to recycle your catalytic converter in exchange of cash. Remember, the catalytic converter that you possess has platinum that is pulled out from tunnels that are energy intensive. Digging from that energy intensive ores is quite a tough task too. By recycling your catalytic converter, you limit the need to dig more of platinum from the mother Earth. This way it is a win for you and for your environment. Plus not many know that platinum diggers are paid very less hence, you are kind of helping them as well. Hope, now you will agree with all hearts that recycling catalytic converters is a good idea.