A catalytic converter or a ‘cat’ as it’s often referred to, is a device that reduces pollutants in exhaust gas. Its located in the exhaust pipe between the manifold and the rear muffler. If your car is less than 25 years old, chances are pretty high it will have a catalytic converter. Catalytic converters are most commonly found on cars but they’re also used on electrical generators, forklifts, on mining equipment and trucks.
It is important to know whether a catalytic converter is a ‘half’ cat or a ‘full’ cat by looking at it from the outside. It’s what’s inside that counts and what’s inside is a kind of ceramic honeycomb, called a ‘biscuit’, which contains the metal we’re going to recycle. So, a half and a full catalytic converter refers to the size of the biscuit inside the cat. Endless will pay for a full catalytic converter if that biscuit is more than 25 cm long and for a half catalytic converter if it’s less.
So, a half and a full catalytic converter refers to the size of the biscuit inside the cat. We’ll pay for a full catalytic converter if that biscuit is more than 25 cm long and for a half catalytic converter if it’s less. It is also important that the biscuit isn’t broken, but it doesn’t matter if the catalytic converter itself is rusted or dented or the year, make and model of the car it comes from. The value of the converter for recycling doesn’t change with the value of the car.
To cut a long story short, as the world moves to reducing carbon emissions, almost all cars will be manufactured with catalytic converters. When they can no longer be used, they can be recycled. Since they’re really valuable, instead of disposing of them, scrap them at Endless Metals and for more information on catalytic converter scrap prices, visit www.endless.co.nz/pricing .
Finally, getting rid of all that spring-clean rubbish has never been easier with one of Endless’s skip bins www.endless.co.nz/skip-bins and for more information on scrap batteries, scrap steel and scrap steel prices please go to www.endlessmetals.co.nz .
