Frequently Asked Questions

Send us the reference codes stamped on your converters, clear photos (codes visible), quantities and your location — via email ([email protected]) or the quote form on our contact page. We usually respond with a firm quotation the same business day.

Each converter model has a known loading of platinum, palladium and rhodium. We identify your converter by its code and apply live market prices to its metal content. You can check current metal prices on our Live Metal Prices page at any time.

Payment is made by EFT as soon as your material is verified against the quote — for drop-offs, that typically means the same day.

Both. You can drop off at our Johannesburg branch during business hours, and we arrange collection for larger quantities across Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

Computers, laptops, servers, networking equipment, circuit boards, mobile phones, cables, power supplies, office electronics, screens and more. If you're unsure, send a photo and we'll confirm.

Most e-waste has value and we pay for it — particularly circuit boards, servers, computers and cable. Some low-value or cost-negative streams (like CRT screens) may be handled as disposal; we'll always tell you upfront which is which.

Data-bearing devices are tagged at intake and the storage media is destroyed, not resold. Business clients can request confirmation of destruction for POPIA and audit purposes.

Bring proof of identity for our records. For business and volume sellers we keep documented weights and itemised records of every transaction, which also protects you.

No — individuals are welcome to sell a single converter or one box of electronics. Collections are reserved for volume loads, but drop-offs have no minimum.

We operate from our Johannesburg branch, with collections across Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal and service to clients nationwide — courier arrangements are possible for high-value material from other provinces.

There is no single price. A converter's scrap value is the market value of the platinum, palladium and rhodium inside it, and that loading differs from model to model. We identify each converter by the reference code stamped on it, apply the live metal prices on our Live Metal Prices page, and quote every unit individually — usually the same day. As a rule, petrol converters carry more palladium than platinum, diesel converters and DPFs are platinum-heavy, aftermarket units carry less metal than OEM units, and even a few grams of rhodium can move a converter's value significantly. Whole units are quoted per converter; loose (de-canned) ceramic is bought by weight after sampling and assay.

At EC Recycling, Unit 1, 14 John Street, Selby, Johannesburg, 2001 (Mon – Fri: 08:00 – 17:00; Saturday: 08:00 – 13:00). Email photos and converter codes to [email protected] or phone 084 306 6660 for a quotation first, then drop off (there is no minimum quantity) or, for volume loads in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, ask us to collect.

The reference code is stamped on the converter itself. Photograph it with the code clearly legible — codes look like "KT1183" or "GM 25182239" — and send it with your quantity and location. If you cannot find or read a code, send clear photographs of the whole converter and we will identify it.

Yes — bring proof of identity for our records. We comply with the legislation governing scrap-metal purchases, including identity verification and record-keeping, and we keep documented weights and itemised records of every transaction. You must be the lawful owner of the material or authorised to sell it; we refuse material we suspect is stolen and cooperate fully with law enforcement.

By EFT into your bank account once the material has been verified against the quotation — for drop-offs that is typically the same day. Where legislation prescribes payment methods or waiting periods for scrap transactions, those requirements take precedence.

Yes. We buy petrol converters, diesel oxidation catalysts and diesel particulate filters (DPFs), aftermarket converters (lower loading than OEM, but still valuable), metallic and foil converters, loose de-canned monolith (by weight after sampling and assay) and O2 and lambda sensors, which contain recoverable precious metal.

A mini cat is an O2 sensor spacer — a stainless M18 × 1.5 adapter, 58 mm long, that holds the downstream oxygen sensor out of the direct exhaust stream. It changes what that sensor reports, so in many cases the catalyst efficiency monitor stops setting P0420 or P0430; it does not repair a catalytic converter, does not reduce emissions, and does nothing for the exhaust leaks, lazy sensors or misfires that set the same code. It is sold for motorsport, off-road and diagnostic use by our sister business MiniCats SA (minicats.co.za), not by EC Recycling — see our Mini Cats page.

Both, depending on the material: circuit boards are graded by precious-metal yield, and whole equipment is priced per unit or by weight. Volume loads get an itemised breakdown with documented weights so you can reconcile against your own list.

Usually the same business day, and within one business day at most. Quotations are indicative until the material is physically verified: final pricing is confirmed on inspection, identification and weighing, and may be revised if metal markets move materially before delivery or the material differs from what was described.