• Stovetop@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    They’re sold for scrap. Just gotta go to a scrapyard and say “There was something wrong with mine, I replaced it, here’s the old one I’m selling for scrap.”

    That or extract the previous metals yourself and sell them directly.

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      6 months ago

      Many states now have laws that prevent scrap dealers from buying a catalytic converter without paperwork identifying the vehicle it came from.

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        6 months ago

        There are laws that prevent the theft of someone’s catalytic converter as well