Used automotive and industrial catalysts are valuable recycling materials due to their content of precious platinum group metals, such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium. The recovery process involves dismantling, crushing the ceramic or metal core, and further processing using specialized metallurgical or chemical methods. Recycling catalysts helps reduce the exploitation of natural deposits, minimize the environmental impact of industry, and reuse rare, high-value metals in the production of new catalysts and other advanced technologies.