🆕 Updated for Eco 14 — “Garbage & Recycling” — this server and these numbers now reflect the new version. What changed →
  • Byproducts: nearly every recipe now leaves waste behind, so recipe pages list byproducts alongside ingredients.
  • Garbage & recycling: waste sorts from mixed garbage down to pure materials, and can be recycled back into stock.
  • Pollution has four kinds: acid rain, chemical, soil and heavy mineral, each settling into the ground differently. Pollution guide →
  • Modules reworked: upgrades are now Basic / Advanced / Modern / Specialty, one per slot, driving the same bonus system as talents. Module guide →
  • Fresh water: machines need it — water drawn from the ocean has to be desalinated first.

The character calculator has been updated for these changes. Read the garbage & recycling guide →

Acorn

Acorn

Plant to grow an oak tree.

Weight50 gMax stack100Food0 calCompostable

Notes

Acorns are seeds that can be planted to grow an oak tree, providing a renewable source of wood and more acorns. They have no nutritional value when eaten raw — zero calories and nutrients — so they offer no benefit to your skill-point gain from food. Instead, use acorns for composting, as a crafting ingredient in recipes like Acorn Powder and Phad Thai, or plant them to establish a sustainable tree farm.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Nutrition

Calories0Shelf life1680 h
Carbs0
Protein0
Fat0
Vitamins0

Recycling & waste

Salvages into (per unit)

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Categories

Found in the wild

Used in

Cast Iron Stove
Industrial Mill
Mill

See also