Biowaste Sorter
A specialized sorting unit that processes biological waste materials, including food matter and fabrics. By analyzing material composition, it separates organic material for composting from reusable textile fibers for recovery and recycling.
Notes
The Biowaste Sorter is a specialized industrial machine that separates food matter from textile fibers in biological waste, routing organic material toward composting and reusable fibers toward recycling. Because it requires a Tier 3 room with at least 500 cubic meters of free volume to function, it is a mid-to-late-game addition to a properly enclosed industrial facility. Housing the sorter in a high-tier, low-pollution room ensures it operates efficiently without dragging down the room's housing value for nearby residents.
Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.
⚙ Craft calculator — adjust for your modules, skill & talents
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Qty | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | item | |
| 6 | item | |
| 12 | item | |
| 6 | item | |
| 20 | category | |
| 4 | item | |
| 8 | item | |
| 8 | item |
Byproducts (garbage)
| Material | Qty / craft |
|---|---|
| ≈ 3.58 | |
| ≈ 2.56 | |
| ≈ 0.32 | |
| ≈ 0.1 | |
| ≈ 0.06 | |
| ≈ 0.05 |
Approximate โ a category ingredient's salvage value depends on the item actually used.
Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled โ see the Garbage & Recycling guide.
Crafting
| Labor | 600 calories |
|---|---|
| Craft time | 15 min |
| Throughput | ≈ 4 Biowaste Sorter / hour (base) |
As a placed object
Recycling & waste
The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.
How garbage, sorting & recycling work
Total raw to craft this
338.25× Iron Ore
84× Limestone
57.73× Silica (any)
26.25× Copper Ore
25.07× Crushed Limestone
20× Fabric (any)
16.37× Clay
9.8× Wood (any)
8× Crushed Rock (any)
7× Medium Carcass (any)
6× Cement
0.33× Quicklime
Approximate โ category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.