Garbage Sorter

WorldObject

A mechanical sorting system that processes mixed garbage and separates it into primary recycling types. Materials are categorized according to the fractioanl composition of the incoming waste, producing Mixed blocks of varies types, Bio Residue, Metal Scrap, Construction Scrap and Industrial Waste.

Notes

The Garbage Sorter is a large industrial machine that processes mixed garbage into primary recycling categories based on the fractional composition of the incoming waste, outputting Mixed blocks, Bio Residue, Metal Scrap, Construction Scrap, and Industrial Waste. It requires a Tier 3 enclosed room with at least 500 m³ of free volume to operate. Because unsorted garbage piles pollute the ground and merge their compositions, running your town's waste through a Garbage Sorter is a practical first step toward recovering usable materials and reducing environmental harm.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Improved Assembly (Mechanics Lv 6)

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Iron Plate	20	item
Gearbox	6	item
Iron Gear	12	item
Copper Plate	6	item
Fabric	20	category
Piston	4	item
Lubricant	8	item
Reinforced Concrete	8	item

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Iron Scrap	≈ 3.58
Crushed Mixed Rock	≈ 2.56
Textiles	≈ 0.32
Copper Scrap	≈ 0.1
Chemical Waste	≈ 0.06
Bio Residue	≈ 0.05

Approximate — 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 — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	600 calories
Craft time	15 min
Throughput	≈ 4 Garbage Sorter / hour (base)

As a placed object

Recycling & waste

• 40× Iron Scrap
• 2× Bio Residue
• 2× Crushed Mixed Rock
• 1× Chemical Pollutant
• 1× Copper Scrap

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

Recompute for my setup

• 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 — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

• Housing Objects
• Industrial
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• Product
• Usable
• World Object

Obtained from

• Garbage Sorter

See also

Advanced Carpentry TableAdvanced Masonry TableAdvanced Tailoring TableAnvilArrastraAssembly Line

Mixed waste enters, and order emerges—metal from plastic, organic from inert, each stream finding its appointed path.