🆕 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 →

Heavy Mineral Pollutant

Heavy Mineral Pollutant

A concentrated source of pollutants from heavy industry ? leached metals and degraded tailings. Severely contaminates the ground; isolate or bury it far from inhabited areas.

Weight15000 gMax stack10Carried on back

Notes

Heavy Mineral Pollutant is a garbage block produced as a byproduct of mining and ore processing, representing leached metals and degraded tailings that heavily contaminate the ground. As one of the four ground pollution types introduced in Update 14, it is linked directly to heavy mineral contamination rather than general refuse or chemicals. A practical tip: because this pollutant severely damages soil fertility and housing value if left exposed, store or bury it in isolated, contained areas well away from any inhabited zones or farms.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

As a block

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