🆕 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 →

Modern Recycling Bin

Modern Recycling Bin

WorldObject

A plastic garbage bin.

Weight2000 gMax stack1SkillRecycling Lv 4StationInjection Mold Machine

Notes

The **Modern Recycling Bin** is a placed storage container used to deposit recyclable materials. It fits as a mid-to-late-game waste-management object, allowing players to separate recyclables from general refuse in their settlements or industrial areas. To run an effective recycling program, place these bins in high-traffic zones like workshops or town centers, and pair them with a government law that bans recyclable items from regular garbage bins to ensure materials are actually diverted.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe
IngredientQtyType
Copper Hydroxide4item
Plastic12item

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe
MaterialQty / craft
Plastic Scrap0.96
Copper Scrap0.03

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled โ€” see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats
Labor320 calories
Craft time2 min
Throughput30 Modern Recycling Bin / hour (base)

As a placed object

Size1×2×1
Viewer

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

Total raw to craft this

Steps10Total labor1961.13 calTotal time9.36 min

Categories

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