🆕 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 →

Plastic

Plastic

An extremely useful synthetic material derived from petrochemicals.

Weight1000 gMax stack100Currencymintable, 10,000 coins/itemSkillOil Drilling Lv 1StationOil Refinery

Notes

Plastic is a synthetic material refined from petrochemicals, serving as a versatile crafting component for advanced items like Composite Lumber, the Computer Lab, and Modern Upgrades. It is also mintable into currency, allowing up to 10,000 coins per unit, giving it value both as an industrial material and a potential monetary backing. Because plastic is a high-tier manufacturing input, securing a steady supply is critical for any settlement aiming to reach end-game technology.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe
IngredientQtyType
Petroleum3item

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe
MaterialQty / craft
Iron Scrap0.57
Chemical Pollutant0.02

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
Labor180 calories
Craft time1.5 min
Throughput≈ 320 Plastic / hour (base)

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

Steps7Total labor1083.75 calTotal time4.78 min

Categories

Obtained from

Injection Mold Machine
Oil Refinery

Used in

Advanced Carpentry Table
Advanced Tailoring Table
Electric Machinist Table
Electronics Assembly
Farmers Table
Injection Mold Machine
Oil Refinery
Robotic Assembly Line
Small Shipyard
Spin Melter

See also

BoardClaim Paper ItemClamCopper BarCopper PlateCotton Fabric