🆕 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 →

Steel Bin

Steel Bin

WorldObject

A classic bin for all your disposal needs.

Weight2000 gMax stack1SkillAdvanced Smelting Lv 3StationRolling Mill

Notes

The Steel Bin is a world object that functions as a designated waste disposal container, offering a permanent, placed storage option for garbage and recyclable byproducts. As a 1x2x1-footprint structure, it fits conveniently into a settlement's industrial area for collecting categorized waste. A practical tip for towns is to place multiple Steel Bins in a central waste-processing zone, allowing players to sort garbage into different bins for efficient recycling and reduced ground pollution.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe
IngredientQtyType
Corrugated Steel2item

Byproducts (garbage)

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

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
Labor120 calories
Craft time1.5 min
Throughput40 Steel Bin / hour (base)

As a placed object

Size1×2×1
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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

Steps12Total labor355.07 calTotal time4.92 min

Approximate โ€” category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

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