🆕 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 →

Truck Garbage Collector

Truck Garbage Collector

Tool

A garbage compaction module for the modern truck.

Weight8000 gMax stack1SkillIndustry Lv 2StationRobotic Assembly Line

Notes

The Truck Garbage Collector is a module attachment for the Modern Truck that allows it to compact and collect garbage blocks, integrating with the Update 14 garbage and recycling mechanics. Installing this module on a truck turns it into a mobile waste-collection vehicle, making it easier to transport garbage from dumpsites to sorting or recycling stations. A practical tip: if your town posts garbage-pickup bounties, this tool lets you haul large volumes of waste efficiently rather than carrying it by hand.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe
IngredientQtyType
Steel Plate10item
Rivet10item
Insulated Copper Wiring4item
Light Bulb2item

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe
MaterialQty / craft
Iron Scrap1.6
Glass Scrap0.16
Copper Scrap0.14
Bio Residue0.03

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
Labor800 calories
Craft time5 min
Throughput12 Truck Garbage Collector / 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

Steps58Total labor17060.87 calTotal time229.88 min

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

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