🆕 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 →

Wet Tailings

Wet Tailings

Waste product from concentrating ore. The run-off creates ground pollution; killing nearby plants and seeping into the water supply.

Weight28000 gMax stack10Carried on back

Notes

Wet Tailings are a waste product created when concentrating ores like copper, gold, and iron at higher processing tiers. As a block, it emits ground pollution 3, which kills nearby plants and contaminates water sources. Because tailings are heavy and stack in small quantities, you'll need a dedicated storage plan — either contained in a lined pit or hauled to a remote, low-value area — to avoid poisoning your town's soil and reducing everyone's housing value.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

As a block

Ground pollutionHeavy Mineral · 0.1SolidDiggable

How ground pollution works

Recycling & waste

As a garbage material
FamilyMixed ResidualsResidual (terminal leftover)Pollutes while mixedHeavy Mineral · 0.1/unit

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Categories

Used in

See also

The slurry settles where it's left, seeping into soil and stream alike. What it touches turns sick, and the water carries the poison downstream.