🆕 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 →

Recycling

Recycling

Tier 3

Recycling allows reusing old manufactured goods and equipment by dissasembling, filtering and processing. Levels up by crafting related recipes.

Tier3Max level7Unlocks19 recipes

A specialty of Scientist.

Effects

Notes

Recycling is a Tier 3 skill (max level 7) that requires the Scientist specialty, unlocking recipes for processing waste into reusable materials like Recycled Cellulose Fiber, Recycled Copper Bar, Recycled Fabric, and Recycled Glass, as well as disposal options like Incinerate Garbage and Compost Food Scrap. It fits in the mid-to-late-game industrial and ecological niche, helping a town turn garbage and electronic scrap back into usable resources. A practical tip: If your server faces waste-management problems or material shortages from over-mining, investing in Recycling lets you recover metals and fibers from old items, reducing both pollution and demand for fresh raw materials.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Prerequisites

Unlocks recipes