Materials You Should Always Recycle in ARC Raiders

With an encyclopedic number of resources available in ARC Raiders, it’s going to be hard to keep track of what you can recycle or not. Most items have several uses, but some are good for recycling even if they are sold for more.

This guide will contain multiple tables covering the resources that are always safe to recycle because they aren’t used for anything, and resources great for recycling when you have finished your workshops and expeditions in ARC Raiders.

All Resources to Recycle in ARC Raiders

Materials That Are Always Safe for Recycling (Purples and Blues)

Resource to Recycle	Materials Recycled
Ion Sputter	4x Voltage Converter 1x Exodus Modules
Alarm Clock	1x Processor 6x Plastic Parts
Broken Guidance System	4x Processor
Broken Handheld Radio	3x Sensors 3x Wires
Coolant	5x Chemicals 2x Oil
Damaged Heat Sink	6x Metal Parts 2x Wires
Diving Goggles	12x Rubber Parts
Expired Respirator	8x Rubber Parts 4x Fabric
Headphones	6x Rubber Parts 2x Speaker Component
Industrial Charger	5x Metal Parts 1x Voltage Converter
Polluted Air Filter	6x Fabric 2x Oil
Radio	1x Speaker Component 1x Sensors
Radio Relay	2x Speaker Component 2x Sensors
Thermostat	6x Rubber Parts 2x Sensors
Unusable Weapon	4x Metal Parts 5x Simple Gun Parts

These items are completely safe for recycling since they are not used for the workshop upgrades, quests, Scrappy upgrades, or expedition materials. However, most of these items sell for more Coins when sold outright compared to when recycled and sold.

Materials That Are Always Safe for Recycling (Greens and Greys)

Resource to Recycle	Materials Recycled
Burned ARC Circuitry	2x ARC Alloy
Camera Lens	6x Plastic Parts
Crumpled Plastic Bottle	3x Plastic Parts
Damaged ARC Powercell	1x ARC Alloy
Deflated Football	15x Rubber Parts
Degraded ARC Rubber	11x Rubber Parts
Household Cleaner	13x Chemicals
Number Plate	3x Metal Parts
Ruined Baton	6x Metal Parts 3x Rubber Parts
Ruined Handcuffs	8x Metal Parts
Rusty ARC Steel	8x Metal Parts
Spotter Relay	2x Electrical Components 1x ARC Alloy
Rusted Bolts	8x Metal Parts
Damaged Rocketeer Driver	3x ARC Alloy
Damaged Tick Pod	1x ARC Alloy

Best Materials for Recycling

Resource to Recycle	Materials Recycled
Rusted Gear	4x Metal Parts 2x Mechanical Components
Fried Motherboard	5x Plastic Parts 1x Electrical Components
Rusted Shut Medical Kit	2x Syringe 1x Antiseptic
ARC Motion Core	2x ARC Alloy
Toaster	5x Plastic Parts 3x Wires
Motor	2x Oil 2x Mechanical Components
Rusted Tools	8x Metal Parts 1x Steel Spring
Power Cable	4x Wires
Industrial Battery	7x Chemicals 2x Battery
Mini Centrifuge	2x Mechanical Component
Rotary Encoder	2x Processor
Flow Controller	2x Mechanical Component
Frequency Modulation Box	2x Electrical Component

These materials are always great for recycling, but they are also used for some workshop upgrades and expedition materials. You don’t really need a lot of these resources for your upgrades so once you set aside the items needed for the upgrades when you get there, you can recycle everything else.

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