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Recycler

## Description

## Kit (Recycler)

:::infobox
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Created With | [Autolathe](/wiki/autolathe), [Fabricator](/wiki/fabricator) |
| Cost | 20g [Iron](/wiki/iron), 10g [Copper](/wiki/copper) |

![Kit (Recycler)](ItemKitRecycler.png)
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## Recycler

:::infobox
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Power Usage | 100W |
| Placed With | [Kit (Recycler)](/wiki/kit-recycler) |
| Placed On | Small Grid |

![Recycler](StructureRecycler.png)
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### Deconstruction Steps

| Step | Tool | Recovered Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Hand Drill](/wiki/hand-drill) | [Kit (Recycler)](/wiki/kit-recycler) |

Used to recycle a variety of items. It outputs a [Reagent Mix](/wiki/reagent-mix) that can be turned back into ores in a [Centrifuge](/wiki/centrifuge) or just smelted in a [Furnace](/wiki/furnace) if it has correct [ore](/wiki/ore)/alloy proportions.
- Recycles items with a 50% loss,
- Losslessly recycles materials produced in furnaces, especially ingots, and reagent mixes.

Note: since ingots can be recycled into reagents, which can then be put into the centrifuge with 100% reclamation of the material from the ingot into the ore.  This allows you to smelt the same ores over and over and extract the gases from them each time, creating an infinite supply of gases, including [Oxygen](/wiki/oxygen) on Vulcan. This is not intentional and may be removed at some point.

Items within a container, such as a toolbelt, will also be recycled and added to the resulting reagent ore.

## Automation

Managing the Recycler from an IC is challenging, because while it has an Import and Export slot, there is also an internal inventory that is not visible to the MIPS API.