Recycling in Arc Raiders involves dismantling items to obtain crafting components. Always check the hover-description in your inventory for details like ‘Used in’, ‘Can be recycled into’, or ‘Can be sold’. During raids, if your inventory is full, prioritize salvaging items instead of dropping them.
You may receive fewer materials, but it’s better than losing them entirely. Regularly clean up your inventory by selling trinkets and recycling older loot you no longer need to avoid running out of space.
Knowing which items to loot, sell, or recycle is crucial. When your inventory starts filling with Rare or Epic gear, recycling becomes the fastest way to stockpile high-end crafting materials.
1. What Is Recycling
Ruined Tactical Vest
Recycling in Arc Raiders is the process of breaking down unwanted or extra items into raw materials and crafting resources that can be reused for upgrading, crafting, or repairing. This lets you convert old gear into valuable resources like Electronic Components, Refined Alloys, Explosive Materials, and more.
Recycling is performed through the Workshop at your base.
You should consider recycling when:
You have duplicate items.
You are low on materials needed for crafting or upgrades.
Your inventory is approaching its weight limit, and you need space for more valuable loot.
2. How to Recycle Items
Recycling in Arc Raiders is a straightforward process that lets you break items down into their base components. Make sure your inventory is under control before starting to recycle.
Steps to Recycle
Open your inventory at Speranza while on a raid.
Select the item you want to recycle.
Press RMB (PC) or Triangle/Y (PS5/Xbox) to open the item dropdown menu.
Choose the “Recycle” option at the bottom.
Note: While in a raid, recycling items is referred to as Salvaging.
Things to Consider Before Recycling
Before recycling items in Arc Raiders, it’s important to check a few key details to avoid losing valuable gear:
3. What Items to Recycle and What Items to Keep
Keycards Arc Raiders
One of the challenges in Arc Raiders is knowing what to recycle and what to keep. The game offers a staggering variety of inventory items, and deciding which materials to keep, recycle, or sell can be tricky.
Tips to Decide
By keeping an eye on upgrade requirements, you can avoid accidentally recycling valuable materials and make better decisions about what to salvage or sell.
Track Resources
In Arc Raiders, the Track Resources feature helps you monitor which items are needed to progress your base. This works for any workshop station at any level.
How Tracking Works
Click the Track Resources button for the station you want to upgrade.
Once resources are tracked, return to your inventory.
While scrolling through items, you’ll notice a small eye icon in the top-right corner of any item that is required for an upgrade you’re tracking.
Benefits
The eye icon appears on all items, whether you’re looting, have it in your inventory, or in your stash.
This feature helps prevent accidentally recycling valuable materials.
By using the Log Book, you can see a complete list of everything you’re currently tracking and which station it belongs to.
4. List of Items to Recycle
Recycle Items
Recycling breaks items into crafting components in Arc Raiders. Use this for items that have no particular quest or trinket value. Items with a Recycle tag are meant for crafting. Don’t be too quick to recycle items early-game, as you later discover they’re required for workbench upgrades.
Below is the list of items you need to recycle to make some space for other crucial items in Arc Raiders.
Name
Type
Rarity
Value
Accordion
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Alarm Clock
Recyclable
Rare
1000
ARC Coolant
Recyclable
Rare
1000
ARC Flex Rubber
Recyclable
Rare
1000
ARC Performance Steel
Recyclable
Rare
1000
ARC Synthetic Resin
Recyclable
Rare
1000
ARC Thermo Lining
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Bicycle Pump
Recyclable
Rare
2000
Broken Flashlight
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Broken Guidance System
Recyclable
Rare
2000
Broken Handheld Radio
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Broken Taser
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Burned ARC Circuitry
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Camera Lens
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Candle Holder
Recyclable
Uncommon
270
Coolant
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Cooling Coil
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Crumpled Plastic Bottle
Recyclable
Uncommon
80
Damaged ARC Motion Core
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Damaged ARC Powercell
Recyclable
Uncommon
293
Deflated Football
Recyclable
Uncommon
1000
Diving Googles
Recyclable
Rare
640
Dried-Out ARC Resin
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Expired Respirator
Recyclable
Rare
540
Frying Pan
Recyclable
Rare
270
Garlic Press
Recyclable
Uncommon
1000
Headphones
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Household Cleaner
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Ice Cream Scooper
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Impure ARC Coolant
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Industrial Charger
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Industrial Magnet
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Metal Brackets
Recyclable
Uncommon
270
Number Plate
Recyclable
Uncommon
80
Polluted Air Filter
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Portable TV
Recyclable
Rare
2000
Projector
Recyclable
Rare
640
Radio
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Remote Control
Recyclable
Uncommon
1000
Ripped Safety Vest
Recyclable
Uncommon
1000
Rubber Pad
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Ruined Accordion
Recyclable
Rare
2000
Ruined Baton
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Ruined Handcuffs
Recyclable
Uncommon
270
Ruined Parachute
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Ruined Riot Shield
Recyclable
Rare
2000
Ruined Tactical Vest
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Rusted Bolts
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Rusty ARC Steel
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Spotter Relay
Recyclable
Uncommon
5000
Spring Cushion
Recyclable
Rare
2000
Tattered ARC Lining
Recyclable
Uncommon
640
Tattered Clothes
Recyclable
Common
270
Torn Blanket
Recyclable
Rare
640
Turbo Pump
Recyclable
Rare
2000
Water Filter
Recyclable
Rare
2000
5. What Items to Keep
These are the items you want to hang onto because they are used for crafting, workstation upgrades, quests, or workshop progression. Keep the items that are tied to quests or upgrades.
Arc Coolant
List of Items to Keep for Quests
Below is the list of items and loot you should keep to use in the current or future quests.
Name
Type
Rarity
Value
Leaper Pulse Unit
Recyclable
Epic
5000
Power Rod
Advanced Material
Epic
5500
Rocketeer Driver
Recyclable
Epic
5000
Surveyor Vault
Topside Material
Rare
2000
Antiseptic
Refined Material
Rare
1000
Hornet Driver
Recyclable
Rare
2000
Syringe
Topside Material
Rare
500
Wasp Driver
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Water Pump
Recyclable
Rare
2000
Snitch Scanner
Recyclable
Uncommon
2000
List of Items to Keep for Progression
Rusted Tools
Below is the list of items and loot you should keep to use for expeditions, weapons, and upgrades in Arc Raiders.
Name
Type
Rarity
Value
Leaper Pulse Unit
Recyclable
Epic
5000
Magnetic Accelerator
Refined Material
Epic
5500
Exodus Modules
Topside Material
Epic
2750
Advanced Electrical Components
Advanced Components
Rare
1750
Humidifier
Recyclable
Rare
1000
Sensors
Topside Material
Rare
500
Cooling Fan
Recyclable
Rare
2000
Battery
Topside Material
Uncommon
250
Light Bulb
Trinket
Uncommon
2000
Electrical Components
Refined Material
Uncommon
640
Wires
Topside Material
Uncommon
200
Durable Cloth
Refined Material
Uncommon
640
Steel Spring
Topside Material
Uncommon
300
ARC Alloy
Topside Material
Uncommon
200
Rubber Parts
Basic Material
Common
50
Metal Parts
Basic Materials
Common
50
6. What Items to Sell
In Arc Raiders, you should sell items that don’t have any further use for crafting, quests, or upgrades but still provide good coins. Selling these items frees up inventory and stash space while earning currency for vendors.
Best Items to Sell
By focusing on selling items with little or no crafting value, you can maintain a clean inventory while earning extra coins to spend on essential upgrades and gear.
Arc Flex Rubber
List of Items to Sell
Below is the list of items you can sell in Arc Raiders.
Trinket
Rarity
Value
Faded Photograph
Common
640
Rubber Duck
Common
1000
Bloated Tuna Can
Common
1000
Torn Book
Common
1000
Cat Bed
Uncommon
1000
Coffee Pot
Common
1000
Expired Pasta
Common
1000
Empty Wine Bottle
Common
1000
Dart Board
Uncommon
2000
Film Reel
Rare
2000
Air Freshener
Uncommon
2000
Painted Box
Common
2000
Light Bulb
Uncommon
2000
Poster of Natural Wonders
Uncommon
2000
Very Comfortable Pillow
Uncommon
2000
Pottery
Uncommon
2000
Rosary
Rare
2000
Music Album
Rare
3000
Silver Teaspoon Set
Rare
3000
Fine Wristwatch
Rare
3000
Statuette
Rare
3000
Vase
Rare
3000
Music Box
Rare
5000
Red Coral Jewelry
Rare
5000
Playing Cards
Rare
5000
Breathtaking Snow Globe
Epic
7000
Lance’s Mixtape (5th Edition)
Epic
10000