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Recycling

Sort trash bags into materials at the La Mesa recycling plant and return empty bottles and cans at any 24/7 for cash.

Activities & Entertainment3 min read

Trash is worth something. There are two ways to turn it into money and materials:

  • Recycling plant - sort Trash Bags into crafting materials at the plant in La Mesa.
  • Bottle and can deposit - return Empty Bottles and Tin Cans at any 24/7 store for cash.

Together with Dumpster Diving it's an easy way for a new character to earn pocket money.

Before you begin

  • Nothing - every new character can do this.
  • For the plant: some Trash Bags (from a Garbage Collector route or from searching bins).
  • For the deposit: empty bottles or tin cans in your pockets.
1

Recycling plant

  1. Go to the Recycling plant in La Mesa (map blip).
  2. Walk into the yard until [E] Sort trash bags shows.
  3. Press E. You sort up to 10 bags at a time - a progress bar runs, a couple of seconds per bag.
  4. Each bag gives you two materials from this list, plus a few dollars:
Material
PlasticMost common
Glass
Aluminium
Metal Scrap
Rubber
CopperRare

These are the same materials crafting and mechanics use, so you can use them, sell them, or fill a business's request on the supply board.

2

Bottle and can deposit

  1. Go to any 24/7 store and stand at the counter. Some stores have a deposit machine outside instead - use that one.
  2. [E] Return bottles & cans shows when you carry some.
  3. Press E. All your empty bottles and tin cans are taken and paid in cash.

Bin bags on the ground and trash cans near 24/7 stores are full of bottles and cans. A quick dumpster round followed by a stop at the 24/7 is easy money for a new character.

Costs & rewards

WhatPays
Each trash bag sorted2 materials + $5
Empty bottle$3
Tin can$2

Common problems

  • No [E] at the plant - walk further into the yard, and make sure you carry at least one trash bag.
  • Only 10 bags were sorted - that's the most per run. Press E again for the rest.
  • No return prompt at the 24/7 - that store has a deposit machine outside; use it instead of the counter.
  • Your pockets are full - make room before sorting, the materials need space.
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