ARC Raiders Recycling Cheat Sheet
Stop wasting inventory space. Use this guide to know exactly what items yield the best salvage returns and what components you should never scrap.
When you are out in the Rust Belt, every slot in your inventory counts. You have just survived a firefight with an ARC patrol, and you are staring down a locker full of rusted gears, old batteries, and damaged powercells. What do you take back to Speranza? For a Raider, there is no such thing as scrap. It is all valuable material waiting to be recycled. But if you want to get anywhere out here, you need to know exactly what items yield the most useful base components.
This interactive recycling breakdown gives you the exact yields for the most common loot you will encounter, and highlights the specific items you should never put through the scrapper.
High Yield Hardware
Standard hardware pieces like Rusted Bolts stack well and provide the foundational metal parts needed for your initial weapon crafting.
Do Not Scrap list
Heavy quest items and rare materials look like junk but gatekeep your trader progression. Always double-check before dismantling.
Advanced Electronics
Batteries and intact powercells yield the complex electrical components required for high-tier defensive augments and energy rifles.
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Recycling Index
| Item | Primary Yield | Scrap Value |
|---|---|---|
 | Metal Parts | High |
 | Synthetic Resin | Medium |
 | Electrical Components | Low |
 | Biological Matter | High |
 | Chemicals | Medium |
 | Metal Parts | Low |
 | Synthetic Resin | High |
 | Electrical Components | Medium |
 | Biological Matter | Low |
 | Chemicals | High |
 | Metal Parts | Medium |
 | Synthetic Resin | Low |
 | Electrical Components | High |
 | Biological Matter | Medium |
 | Chemicals | Low |
 | Metal Parts | High |
 | Synthetic Resin | Medium |
 | Electrical Components | Low |
 | Biological Matter | High |
 | Chemicals | Medium |
 | Metal Parts | Low |
 | Synthetic Resin | High |
 | Electrical Components | Medium |
 | Biological Matter | Low |
 | Chemicals | High |
 | Metal Parts | Medium |
 | Synthetic Resin | Low |
 | Electrical Components | High |
 | Biological Matter | Medium |
 | Chemicals | Low |
 | Metal Parts | High |
 | Synthetic Resin | Medium |
 | Electrical Components | Low |
 | Biological Matter | High |
 | Chemicals | Medium |
 | Metal Parts | Low |
 | Synthetic Resin | High |
 | Electrical Components | Medium |
 | Biological Matter | Low |
 | Chemicals | High |
 | Metal Parts | Medium |
 | Synthetic Resin | Low |
 | Electrical Components | High |
 | Biological Matter | Medium |
 | Chemicals | Low |
 | Metal Parts | High |
 | Synthetic Resin | Medium |
 | Electrical Components | Low |
 | Biological Matter | High |
 | Chemicals | Medium |
 | Metal Parts | Low |
 | Synthetic Resin | High |
 | Electrical Components | Medium |
 | Biological Matter | Low |
 | Chemicals | High |
Frequently Asked Questions
Need more strategy?
If you still have questions about efficiency routes or need specific farm locations, we wrote up an entire overview covering early-game locations for scrap farming, specific trader tasks that require junk items, and why you should hold onto extra blueprints.