Recycling old assets

[Grimthane]

I completed the tutorial and I may have missed this along the way but is there a way to recycle old assets like burner miners and so on? I've upgraded to the electric gear and would like to recover any salvage if I can.

Otherwise if I cannot, how do I delete old assets?

[TDATL]

You can't recycle old items (without 3rd party mods.)

The only way to get rid of non-burnable items is to place them in a chest (like the wood chest) and destroy them.

[daniel0674]

To clarify: destroying the chest means to hover over it with the mouse and pressing C while standing next to it. This will shoot it with your currently equipped weapon.

The same way you can also get rid of the stone boulders scattered around the map.

[Grimthane]

Thanks guys <3

[ConductorSavy TTV]

There is a mod called reverse factory which allows you to recover most if not all the materials of the items you place into it, I believe. Keep in mind that anything that required fluids, you won't get the fluids back.

[Nahz]

Great game! How do you trash or break down..

How do you trash or break down old stuff you dont use anymore?

Any tips guys? Kinda just started this morning......can't...stop...though...

[IamNic]

Either you store it all in a chest (all the early game-stuff should fit into there) and leave it there or you put it in a chest and shoot at it (with "C").

[Nahz]

Ah got ya, Thank you tons!

[Capt.Cliff™]

A recycling machine would be better??

[evilbeefmarine]

would be a better idea to sign up onto factorio fourms for your suggestion, would been seen there

[Frizz]

Deconstructor?

Is there a recycled equipment into its components?

[NimrodAbsolution⁧⁧98]

no, thats not needed
you can destroy items by putting them in a chest and destroying that chest (shoot at it with c or run it over with a vehicle)

[Frizz]

That would be destroying the objects, I want to "recycle" them.

Also I want to make a giant machine that does nothing but builds part and takes them apart again....

[mid endian]

may be possible to do with a mod. but it will have to duplicate every recipie to be used in reverse order down to component parts, and restricted to a specific object. it might be possible as recipies requiring oil are limited to assembler 2 or higher, but will be a heavy mod to create and maintain between new versions of the game.

I hope the devs add this on in a future patch, it would make for great scenarios that require using existing buildings to make others that are needed.

[Spiffo]

There is no way to turn items back into their components if that is what you are looking for.

[Emmote]

Most objects that become obsolete tend to do so because they can be upgraded later. Otherwise, why would you want to recycle a lot of objects? There's typically no need.