# Lost ship parts when running recycle command as engineer

**URL:** https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/lost-ship-parts-when-running-recycle-command-as-engineer/36609
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**Created:** [April 22, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/lost-ship-parts-when-running-recycle-command-as-engineer/36609 "2024-04-22T12:35:46Z")
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### Author: ![Dr.Dark](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/user_avatar/forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/dr.dark/32/23592_2.png) [@Dr.Dark](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/u/Dr.Dark)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/lost-ship-parts-when-running-recycle-command-as-engineer/36609/2 "2024-04-22T12:40:19Z")

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Hey, @victusfate. Welcome back.

Since you deleted the support template, I can’t really check anything. If you make a new ticket and fill out the template, I can check better 🙂

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But recycle in general doesn’t return components. It returns either directly blocks, or if you have EGS Recycle level 5 or above it also returns devices.  
There’s a better guide on the EGS Recycle here:

> [@EGS Recycle Structures](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/egs-recycle-structures/7112):
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> Say goodbye to the days of grinding and salvaging piece by piece! The brilliant minds at EGS have introduced a science-powered solution to deconstructing ships and structures: EGS Recycle. With this feature, you can recycle entire vessels and recover up to 90% of your materials—depending on your EGS Recycle Level—and even perform recycling from anywhere at higher upgrade tiers. dna How to Use EGS Recyclelink Visit: [https://cmd.hws.global](https://cmd.hws.global)open_book PDA: Navigate to Guide \> HW…

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