I recycled loot and got 0 Merits.

Faction-issued gear is worth 0 in the Recycler.

Minerals and looted gear do give Merits.
Faction-issued gear returns no ORE either.
A merit bug on 1 October also caused zero Merits; the devs restored them.

Tip

Before recycling minerals, keep rare ones such as Dark Triton and Solstine for recipes.

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Sources (6)

Speaker	Tier	Said on
phyzixteacher	Developer	1 Oct 2026
0xheimdall	Developer	1 Oct 2026

Paraphrased from the Citadel Discord. Developers and official documents are named; other players by trust tier. Last verified 1 Oct 2026 for Beta 1 (wipe 1).

Also drawn from

Answer: How do I get ORE?: Faction-issued gear gives nothing in the Recycler (no ORE)
Starter guide: Your hangar: Faction-issued gear is worth nothing in the Recycler, in ORE or in Merits
Answer note: I recycled loot and got 0 Merits: A merit bug on 1 October also caused zero Merits; devs restored them
Answer: Which minerals should I keep?: Keep rare minerals like Dark Triton and Solstine for recipes

Collected from the Citadel Discord and added on 3 Oct 2026.