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Recycling Center

Environment

Cuts pollution from production.

Recycling Center (Civilization I improvement)
Source: Sid Meier's Civilization wiki (Fandom), CC BY-SA

What it does

Reduces industrial (shield-based) pollution by 66%.

Key details

Cost
200
Upkeep
2
Requires
Recycling

Where it comes from

Unlocked by
Recycling

About city improvements in Civilization

City improvements are buildings constructed with production shields, each paying gold maintenance every turn. Most affect only their own city — which is why deciding what NOT to build everywhere is the real economic skill.

Strategy — Maintenance compounds: a Temple in every city is fine, a Colosseum in every city will bankrupt an early empire. Build to need, sell what you outgrow.

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