Recycling Truck is great value for a City set
Great value
#15 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
The 2026 recycling truck gives about 107 pieces per $10 against a typical 65 and roughly 45% more plastic per dollar than other City sets with 200–499 pieces, and builders rate it 4.4 of 5. Two minifigures for $39.99 is below the usual rate, but it costs about $14 less than sets with similar contents.
#15
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.
83
Chart 2 · The score
How the 83 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
158 vs 110
+33 of 35
Pieces per $10
107 vs 61
+29 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.9 vs 6.0
+6 of 20
Builder rating
4.4 vs 3.9
+15 of 15
$15 less
Chart 3 · The price
Is the price fair for what’s in the box?
Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $55. Each brick is $5.
$39.99
you pay
$55
sets like it usually cost