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FF7 Remake
Waste Recovery Discovery Guide | Airbuster Components Disposal
This is a guide to the Chapter 7 Discovery: Waste Recovery in Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7R). This guide will walk you through how to unlock this quest, as well as which Airbuster parts you should dispose of.
List of Contents
How to Unlock the Waste Recovery Discovery
Quest Location and Rewards
| Quest Name | Waste Recovery |
|---|---|
| NPC | - |
| Time / Location | Chapter 7 Sector 5 Reactor Front Gate |
| Rewards | ・Magic Up Materia ・Phoenix Down ×2 ・Ether ×2 ・Hi-Potion ×2 ・AI Programming Core ・Big Bomber |
Chapter 7: A Trap is Sprung Story Guide & Walkthrough | Airbuster Keycard Choices and Locations
Air Buster Disposal Guide
Walkthrough
| 1 | Disable the Emergency Lock in the main story. |
|---|---|
| 2 | Examine the Keycard on the waste disposal console to right of the lever. |
| 3 | Disable the Emergency Lock four times. |
| 4 | Pull the Waste Disposal Lever. |
| 5 | Pick up the items that have fallen down. |
Tips & Airbuster Choices
Unlock the Emergency Locks Four Times
For the Waste Recovery Discovery, you'll need to disable the emergency lock four times. There's no penalty for making a mistake, so take it easy and just aim to do it correctly four times.
Airbuster Choices | Best Airbuster Disposal
We recommend taking out as many of its AI Programming Cores as possible. This will limit its ability to use its Fingerbeams, which can stun your party members and are highly dangerous. Removing AI Programming Cores will have the added benefit of limiting Airbuster's movement abilities, making its attacks slower.
Where to Find Airbuster Keycards
There are a total of 6 Keycards obtainable in the Assembly Plant area. You're required to use the first keycard to take out an M Unit, so other than that, you're free to choose how to use them.
Each of the 6 Keycards can be found in the following locations. See the Chapter 7 Maps section for detailed locations of each of the Keycards on the full Map.
| Room | Location |
|---|---|
| Room B8 | In the middle of the left wall |
| Room B7 | In the middle of the right wall |
| Hallway between B7 and B6 | Far left corner of the middle area |
| Room B6 | In the middle of the left wall |
| Room B5 | In the far left corner of the room |
| Room B5 | On a box on the right side of the room |
Related Links
Side Quests By Chapter
| FF7R Side Quests | |
|---|---|
| Chapter 3 | Chapter 8 |
| Chapter 9 | Chapter 14 |
| Discovery Quests and Rewards | |
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Waste Recovery Discovery Guide | Airbuster Components Disposal
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