Uses for extra science packs

I recently demolished my base because it had grown into a knotted mess (and I wanted an excuse to set up a roboport network).

I realized post-demolition that I have around 100k green and red science packs, and that I only need another 32k of each to finish all the remaining research (I still need ~20k of the blue and purples though).

Is there any use for my remaining ~70k red and green packs? Can I get materials back from them? Are they worth keeping for anything?

2 Answers

If you intend to continue playing post 0.15 release, then you can just wait and use them for Infinite Research, but beware of Research Revolution.

Without the use of mods, its not possible to recycle materials of any sort. I found a Steam forum post discussing this matter. You can destroy them by placing them in a chest and then destroying the chest, but that's not really a "use."

I also found a Reddit post that discusses the same topic.

There aren't any other uses for science packs besides using them for research.