# NotEnoughAlphaOutToRecycle (/docs/errors/chain/NotEnoughAlphaOutToRecycle)

A recycle or burn of alpha requested more than the subnet's outstanding alpha supply. Compare the amount against the `SubnetAlphaOut` storage value for the netuid and reduce the recycle amount.

Declared by the `SubtensorModule` pallet; it classifies to the semantic code [`insufficient_liquidity`](/docs/errors/insufficient-liquidity).

## Remediation [#remediation]

The pool cannot absorb this trade; reduce the amount or split it into smaller steps

The same explanation is available in the terminal: `btcli explain NotEnoughAlphaOutToRecycle`.