A drying unit for a recycled material for recycling abrasive material used for high pressure waterjet cutting from cutting sludge is characterised in that it consists of a storage tank (1) for a wet abrasive (A) with a screw conveyor (3) connecting into a drying oven (4), which contains at least one heating element (6), at least one temperature sensor (5), and in that it is provided with an inlet for bringing clean air (E) from a drying blower (7), an outlet (B) for a dry recycled materials (C), which is connected to a vibrating separator (8), and a space under a mesh screen of the vibrating separator (8) is connected to a container or a bulk bag (9) for the dry screened recycled abrasive (C).