The present invention is a method for recycling an organic ruthenium compound for chemical vapor deposition, wherein an unreacted organic ruthenium compound is extracted from a used raw material through a thin film formation process. The method includes the following steps (a) to (c). (a) A modification step in which the used raw material and a hydrogenation catalyst are brought into contact with each other in a hydrogen atmosphere, thereby hydrogenating an oxidized organic ruthenium compound in the used raw material. (b) An adsorption step in which the used raw material and an adsorbent are brought into contact with each other, thereby removing impurities in the used raw material. (c) A restoration step in which the used raw material is heated at a temperature that is not lower than −100° C. and not higher than −10° C. with respect to the decomposition temperature of the organic ruthenium compound for eight hours or more, thereby adjusting the ratio of the isomers of the organic ruthenium compound in the used raw material.