Recycling Mod FAQ

Open a crafting table and place any unwanted tool or armor piece in the grid according to the recycling recipe for that item type. The recipe will return the base materials that tool or armor was made from.

You receive the primary crafting material used to make that tool—for example, recycling an iron pickaxe returns iron ingots, and recycling a diamond sword returns diamonds. The exact amount depends on the tool type.

Yes, damaged tools recycle the same way as new ones and return the same materials regardless of durability. This makes recycling useful for tools that are almost broken.

Netherite tools and armor recycle into netherite scraps using the same crafting method as other items. You can then combine netherite scraps with gold ingots at a smithing table to rebuild netherite items if needed.

Yes, chainmail armor pieces recycle similarly to iron armor and return materials you can use for crafting. Chainmail is treated like iron in the recycling system.

Yes, both horse armor (in diamond, golden, iron, and leather variants) and turtle helmets can be recycled into their base materials using the same crafting recipes.

No, recycling returns a fair amount of the original materials with no loss or penalty. The mod is designed to be forgiving and help you recover resources.

Yes, copper armor and tools can be recycled like any other material-based gear in the mod.

No, all recycling is done through standard crafting recipes in a regular crafting table. The mod integrates directly into vanilla crafting without requiring new blocks.

The mod is designed to fit naturally into vanilla gameplay and should work alongside most other mods, though compatibility depends on your specific mod setup.