22 Rust monuments have a recycler (29 recyclers total). Monument recyclers give 60% back at 5s per cycle; safe-zone recyclers (Outpost, Bandit Camp) give only 40% at 8s.
Split introduced in the May 2024 (Meta Madness update). Before that, all recyclers ran at ~50% / 5s.
* Status varies by wipe/source — verify in-game.
Scrap returned per item. Monument = 60% tier, Safe = 40% tier. Items also return the listed metal fragments / HQM.
No. Neither the Small nor Large Fishing Village has a recycler in vanilla Rust — only modded servers add one. They are safe zones, but for recycling head to Outpost or Bandit Camp instead.
Outpost has 3 recyclers. It's a safe zone, so they run at the 40% yield / 8-second tier — slower and less efficient than monument recyclers, but no risk of being killed while you recycle.
No. Ranch is a newer farming monument with no vanilla recycler. Only modded servers may add one.
Monument recyclers (Power Plant, Launch Site, Harbor, etc.) are the most efficient at 60% yield and a 5-second cycle. Safe-zone recyclers (Outpost, Bandit Camp) give only 40% at 8 seconds — safer, but you lose ~a third of the return.
A Rifle Body recycles into 31 scrap plus 20 high quality metal at a monument recycler, or 20 scrap at a safe-zone recycler.