Rust Recycler Locations & Efficiency
22 Rust monuments have a recycler (29 recyclers total). Monument recyclers give 50% back, or 60% when the Power Plant is powered; safe-zone recyclers (Outpost, Bandit Camp) give 40% at 8s.
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Does It Have a Recycler? Quick Answers
Does Fishing Village have a recycler?
No. Neither the Small nor the Large Fishing Village has one. Safe-zone recyclers instead: Outpost and Bandit Camp.
Does Ranch have a recycler?
No. Ranch has no recycler on official servers.
Does Large Barn have a recycler?
No. The Large Barn (Stables) has no recycler on official servers.
Does Apartment Complex have a recycler?
No. Apartment Complex has no recycler, a common misconception.
Official (vanilla) servers. Some community servers add recyclers with a server setting.
Current since the Power Trip update (August 6, 2026): monument recyclers dropped to 50% unless the Power Plant is powered. Before that they were a flat 60% / 5s.
Recycler Locations by Monument
* Status varies by wipe/source, verify in-game.
Monuments With No Recycler
Recycle Output Chart
Scrap returned per item. Monument = powered monument recycler (60%), Safe = safe-zone recycler (40%). Unpowered monument recyclers (50%) return less. Items also return the listed metal fragments / HQM.
Rust Recycler FAQ
Does Fishing Village have a recycler?
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.
How many recyclers are at Outpost?
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.
Does Ranch have a recycler?
No. Ranch is a newer farming monument with no vanilla recycler. Only modded servers may add one.
Does Large Barn have a recycler?
No. The Large Barn (Stables) has no recycler on official servers. Some community servers turn one on with a server setting, which is why some players have seen one.
Does Apartment Complex have a recycler?
No. Apartment Complex has no recycler. It is a common misconception; head to a monument from the list above instead.
What is the most efficient recycler in Rust?
The red recycler at the Power Plant, at 75%, but it only runs when the Power Plant is at maximum power. Normal monument recyclers give 50%, or 60% when the Power Plant supplies enough power, at 5 seconds per cycle (4.5 at maximum power). Safe-zone recyclers (Outpost, Bandit Camp) give 40% at 8 seconds: safer, but slower and lower. Source: Facepunch's Power Trip update, August 2026.
How much scrap does a Rifle Body give when recycled?
A Rifle Body recycles into 31 scrap plus 20 high quality metal at a monument recycler, or 20 scrap at a safe-zone recycler.