Better Iron Recycling
by notblue
Better Iron Recycling lets iron blocks, ingots, nuggets and iron-based items be smelted back into their raw materials, with a data pack that extends recycling further.
What it does
Recycling recipes turn iron items such as iron blocks, ingots and nuggets back into smaller amounts of iron. Compasses craft from fewer ingots, smithing tables and doors return iron ingots, and iron chains, shields, rails, bars, furnaces and blast furnaces can be broken down through the bundled data pack. From version 1.21 on, stonecutters, pistons, sticky pistons and crafters are included, and from 1.21.5 lodestones as well.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for server platforms. The server must run it, while players may add it but do not need it. Builds cover 1.20 – 26.3 and snapshot builds are published. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source, so the modified pack may only be distributed under the same terms and not used to make money.
Key features
Iron item recycling
Iron blocks, ingots and nuggets can be recycled, and smelting returns one ingot after four more ingots are used.
Extra iron-based items
Chains, shields, rails, bars, furnaces and blast furnaces are included in the data pack for recycling.
Cheaper compasses and clocks
Compass and clock recipes use fewer ingots, and smithing tables and doors give back iron ingots.
Copper and gold recycling
Copper cutting, copper recycling and gold recycling recipes are included, alongside an anvil repair option.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Questions
Does Better Iron Recycling have to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Better Iron Recycling support?
Can the modified pack be redistributed?
In the catalog
Better Iron Recycling is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Recycle more iron items! With this data pack, you can recycle more iron-based items, such as chains, shields, rails and iron bars, in a furnace or blast furnace for nuggets, ingots or even iron blocks! Plus, use a stonecutter to recycle blast furnaces, stonecutters, pistons, sticky pistons, crafters (1.21+) and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-iron-recycling
- Owner
- notblue
- Published
- 2024-05-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15