Netherite Recycling
by notblue
Netherite Recycling lets players turn worn netherite tools and armor back into netherite scraps, using a furnace, blast furnace or stonecutter depending on the game version.
What it does
Nearly broken netherite tools and armor can be smelted or blasted to recover their scraps. Smelting them in a furnace or a blast furnace returns the material, and on 1.20 – 1.21.4 a stonecutter can also turn lodestones into scraps. From 1.21.5 on, the recycled lodestone yields iron nuggets instead.
The mod also adds recycling recipes for gold, iron, copper, diamond and sandstone items, so materials that would otherwise be lost can be put back into use. The server must run the mod, while players may leave it out. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack on server platforms. Files cover 1.20 – 26.3, with 2.2+mod for 26.3 as the latest build, released 2026-10-05. The license is Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, so the code is not open source, and the modified pack may be redistributed only under the same license and not used to make money.
Key features
Netherite tool recycling
Nearly broken netherite tools and armor are smelted or blasted back into netherite scraps.
Stonecutter lodestone recipe
On 1.20 – 1.21.4 a stonecutter turns lodestones into netherite scraps; from 1.21.5 the result is iron nuggets.
Additional metal and stone recipes
Gold, iron, copper, diamond and sandstone items have their own recycling recipes.
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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
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Netherite Recycling need to be installed on the client?
Why does the lodestone recipe give iron nuggets on newer versions?
Can the mod be used to make money or be redistributed?
In the catalog
Netherite 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
Have used, almost broken netherite tools or armor? Recycle them back into netherite scraps in a furnace or blast furnace. You can also use a stonecutter to recycle lodestones into netherite scraps in 1.20-1.21.4. (You'll get iron nuggets instead in 1.21.5+.)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/netherite-recycling
- Owner
- notblue
- Published
- 2024-07-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15