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Recycle Leather

by meenimc

With Recycle Leather installed on a server, players can break leather armor, saddles and horse armor back into leather through the crafting grid.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.01.13 – 26.2

What it does

Recycle Leather is a data pack that adds scrapping recipes for leather armor pieces, saddles and human horse armor. The recipes return leather as the output, so worn or unwanted gear can be turned back into material. The mod is published only as a data pack, so it is loaded by the server rather than installed as a loader mod.

The data pack is distributed for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 50 release versions. Builds cover 1.13 – 26.2, and the latest file is dated 2025-11-17. Only the server needs to run it, while players may leave it out. The license is Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, and the mod is not open source; public links exist for its source code and issue tracker.

Key features

  1. Leather armor scrapping

    Scrapping recipes return leather from leather armor pieces, reducing a player's stock of worn gear.

  2. Saddle and horse armor recipes

    Saddles and human horse armor can be scrapped into leather through the crafting grid.

  3. Recipe book entries

    The recycling recipes appear in the recipe book under a group, so players can find them without memorizing inputs.

  4. Protection for named gear

    Renamed, trimmed or enchanted armor is kept out of the recycling recipes when it is dragged into the crafting grid, which avoids accidental loss.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.2v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
26.1.2v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
26.1.1v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
26.1v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.11v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.10v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.9v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.8v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.7v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.6v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.5v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.4v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.3v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.2v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21.1v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.21v1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+modv1.88.0+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.13.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

2 older game versions (1.13 – 1.13.1) not shown. All files on Modrinth

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners who want a leather recycling option on a survival or modded server, without adding a full mod to player installs.

How it compares

Full comparison

Leather Recycling is a server-side option for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 License, covering 1.20 – 26.3. Scrap Leather is also server-side, under All rights reserved, for 1.21.5 – 26.3. Craft Horse Stuff runs on client and server and has no Quilt file, with All rights reserved for 1.14.4 – 1.21.8.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Recycle LeatherFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 26.2Server required, client optional2025-11-17
Leather RecyclingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-27
Scrap LeatherFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.5 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-21
Craft Horse StuffFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.14.4 – 1.21.8Client and server2026-07-20

Questions

Does the server need Recycle Leather installed?

Yes. The server must run it, while players may leave it out.

Which loaders can run Recycle Leather?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt all have files, with the latest build dated 2025-11-17.

Can scrapped leather be recovered from renamed armor?

Renamed, trimmed and enchanted armor is protected from the recycling recipes when dragged into the crafting grid.

More from meenimc

All projects
OmniCut: Better Wood, Copper, and Stone Cutter1.18 – 26.2Horse Armor Craft1.12 – 1.21.11Recycle Blast1.19 – 26.2OmniBlast: Blast Furnace and Smoker recipe list completed1.17 – 26.3Honey Sticky Piston1.15 – 26.2Burning Flesh: rotten flesh is a fuel1.13 – 26.2

What the author says

Recycle Leather is a Datapack for Minecraft that adds recipes for scrapping leather armor pieces, and horse saddles and armors. All four leather armor pieces can be recycled. For horse equipement, saddles and leather horse armors can be recycled. All recycling recipes are unshapped, and return 1 leather.
meenimc, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
meenimc
Published
2024-09-03
Updated on Modrinth
2025-11-17
Facts verified
2026-10-15
Open on ModrinthCompare