Sandstone Recycling
by notblue
Sandstone Recycling lets players turn sandstone blocks, slabs, stairs and walls back into sand through crafting recipes, so sandstone builds can be broken down again.
What it does
Sandstone blocks, slabs, stairs and walls, along with their red sandstone counterparts, can be recycled back into sand. Cut and chiseled variants are covered as well, and sandstone items return sand when crafted down. The recipes are added by the mod, so a world does not need to be reset to use them.
The mod is a server-side addition: a server running it provides the recycling recipes, while players join without installing anything. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for server platforms, with files covering 1.20 – 26.3. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source. Source code and an issue tracker are publicly linked for bug reports.
Key features
Sand recycling
Sandstone and red sandstone blocks can be crafted back into sand, reducing the cost of rebuilding.
Full block family support
Blocks, slabs, stairs and walls are all covered, for both sandstone and red sandstone.
Cut and chiseled variants
Cut sandstone, cut red sandstone and their chiseled forms also recycle back into sand.
Crafting grid shortcut
Sandstone slabs can be crafted from a side-by-side arrangement in the crafting grid, speeding up the process.
Gallery
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.
Use cases
Rebuilding a sandstone project
A player who has built a desert structure can recover the sand from it and reuse the material elsewhere.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want sandstone blocks to return sand and players who regularly rearrange desert builds.
How it compares
Superior Stonecutter is an open source mod published under the MIT License for 1.21 – 26.3, and it is server required with the client optional. Reverse Crafting covers 1.21 – 26.1.2 under All rights reserved, with the same server-side install pattern, while Eroding Stone Entities is server-side only and covers 1.16.5 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Recycling | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-12 |
| Superior Stonecutter | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-25 |
| Reverse Crafting | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-31 |
| Eroding Stone Entities | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
Questions
Does Sandstone Recycling need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Sandstone Recycling support?
What is the latest version of Sandstone Recycling?
In the catalog
Sandstone Recycling is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
More from notblue
Similar mods
What the author says
Issues? Please report them on the Planet Minecraft page or GitHub.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sandstone-recycling
- Owner
- notblue
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15