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Recyclers hand back Tech Trash from 22 items, and 18 recipes use it.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop Tech Trash, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Satellite Crate | Every time | 2 to 10 |
 Locked Crate | 39.3% | 2 to 11 |
 Underwater Lab Tech Crate | 30.6% | 2 to 6 |
 Elite Crate | 27.7% | 2 to 9 |
| Scientist RHIB Dry Box | 26.5% | 1 to 2 |
| Scientist PT Boat Dry Box | 26% | 2 to 9 |
 Bradley Crate, 3 crates per Bradley APC | 24.3% | 10 to 11 |
 Military Crate | 16.7% | 2 to 3 |
 Underwater Lab Military Crate | 16.7% | 2 to 3 |
 Wagon Military Crate | 16.7% | 2 to 3 |
 Supply Drop | 16% | 4 to 8 |
Missile Silo Scientist (underground) | 11.7% | 2 to 3 |
Scientist | 2.9% | 2 to 3 |
|
Military Tunnel Scientist | 2.9% | 1 |
Heavy Scientist | 2.4% | 2 to 3 |
|
Junkpile Scientist | 0.71% | 1 |
 Treasure Box, mission reward | 42.1% | 2 to 9 |
 Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only | 16.7% | 2 to 3 |
 Santa's Supply Drop, Christmas event only | 16% | 4 to 8 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What Tech Trash gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get | Scrap per stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 1 + 50%  High Quality Metal, 30  Scrap | 1,500 |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 1 + 20% High Quality Metal, 24 Scrap | 1,200 |
| Green recycler | 50% | 1 High Quality Metal, 20 Scrap | 1,000 |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 80% High Quality Metal, 16 Scrap | 800 |
Tech Trash breaks down into High Quality Metal and Scrap.
A recycler takes 5 per cycle, so a full stack of 50 goes through in 10 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “1 + 50%” means 1 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one. Scrap keeps its decimals: the recycler pays whole pieces and carries the rest into its next payout. Scrap per stack is for one full stack of the item.
22 items give back Tech Trash in a recycler
| Item | Red recycler | Green recycler (powered) | Green recycler | Yellow recycler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Targeting Computer | 3 + 75% | 3 | 2 + 50% | 2 |
 Aiming Module | 3 | 2 + 40% | 2 | 1 + 60% |
 CCTV Camera | 2 + 25% | 1 + 80% | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% |
 Industrial Crafter | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 Large Rechargeable Battery | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 Night Vision Goggles | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 Prototype Workbench Upgrade | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 Timed Explosive Charge | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 Diver propulsion vehicle | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Holosight | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Homing Missile Launcher | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Large Solar Panel | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Medium Rechargeable Battery | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Seismic Sensor | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Smart Alarm | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Smart Switch | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Storage Monitor | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Targeting Attachment | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Telephone | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Tesla Coil | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Weapon Lasersight | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Homing Missile | 38% | 30% | 25% | 20% |
What one of each item gives back in Tech Trash, in perfect condition, most first by the green recycler’s figure. “3 + 75%” means 3 every time and a 75% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
Diver propulsion vehicle 1
Holosight 1
Homing Missile 1
Homing Missile Launcher 1
Industrial Crafter 2
Large Rechargeable Battery 2
Large Solar Panel 1
Medium Rechargeable Battery 1
Night Vision Goggles 2
Seismic Sensor 1
Smart Alarm 1
Smart Switch 1
Storage Monitor 1
Targeting Attachment 1
Telephone 1
Tesla Coil 1
Timed Explosive Charge 2
Weapon Lasersight 1In Rust, Tech Trash is a crafting part in the Components category (item ID #73681876, console shortname techparts). In active play, it follows standard server rules for crafting part gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage stacks up to 50 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 1 hour.
A collection of random tech parts.
In Rust, Tech Trash has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on 16 world loot tables read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler returns 20 scrap at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
Tech Trash is one of the 25 crafting parts; Rust classifies it under the Components inventory category.
When comparing Tech Trash against related components in Rust, prioritize farming its highest-probability monument containers or recycling surplus components at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base yield, versus forty percent at safe-zone yellow units) because this item cannot be crafted at a player workbench.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Trash | Components | 50 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Advanced Blueprint Fragment | Components | 100 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Aiming Module | Components | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Basic Blueprint Fragment | Components | 100 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
To compare Tech Trash against every item in its inventory category, browse All 63 items in Components.
In Rust, Tech Trash belongs to the Components category under numeric ID 73681876 (shortname techparts) and stacks to 50 units per slot. It goes into 18 recipes, 9 of them electrical, such as the Industrial Crafter, the Large Rechargeable Battery and the Medium Rechargeable Battery.
Tech Trash drops from 16 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Satellite Crate (guaranteed every time), Locked Crate (39.3% chance), and Underwater Lab Tech Crate (30.6% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
Tech Trash recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 20 scrap and 1 High Quality Metal. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
Tech Trash comes back from 22 items in a recycler in Rust. It belongs to the Components category under numeric ID 73681876 across 63 components and despawns after 1 hour when dropped, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 73681876 50 across 63 published Components entries.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, Tech Trash despawns after 1 hour by default. Moving it into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
Tech Trash stacks to 50 per slot in Rust. Players can split a pile in half with middle-click drag or move a custom quantity with Shift-click drag across inventory slots, storage boxes, and the Tool Cupboard, while dropped copies despawn after 1 hour under the Components category (item ID 73681876).
Tech Trash has 32-bit signed item ID 73681876 and shortname techparts in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Components category (stack limit 50 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn Tech Trash in the F1 developer console with inventory.give techparts 50 or inventory.giveid 73681876 50 for 50 units. Both console spawn commands work only on dedicated or local worlds where your Steam account holds administrator or moderator privileges.