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Dropped and left on the ground, Paper is gone after 5 minutes.
What Paper gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 3 + 75%  Wood |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 3 Wood |
| Green recycler | 50% | 2 + 50% Wood |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 2 Wood |
Paper breaks down into Wood.
A recycler takes 100 per cycle, so a full stack of 1000 goes through in 10 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “3 + 75%” means 3 every time and a 75% chance of one more.
In Rust, Paper is a resource in the Resources category (item ID #-1779183908, console shortname paper). In active play, it follows standard server rules for resource gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage stacks up to 1,000 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.
Paper, a ingredient for Building plan and Note.
In Rust, Paper has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on map collection, smelting, or vendor trades read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
When comparing Paper against related resources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | Resources | 1,000 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Crude Oil | Resources | 500 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Plant Fiber | Resources | 1,000 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Empty Can Of Beans | Resources | 10 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
Compare Paper with closely related resource sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Paper against every item in its inventory category, browse All 36 items in Resources.
Paper recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 2 Wood plus a 50% chance of one more. 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.
Paper stacks to 1,000 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 5 minutes under the Resources category (item ID -1779183908).
Paper has no crafting blueprint in Rust and cannot be made at a workbench or Research Table. Within the Resources category (3 craftable of 36), it spawns in the world or via inventory.give paper 1000, with item ID -1779183908 and despawns after 5 minutes when dropped.
Paper has no durability bar in Rust and never loses condition in storage or on the belt, so condition never degrades during use. Grouped with 36 resources entries under Resources, it stacks to 1,000 per slot and despawns in 5 minutes.
Paper remains on the ground for 5 minutes (300 seconds) before despawning on a default Rust server. Picking it back up into an inventory (up to 1,000 per slot) or storage box resets that timer under the Resources category (item ID -1779183908).
Paper has 32-bit signed item ID -1779183908 and shortname paper in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Resources category (stack limit 1,000 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn Paper in the F1 developer console with inventory.give paper 1,000 or inventory.giveid -1779183908 1,000 for 1,000 units. Both console spawn commands work only on dedicated or local worlds where your Steam account holds administrator or moderator privileges.