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Scrap funds tech trees and research, dropping in 16 crate types and 2 barrels, up to 25 in an Elite Crate.
Scrap these containers always hold, on top of their loot rolls
| Container | Scrap |
|---|---|
| Elite Crate | 25 |
| Wagon Military Crate | 11 |
| Sunken Chest | 10 |
| Advanced Vehicle Parts Crate | 8 |
| Military Crate | 8 |
| Underwater Lab Component Crate | 8 |
| Underwater Lab Military Crate | 8 |
| Underwater Lab Tech Crate | 8 |
| Vehicle Parts Crate | 8 |
| Cannon Crate | 5 |
| Jungle Crate | 5 |
| Normal Crate | 5 |
| Sunken Crate | 5 |
| Tool Box | 5 |
| Wagon Normal Crate | 5 |
| Primitive Crate | 3 |
| Barrel, 35 health | 2 |
| Barrel, 50 health | 2 |
Scrap from gutting fish
| From | You get | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Catfish | 6 | 1 in 5 |
| Orange Roughy | 6 | 1 in 5 |
| Salmon | 6 | 1 in 5 |
| Small Shark | 6 | 1 in 5 |
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop Scrap, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Advanced Vehicle Parts Crate | Every time | 8 |
 Barrel | Every time | 2 |
 Cannon Crate | Every time | 5 |
 Elite Crate | Every time | 25 |
 Jungle Crate | Every time | 5 |
 Military Crate | Every time | 8 |
 Normal Crate | Every time | 5 |
 Primitive Crate | Every time | 3 |
 Sunken Chest | Every time | 10 |
 Sunken Crate | Every time | 5 |
 Tool Box | Every time | 5 |
 Underwater Lab Component Crate | Every time | 8 |
 Underwater Lab Military Crate | Every time | 8 |
 Underwater Lab Tech Crate | Every time | 8 |
 Vehicle Parts Crate | Every time | 8 |
 Wagon Military Crate | Every time | 11 |
 Wagon Normal Crate | Every time | 5 |
 Supply Drop | 55.6% | 140 to 318 |
Military Tunnel Scientist | 36.3% | 8 to 33 |
 Locked Crate | 33.3% | 140 to 159 |
|
Junkpile Scientist | 23.6% | 8 to 22 |
Peacekeeper and Bandit Guard | 16.7% | 8 to 11 |
 Abandoned Box of Treasure, mission reward | Every time | 100 |
 Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only | Every time | 15 |
 Treasure Box, mission reward | Every time | 5 |
 Santa's Supply Drop, Christmas event only | 55.6% | 140 to 318 |
 SUPER Stocking, Christmas event only | 14.6% | 8 to 33 |
 Small Stocking, Christmas event only | 11.2% | 8 to 22 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
23 items give back Scrap in a recycler
| Item | Red recycler | Green recycler (powered) | Green recycler | Yellow recycler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jackhammer | 45 | 36 | 30 | 24 |
 Rifle Body | 37.5 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
 Tree Lights | 37.5 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
 Electric Fuse | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
 Heavy Fuse | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
 Salvage Workbench Upgrade | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
 Tech Trash | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
 Egg Basket | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
 Pumpkin Basket | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
 Semi Automatic Body | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
 SMG Body | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
 Gears | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
 Large Backpack | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
 Metal Spring | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
 Nailgun | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
 Star Tree Topper | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
 Sheet Metal | 12 | 9.6 | 8 | 6.4 |
 Metal Pipe | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
 Road Signs | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
 Decorative Tinsel | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.4 |
 Decorative Baubels | 3 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.6 |
 Metal Blade | 3 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.6 |
 Empty Propane Tank | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.8 |
What one of each item gives back in Scrap, in perfect condition, most first by the green recycler’s figure. Scrap keeps its decimals: the recycler pays whole pieces and carries the rest into its next payout.
Empty Propane Tank 10
Gears 100
Metal Blade 10
Metal Pipe 20
Metal Spring 50
Nailgun 15
Research Table 20
Road Signs 20In Rust, Scrap is a resource in the Resources category (item ID #-932201673, console shortname scrap). 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 20 minutes.
Scrap can be used in a Research table and Workbench to unlock and research items. Often used as a currency throughout the world.
In Rust, Scrap has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on 22 world loot tables read from the Rust game files. Monument recyclers do not break this item down into raw components, while 8 downstream crafting recipes use it. Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
When comparing Scrap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrap | Resources | 1,000 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Battery - Small | Resources | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Bone Fragments | 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 |
To compare Scrap against every item in its inventory category, browse All 36 items in Resources.
Scrap pays for the 303 tech tree unlocks, 11,130 scrap for all of them, and for every blueprint made at a Research Table in Rust. It also goes into 8 recipes, most of them components (6), such as Gears, the Metal Spring and Road Signs.
Scrap is always in 16 kinds of crate and 2 kinds of barrel, up to 25 in an Elite Crate in Rust. It comes back from 23 items in a recycler. It comes as a 1 in 5 bonus from gutting 4 kinds of fish.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, Scrap despawns after 20 minutes 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.
Scrap 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 20 minutes under the Resources category (item ID -932201673).
Scrap has 32-bit signed item ID -932201673 and shortname scrap 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 Scrap in the F1 developer console with inventory.give scrap 1,000 or inventory.giveid -932201673 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.