CoreBound Recycling adds a recycling system to Minecraft that allows selected iron, gold, and copper items to be smelted back into their ingot or nugget materials.
Recycling is intentionally limited to the Blast Furnace, giving otherwise unwanted metal equipment and crafted components a useful second life.
The amount returned is based on the item's original metal cost.
Recycling returns the item's full original material cost regardless of its durability.
Recycling does not refund non-metal materials used in crafting.
Horse Armor, Chainmail and Nautilus Armor are not changed by this pack.
| Item | Result | Blast Furnace Time |
|---|---|---|
| Copper Axe | 3 Copper Ingots | 2:15 |
| Copper Boots | 4 Copper Ingots | 3:00 |
| Copper Chest | 8 Copper Ingots | 6:00 |
| Copper Chestplate | 8 Copper Ingots | 6:00 |
| Copper Chain | 11 Copper Nuggets | 55 seconds |
| Copper Door | 2 Copper Ingots | 1:30 |
| Copper Grate | 9 Copper Ingots | 6:45 |
| Copper Helmet | 5 Copper Ingots | 3:45 |
| Copper Hoe | 2 Copper Ingots | 1:30 |
| Copper Leggings | 7 Copper Ingots | 5:15 |
| Copper Pickaxe | 3 Copper Ingots | 2:15 |
| Copper Shovel | 1 Copper Ingot | 45 seconds |
| Copper Spear | 1 Copper Ingot | 45 seconds |
| Copper Sword | 2 Copper Ingots | 1:30 |
| Copper Trapdoor | 4 Copper Ingots | 3:00 |
| Lightning Rod | 3 Copper Ingots | 2:15 |
| Item | Result | Blast Furnace Time |
|---|---|---|
| Anvil | 31 Iron Ingots | 23:15 |
| Bucket | 3 Iron Ingots | 2:15 |
| Cauldron | 7 Iron Ingots | 5:15 |
| Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate | 2 Iron Ingots | 1:30 |
| Hopper | 5 Iron Ingots | 3:45 |
| Iron Axe | 3 Iron Ingots | 2:15 |
| Iron Boots | 4 Iron Ingots | 3:00 |
| Iron Chain | 11 Iron Nuggets | 55 seconds |
| Iron Chestplate | 8 Iron Ingots | 6:00 |
| Iron Door | 2 Iron Ingots | 1:30 |
| Iron Helmet | 5 Iron Ingots | 3:45 |
| Iron Hoe | 2 Iron Ingots | 1:30 |
| Iron Leggings | 7 Iron Ingots | 5:15 |
| Iron Pickaxe | 3 Iron Ingots | 2:15 |
| Iron Shovel | 1 Iron Ingot | 45 seconds |
| Iron Spear | 1 Iron Ingot | 45 seconds |
| Iron Sword | 2 Iron Ingots | 1:30 |
| Iron Trapdoor | 4 Iron Ingots | 3:00 |
| Minecart | 5 Iron Ingots | 3:45 |
| Shears | 2 Iron Ingots | 1:30 |
| Item | Result | Blast Furnace Time |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Axe | 3 Gold Ingots | 2:15 |
| Golden Boots | 4 Gold Ingots | 3:00 |
| Golden Chestplate | 8 Gold Ingots | 6:00 |
| Golden Helmet | 5 Gold Ingots | 3:45 |
| Golden Hoe | 2 Gold Ingots | 1:30 |
| Golden Leggings | 7 Gold Ingots | 5:15 |
| Golden Pickaxe | 3 Gold Ingots | 2:15 |
| Golden Shovel | 1 Gold Ingot | 45 seconds |
| Golden Spear | 1 Gold Ingot | 45 seconds |
| Golden Sword | 2 Gold Ingots | 1:30 |
| Light Weighted Pressure Plate | 2 Gold Ingots | 1:30 |
Recycling times are based on the amount of material returned.
20 ticks = 1 second. 60 seconds = 1 minute
Time (minutes) = ticks / 20 / 60
Anvil / 31 Iron Ingots / 27,900 Blast Furnace ticks / 23 minutes 15 seconds
Recycling also provides experience based on the amount of material recovered.
The current rate is: 0.9 XP per recovered ingot, 0.1 XP per recovered nugget
Iron Chestplate 8 Iron Ingots, 8 × 0.9 XP, = 7.2 XP
Some ideas and programming assistance were generated with the help of AI tools (ChatGPT) for brainstorming and function logic. All code was tested, integrated, and reviewed manually.
