About Vehicle Recycling
From Steam WorkshopWant to trade-in your car for a new one? There is a little bit of a problem here. Utilization programs are not a thing yet and car dealerships are closed due to technical reasons. Looks like salvage…
Want to trade-in your car for a new one? There is a little bit of a problem here. Utilization programs are not a thing yet and car dealerships are closed due to technical reasons. Looks like salvage and steel companies don't work too. Broken and useless cars are starting to clog up space around you...
We have a solution! Grab your Propane Torch and Welding Mask and become a post-apocalyptic vehicle recycler!
You need to have a propane torch in your inventory with some gas (and a welding mask of course). Right click on a vehicle and "Dismantle Vehicle" (or Trailer). The required amounts of propane are different for all cars: depends on their size and number of parts installed.
After dismantling you will get metal and electrical materials: yield depends on your Metalworking skill level. If you want to save some parts for later use, uninstall them in advance! The only usable parts you might get are tires and white light bulbs (but with a condition loss). The list of possible materials: Metal Bar, Metal Pipe, Metal Sheet, Small Metal Sheet, Scrap Metal, Unusable Metal, Electric Wire, Electronics Scrap, Light Bulb, Ripped Sheets/Leather Strips. All things you left in the vehicle will be dropped on the ground. The vehicle's key (if you have it) will be dropped from your inventroy too.
Burnt and Smashed vehicles
Changes how dismantling burnt and smashed vehicles works: different propane requirements, more materials, more metalwelding XP.
Options
The following settings can be changed in the sandbox options (the Vehicle Recycling category): Parts Must Be Uninstalled Before Dismantling (default: off) Dismantling Time Multiplier (default: x1)
Compatibility
Game version: Build 41.56+ (MP supported) The mod should be compatible with custom vehicles mods. But there might be some unrealistic propane requirements and yield.
The mod is translated into: - English, Russian - Polish - by Eggon - Brazilian Portuguese - by Hayden Almeida - German - by 0xM4RC3L - Czech - by Awooomi - Simplified Chinese - by LonelyWind - French - by RomainHDL - Spanish - by Anomalocaris Canadensis, poijn, Vortex, friendz.mrx - Ukrainian - by ilikeskies - Dutch - by D3al3r - Turkish - by Fesli Pikachu

Developing mods takes a lot of my free time and I would appreciate it if you could give me more motivation to create quality content by supporting me:
⚠️ You can find the information about my mod updates and how to fix the "Workshop item version is different than the server's" error in my Discord: https://discord.gg/3wxUddhBs4 ⛔ Permissions Redistribution of this mod without explicit permission from the original creator is prohibited under any circumstances. This includes, but not limited to, uploading this mod to the Steam Workshop or any other site, distribution as part of another mod or modpack, distribution of modified versions.
Workshop ID: 2289429759 Mod ID: VehicleRecycling
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 5 yr ago.
Vehicle Recycling on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Project Zomboid servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Project Zomboid — 6 GB (6 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 2022-01-06, released 2022-01-06
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop |
From 1 recorded build of Vehicle Recycling.
Run Vehicle Recycling on a Project Zomboid server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogQuality of life & UI
Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.
Compatibility
- Game
- Project Zomboid
Verified at the source
- ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorNoctisFalco, as published on Steam Workshop
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree










