Empty Propane Tank
Strong metal object.
In Rust, 6 crafting recipes call for Empty Propane Tank, and the Military Flame Thrower (4), Flame Thrower (2) and Flame Turret (2) take the most per craft. Recycling one in a green recycler is worth 1 scrap, which ranks 24th of the 24 items that recycle into scrap. You craft it at a Level 2 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 40 scrap to research.
About the Empty Propane Tank
It stacks to 20 in one inventory slot.
In all, 14 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.
How to craft the Empty Propane Tank
Crafting one takes 1 second at a Level 2 Workbench and costs 100 × Metal Fragments and 10 × Scrap.
100 
10 
How to get the Empty Propane Tank blueprint
Research it for 40 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 2 tech tree for 1 Blueprint Page in total.
1 Item 40 Scrap Blueprint 40 
Node 
1 Blueprint Page Unlocked 1 What you can craft with Empty Propane Tank
By workbench, 1 needs none, 2 need a Level 1, 2 need a Level 2 and 1 needs a Level 3.
Needs is how many of this item one craft takes, at the workbench the recipe asks for.
What the Empty Propane Tank recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 1 × Scrap and 50 × Metal Fragments for one.
×1 ×50 ×1 ×60 20% 
×1 ×75 50% 
×40 80% What to recycle for Empty Propane Tank
A green recycler gives back the most from the Military Flame Thrower (2), Flame Thrower (1) and Flame Turret (1). It comes back from 3 more items only by chance.
Flame Thrower +80%×1×1 +20%×1 +50% 
Flame Turret +80%×1×1 +20%×1 +50% 
Military Flame Thrower ×1 +60%×2×2 +40%×3 
Propane Explosive Bomb +40%+50%+60%+75% 
Speargun +40%+50%+60%+75% 
Water Purifier +40%+50%+60%+75% What one of each item gives at each recycler: the guaranteed count, and after the + the chance of one more.
Where to find the Empty Propane Tank
Sunken Chest has the best chance at 38%, followed by Gingerbread Man at 22% and Scarecrow at 22%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 9 November 2026.
