BetterGarbage is a lightweight yet powerful Minecraft plugin (Paper / Spigot / Purpur) that introduces a safe and intuitive item disposal system.
Instead of instantly dropping items on the ground when pressing Q, items are redirected into a special Garbage GUI, giving players a second chance before permanently disposing of them.
Perfect for Survival, SMP, RPG, Fantasy, and Economy servers, BetterGarbage prevents accidental item loss while reducing ground item clutter and improving server performance.
✨ Key Features Smart Drop Interception - Intercepts PlayerDropItemEvent - Prevents items from instantly dropping on the ground - Automatically redirects items into the Garbage GUI
Secure Garbage GUI - Chest-based inventory GUI (familiar & user-friendly) - Items are permanently deleted when the GUI is closed - Players can retrieve items anytime before closing - Safe drag-and-drop behavior with anti-exploit protection
⚙️ Customization & Configuration Fully Customizable - Configurable GUI size (9–54 slots) - Custom GUI title with color code support - Toggle system (enable/disable drop-to-GUI feature) - Hot reload configuration without server restart
️ Important Item Whitelist - Define protected items that bypass the garbage system - Perfect for Valuable materials Special RPG items Food or essential tools
Commands /garbage - Open the Garbage GUI /garbage reload - Reload configuration
Permissions garbage.use - Open garbage GUI ( everyone ) garbage.reload - Reload config garbage.bypass.drop - Drop items normally (bypass system)
✨ BetterGarbage keeps your server clean, safe, and player-friendly because mistakes shouldn’t cost valuable items.