What raw materials do you need for Old Newspaper in Project Zomboid?

You need 1× Old Newspaper for one Old Newspaper (default recipe, quality 1).

What is Old Newspaper used for in Project Zomboid?

Old Newspaper is used to craft items including Newspaper Hat and Smoke Bomb.

Electrical

Old Newspaper

Gathered or found — no craft recipe

Quick answer

Old Newspaper in Project Zomboid is gathered or found — it has no craft recipe.

Recipe totals expand every ingredient into gatherable raw materials. Required tools are not consumed. Figures are verified against game data on the date shown on each page. Last verified 2026-09-12.

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Used to craft

Other recipes that use Old Newspaper as an ingredient.

Newspaper Hat
Smoke Bomb

Frequently asked questions

How do you get Old Newspaper in Project Zomboid?: Old Newspaper in Project Zomboid is gathered or found — it has no craft recipe.
What raw materials do you need for Old Newspaper in Project Zomboid?: You need 1× Old Newspaper for one Old Newspaper (default recipe, quality 1).
What is Old Newspaper used for in Project Zomboid?: Old Newspaper is used to craft items including Newspaper Hat and Smoke Bomb.