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Items that count as cleanstains

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 8 items carry the base:cleanstains tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any cleanstains" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
Bath Towel	Household	0.3
Broom	Household Weapon	2
Dish Towel	Household	0.3
Grill Brush	Cooking	0.3
Mop	Household Weapon	2
Sponge	Household	0.1
Toilet Brush	Household	0.6
Twig Broom	Household Weapon	2

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Quick answers

Which items count as cleanstains in Project Zomboid?

8 items: Bath Towel, Broom, Dish Towel, Grill Brush, Mop, Sponge, Toilet Brush, Twig Broom.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.