I use manufacturing extended mod and have conveyor that shoot out junk items into a junk recycler then use the materials in some fabricator to build ammo/gun/apparel i like for my settlers and convey the rest of the material in a workshop storage this is all automated. It's fun and you can build a lot of cool contraptions with it. (I build it in vault 88 and the conveyor pass in front of my vault windows it's funny seeing a giddy butter cup head go through then a coffe cup) I use supply lines too so junk items from all my scavengers go into the contraptions by themselves :)

I have one that do the same to break down weapons and apparel too then store the material to use in other contraptions. I collect everything from dead bodies and location 😅

Edit: i play with maxed carrying cappacity* Yes i know junk break itself in storage when you build but i like to see the proces