diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine/MultiPlateNester.cs b/OpenNest.Engine/MultiPlateNester.cs
index e380ecb..82a0821 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Engine/MultiPlateNester.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Engine/MultiPlateNester.cs
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ namespace OpenNest
                     if (classification == PartClass.Large)
                         continue; // Large parts don't go on existing plates — they create new ones.
 
-                    // Get all remnants and try to place in them.
+                    // Small parts only go into scrap zones; medium parts into viable remnants.
                     var remnants = classification == PartClass.Small
-                        ? FindAllRemnants(pr.Plate)
+                        ? FindScrapZones(pr.Plate, minRemnantSize)
                         : FindViableRemnants(pr.Plate, minRemnantSize);
 
                     foreach (var zone in remnants)
@@ -435,12 +435,6 @@ namespace OpenNest
             return false;
         }
 
-        private static List<Box> FindAllRemnants(Plate plate)
-        {
-            var finder = RemnantFinder.FromPlate(plate);
-            return finder.FindRemnants();
-        }
-
         private static NestItem CloneItem(NestItem item)
         {
             return new NestItem
diff --git a/OpenNest.Tests/Engine/MultiPlateNesterTests.cs b/OpenNest.Tests/Engine/MultiPlateNesterTests.cs
index 3a6ec3d..495c425 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Tests/Engine/MultiPlateNesterTests.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Tests/Engine/MultiPlateNesterTests.cs
@@ -236,8 +236,11 @@ public class MultiPlateNesterTests
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void Nest_SmallPartsGoIntoScrapZones()
+    public void Nest_SmallPartsDontConsumeViableRemnants()
     {
+        // 96x48 plate with 80x40 big part leaves viable remnants (strips > 12" in one dim).
+        // Small parts should NOT consume those viable remnants — they should go to
+        // a separate plate instead, preserving the remnant for future use.
         var template = new Plate(96, 48) { PartSpacing = 0.25, Quadrant = 1 };
         template.EdgeSpacing = new Spacing();
 
@@ -258,10 +261,14 @@ public class MultiPlateNesterTests
             progress: null,
             token: CancellationToken.None);
 
-        // Small parts should be placed on the same plate as the big part
-        // (in scrap zones), not on a new plate.
-        Assert.Equal(1, result.Plates.Count);
-        Assert.True(result.Plates[0].Parts.Count > 1);
+        // Big part on plate 1, tiny parts on plate 2 (viable remnant preserved).
+        Assert.Equal(2, result.Plates.Count);
+
+        // First plate should have only the big part.
+        var bigPlate = result.Plates.First(p => p.Parts.Any(
+            part => part.BaseDrawing.Name == "big"));
+        var tinyOnBigPlate = bigPlate.Parts.Count(p => p.BaseDrawing.Name == "tiny");
+        Assert.Equal(0, tinyOnBigPlate);
     }
 
     [Fact]