A photo of a large, metal industrial shredding machine. Different-colored fabric scraps can be seen on the conveyor belt and shredded fibers are rolling off the machine in a blur.
A textile shredding machine at work. At the time, shredding was the primary recourse for diverting small fabric scraps and proprietary materials from landfills. Slowly, fiber-to-fiber recycling methods have developed.
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Somewhere in New Jersey.
September, 2019.