Abstract: A method and apparatus for retrieving material, typically cotton, from the ground, comprising a main body, a rotating saw drum, a rotating brush drum, and a conveyor device. The main body is coupled to a large vehicle, such as a cotton picker. The saw drum has projections (or teeth) that collect the material from the ground as the saw drum rotates. The rotating brush drum, located inside of the main body and proximate the saw drum, removes the material from the saw drum and deposits it onto the conveyor device. The conveyor device then transports the material to a central area, where a suction tube removes the cotton to a storage volume.

Abstract: A durable padded decorative giftmailer which simplifies the process of gift giving for purposes of mailing articles through mailing and parcel distribution channels. In greater detail, the exterior envelope comprising of a spun-bonded polyolifen finer such as Tyvek, which enhances the resistance to tears, water, punctures and blemishes. The substrate is then injected with water based inks forming festive designs for specific occasions which are mar and blemish resistant to the rigors of the mailing and shipping channels. Additionally, incorporating an interior inner liner made of a blown polyethylene foam having characteristics of being rigid and flexible and having the same recycling capabilities as that of the exterior substrate thus simplifying the ease of recycling the decorative mailer.