Abstract: A rewinder method and apparatus. A roll end having newsprint thereon is supported on a pair of free-wheeling pocket rollers, positioned on the pocket rollers by slideable end plates. Leather straps are resiliently urged against the roll end to act as a payout brake as the newsprint from the roll end is wound onto a collector roll for salvaging. In its operational form, the apparatus is further comprised of means for rotating the collector roll so as to wind the material from the roll end thereupon. The invention also comprises the method of rewinding newsprint from a partially full non-axially driven roll onto a collector roll, comprising the steps of positioning and securing the roll end on a free wheeling surface, positioning and securing the collector roll in a rotatable manner on a surface, securing the newsprint from the roll end to the newsprint on the collector roll, and rotating the collector roll so as to wind the newsprint from the roll end onto the collector roll.