Abstract: A method for cleaning structural material which is to be recycled and is obtained from paper making-machine fabrics, in particular forming fabrics or press fabrics, includes the measures of a) comminution of a papermaking-machine fabric in order to obtain fabric-material particles and detaching particulate contaminating material from the papermaking-machine fabric and/or the fabric-material particles; b) separating the fabric-material particles from the particulate contaminating material; c) during or after execution of measure b), detaching contaminating material which adheres to the surface of the fabric-material particles obtained during measure b) by frictional cleaning; and d) during or after execution of measure c), separating the fabric-material particles from the contaminating material which is detached from the surface of the fabric-material particles.

Abstract: A method for recycling the construction material of paper machine clothing, in particular forming screens and press felts to be used as starting product, includes the steps of a) Classification of a starting product to be recycled at least in regard to the material composition thereof, b) Comminution of the starting product and c) Extrusion of the comminuted starting product.