She began to collect scraps of wool and cloth which she hid under her mattress.

Others collect old shoes, scraps of plastic and other refuse that will smolder and produce heavy smoke.

Loiosh, who had been flying about collecting scraps of food, found me and landed on my shoulder.

Pedestrians began collecting shreds and scraps drifting to earth.

People wander through the ruins collecting scraps to sell.

Behind his courtly phrases, his mind was racing, collecting scraps of rumors and information.

They collected scraps in the streets and hurried along bearing burdens and performing errands.

Another collects scraps of leather, plastic and paper from junk piles, taking it to a middleman to be recycled.

They now collect cigarette cartons or other scraps for recycling, or they help in the fields.

It was basically a junk yard where a man collected scraps, although he had his house very close to the road.