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Companies are not letting American-made material go to waste.
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Recycling companies that are made in America
In Dearborn, Michigan, a Ford Auto plant is donating scraps of leather and giving them to local small businesses in Detroit to repurpose into keychains, wallets and more.ABC
Companies across the country are not letting American-made material go to waste.
The Ford auto plant in Dearborn, Michigan, is donating more than $100,000 worth of leather scraps discarded from car seats and giving them to local small businesses in Detroit.
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finally tonight here, our made in america is back, and something old is something new again. ford auto the a es creating new donating leather once destined for their trucks and cars. more than $100,000 worth. giving them to local small businesses in detroit. like the nonprofit mend on the move, employing women in need. hey david! found er joanne ewald. having this leather donated to us it s so huge. it is opening opportunities for us to create pieces that we have never done before. two new hires since the pandemic began. jessica cannup with those latest creations. keychains, wallets. you supporting people who are in need right now during the pandemic and local businesses. made in america! hi david! and pingree detroit. the eight owners, all co-owners,
Ford Donates $100K in Leather Hides to Detroit Businesses
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During the clear-out of its Product Development Center, which was demolished late last year, Ford discovered $100,000 worth of leather hides used to create vehicle interior prototypes. To ensure that they won’t go to waste, the company donated the haul to a pair of Detroit businesses that support worthy causes.
Ford Fund picked out Pingree Detroit and Mend on the Move to receive the hides. The former is a worker-owned business that employs a large number of veterans. Pingree Detroit uses reclaimed leather to manufacture goods like boots and wallets. According to co-founder and CEO Jarret Schlaff, Ford’s donation will allow the company to further its mission of making Detroit neighborhoods stronger.
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