Metal filament recovery system

A separator system for separating copper from shredded waste, comprising:

• a macro separator configured to perform an initial segregation of lighter material from heavier material in a stream of shredded waste, the macro separator comprising a rotating conveyor belt inclined at an upward angle and having at least one water jet being aimed at an upper end of the conveyor belt to cause a downward flow of water over the top of the conveyor belt;
• a copper recovery sluice conveyor disposed below the macro separator and positioned to receive material dropped from an upper end of the macro separator, the sluice conveyor including a solid sluice conveyor belt inclined at an upward angle, wherein the sluice conveyor belt is rotated by a motor so that a top surface moves upward along the upward angle, and at least one water jet being aimed at an upper end of the sluice conveyor belt to cause a constant flow of water downward over the top of the sluice conveyor belt and wash lighter material over a lower end of the sluice conveyor belt;
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• a secondary copper recovery sluice conveyor located just below an upper end of the sluice conveyor such that heavier material including copper over an upper end of the sluice conveyor belt falls downward onto the secondary copper recovery sluice conveyor, wherein the secondary copper recovery sluice conveyor is tilted at an angle θ which is greater than the angle of the sluice conveyor and has a conveyor belt with a plurality of spikes projecting normally upward from a base.