Sorting system, sorting method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

A sorting method executed by a sorting system configured to sort an automobile shredder residue (ASR) collected from a shredded material generated by shredding a vehicle, the sorting method comprising:

• sorting, using a first sieve, the ASR into a first ASR that is the ASR having a particle size less than a first particle size, and a second ASR that is the ASR having a particle size equal to or larger than the first particle size;
• performing a dry specific gravity separation on the first ASR to collect glass;
• performing a dry specific gravity separation on the second ASR to collect a cured plastic;
• and
• sorting the first ASR from which the glass has been collected and the second ASR from which the cured plastic has been collected into at least metal and an organic component.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program for causing a computer to execute a sorting process in a sorting system configured to sort an automobile shredder residue (ASR) collected from a shredded material generated by shredding a vehicle, the control program causing the computer to execute the steps of:

• sorting, using a first sieve, the ASR into a first ASR that is the ASR having a particle size less than a first particle size, and a second ASR that is the ASR having a particle size equal to or larger than the first particle size;
• performing a dry specific gravity separation on the first ASR to collect glass;
• performing a dry specific gravity separation on the second ASR to collect a cured plastic;
• and
• sorting the first ASR from which the glass has been collected and the second ASR from which the cured plastic has been collected into at least metal and an organic component.