A prototype of a magnetic pulse separator was developed. The technology of automatic extraction of non-ferrous metal from smelting contaminated scrap metal with simultaneous separation by density (sorting aluminum and its alloys from copper and copper-zinc alloys) has been developed. The proposed separation method for processing of industrial and household waste contaminated with non-ferrous metal (e.g., old refrigerators, washing machines, automobile and truck transport, household waste with the contents of beer cans, etc.) can be used.