Abstract: An apparatus for separating articles from materials to be trashed, usable in separating food utensils from soiled or used paper products in restaurants, comprising a bin mounted on a frame adapted to seat on a trash barrel or the like, means for collecting the trash mounted in the bin for sliding movement thereoutof, and an upright member mounted in the bin against direction of movement of the collecting means. Such means takes the form of a flat plate which is perforated with a plurality of holes to function as a sieve. As the plate is withdrawn to an extended position outside the bin, the trash drops into its barrel while the utensils, having been previously removed from the bin and put into a compartment formed by the upright member and plate, are not lost in the trashing step. Means are provided to guide the plate in its movement and to prevent it from disengaging from the apparatus.