Can we use an electromagnet for separating plastic bags from a garbage heap?

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An electromagnet can be used to separate magnetic material from non-magnetic material. We cannot use electromagnet to separate plastic bags from a garbage heap as electromagnet only attracts magnetic material and plastic bags are non-magnetic material.

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