Schoolgirl gets patent for bin separating steel, aluminum cans

Japanese schoolgirl Asuka Kamiya, 12, stands beside a trash bin she invented in the central Japanese city of Anjo on Sept. 3, 2015. She obtained a patent for the bin that automatically separates steel and aluminum beverage cans with the help of magnets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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