To simply pick up an empty can simultaneously with sorting of it without dirtying one's hand by fitting a magnet to a forked metal clip, and providing a semicircular recessed part in the extreme end part of the forked metal clip.

A magnet 2 is mounted on the inside of the extreme end part of the hand hold 1 of a forked metal clip, A semicircular recessed part 3 is provided on the extreme end part of on one side for improving the holding function of an empty can as a collecting device. When the magnet 2 of selector is directly put against an empty can to be attracted, sorting is made possible because a steel can is attracted but an aluminum can is not attracted. Sorted empty cans are separately put in respective vessels for collecting waste. In this way, since there is not possibility to directly touch dirty empty bottles and cans with hand at collecting waste, the device is hygienically effective.