A rotary separator for garbage classification comprises a separator body and a separating device. A feeding port and a discharging port are formed in the separator body, the separating device comprises a negative pressure connecting port, a columnar filter screen and a rotating component, the rotating component comprises a rotating body, a rotating shaft and a motor, the rotating body is coaxiallyarranged in the columnar filter screen, the motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate, the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the rotating body, and a spiral blade extending to the dischargingport is arranged below the columnar filter screen and abuts against the inner wall of the separator body. Garbage entering from the feeding port is separated through the high-speed rotation of the rotating body in the separating device and matching of the filter screen, the rotating body rotating at the high speed has an adsorption effect, the adsorption effect is matched with the filter screen topeel smaller garbage out of the garbage, and larger garbage falls into the discharging port under the action of gravity, so that the garbage of different sizes in the garbage can be separated, the garbage separation efficiency is improved, and the labor investment is reduced.