A material handling system (100, 502) comprising: a conveyor (102, 212); an actuation unit; and a chute (150, 200) mechanically coupled to the conveyor (102, 212) at a defined angle with respect to a surface of the conveyor (102, 212), the chute (150, 200) comprising: an inlet defining a first end and a second end, where the first end of the inlet is mechanically coupled to the surface of the conveyor (102, 212); at least one tube defining a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the tube is mechanically coupled to the second end of the inlet, wherein the at least one tube is configured to be rotated about an axis by the actuation unit at a defined rotational speed; and an outlet mechanically coupled to the distal end of the at least one tube, wherein the defined angle at which the chute (150, 200) is mechanically coupled to the conveyor (102, 212) and the defined rotational speed at which the at least one tube is configured to rotate are based on a physical characteristic of an item (116, 402) to be passed through the tube, wherein the at least one tube is configured to rotate at a variable rotational speed within a defined range of rotational speed, characterised in that the material handling system (100, 502) further comprises a control unit configured to: determine the physical characteristic of the item (116, 402) to be passed through the tube; and based on the determining, manipulate, via the actuation unit, the rotational speed of the at least one tube. a conveyor (102, 212); an actuation unit; and a chute (150, 200) mechanically coupled to the conveyor (102, 212) at a defined angle with respect to a surface of the conveyor (102, 212), the chute (150, 200) comprising: an inlet defining a first end and a second end, where the first end of the inlet is mechanically coupled to the surface of the conveyor (102, 212); at least one tube defining a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the tube is mechanically coupled to the second end of the inlet, wherein the at least one tube is configured to be rotated about an axis by the actuation unit at a defined rotational speed; and an outlet mechanically coupled to the distal end of the at least one tube, wherein the defined angle at which the chute (150, 200) is mechanically coupled to the conveyor (102, 212) and the defined rotational speed at which the at least one tube is configured to rotate are based on a physical characteristic of an item (116, 402) to be passed through the tube, an inlet defining a first end and a second end, where the first end of the inlet is mechanically coupled to the surface of the conveyor (102, 212); at least one tube defining a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the tube is mechanically coupled to the second end of the inlet, wherein the at least one tube is configured to be rotated about an axis by the actuation unit at a defined rotational speed; and an outlet mechanically coupled to the distal end of the at least one tube, wherein the defined angle at which the chute (150, 200) is mechanically coupled to the conveyor (102, 212) and the defined rotational speed at which the at least one tube is configured to rotate are based on a physical characteristic of an item (116, 402) to be passed through the tube, wherein the at least one tube is configured to rotate at a variable rotational speed within a defined range of rotational speed, characterised in that the material handling system (100, 502) further comprises a control unit configured to: determine the physical characteristic of the item (116, 402) to be passed through the tube; and based on the determining, manipulate, via the actuation unit, the rotational speed of the at least one tube. determine the physical characteristic of the item (116, 402) to be passed through the tube; and based on the determining, manipulate, via the actuation unit, the rotational speed of the at least one tube.