Your monthly guide to understanding the recycling system — no jargon, no guilt, just clear answers to the questions everyone has but rarely asks. From how materials markets work to what "wishful recycling" actually costs, Sorted makes the industry make sense. At a recent social event, my wife told a...

We have a lot to learn from jungles, particularly as we fight the thorny problem of plastic pollution.

Mass balance is a critical piece of the recycling puzzle—and one that's important to get right.

Flexible Packaging Association head Dan Felton makes the case for smart policy to suit the large, diverse sector.

Justin Riney of the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance explores a study conducted with the Resource Recycling Systems consultancy.

Pretending otherwise is no longer a viable option, argues the president of Universal Recycling Technologies.

Ahead of critical August deadlines, producers, packaging manufacturers and experts must decode SB 54's toughest requirement.

This month's column explains why the gap between donating clothes and recycling them is bigger than you may realize.

EPR is evolving to include mechanisms to encourage reuse and promote design changes to enable recycling and reduce the amount of packaging placed on the market.

Growing steadily but falling short of legislative demands, the global market for PCR plastic packaging is at a crossroads.