Dive Brief:

• Trade industry the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has adopted a policy in support of separating recyclables from waste in collection bins. 
• Pre-sorting prior to collection ensures that recyclables are not contaminated unnecessarily by other items.
• The organization says that single-sort collections "jeopardizes the quality of recyclables by mixing them with liquids, food, chemicals and other waste. Materials that are all together destroyed will be diverted to landfills or incinerators."

Dive Insight:

ISRI maintains that the quality of the recyclables collected is important. The organization promotes collection processes that optimize the value of the materials to be used as feedstock in order to create new products.