ATLAS / SORTING DESK / 001
the sorting atlas for what goes where
A professional wiki field guide where ambiguous objects are weighed, rinsed, separated, checked against local rules, and filed with quiet confidence.
ENTRY A-17 / AMBIGUOUS OBJECT ARRIVES
pizza box corner with one clean side
Start with the most specific material, then subtract contamination. Dry cardboard may travel to paper; oily fiber is treated as residue or compost where accepted.
ENTRY B-02 / LABEL INSPECTION
numbers help, but labels do not overrule local collection.
The atlas treats resin codes as clues, not permissions. A rinsed tub, a film wrapper, and a dead battery each carry different destination logic.
ENTRY C-11 / CONTAMINATION SEPARATED
clean material gets a lane; residue gets a note.
Separation is calmer than wishcycling. Remove liners, empty liquids, keep loose bags out of carts, and file food-soiled fiber with the rule your city actually publishes.
ENTRY D-04 / LOCAL RULE CHECK
the same object may file differently across the street.
recycle.wiki keeps the ruling visible: material, condition, and jurisdiction sit on the same slip so a good guess becomes a documented instruction.
FINAL LANE / ALPHABETIZED DOCK
all decisions dock into a small glossary.
The mural ends quietly: the bubbles settle into sorted terms, with one unknown still hovering for the next local update.