Lego Organization

My son loves his Legos.   He has several small sets and one big set.   He also got three pounds of random Lego pieces from his grandparents last year.  Currently, we have all the pieces in one big bin. 

I wonder if it would be easier to rebuild his sets if he sorted the bricks by color.   I'm not ready to commit to doing that so I'll let the Lego free-for-all continue.   The little manuals that come with the Lego sets is truly what makes me crazy.   They are necessary because they have assembly instructions.   Unfortunately, they rip easily and seem to be scattered from one end of the playroom to the other.  Today, I tamed the madness.   My solution involved an old binder and sheet protectors.   First, I put each book/leaflet in a sheet protector.   Then, I sorted them by what type of Lego they were.  For example all the Lego "City" manuals went together.   The "Cars" manuals went together.  At the end of the binder, I put all his Lego Club Jr. magazines in individual sheet protectors together.  

I hope this works to tame the mess.   I showed him how to use his binder and put it at the base of his Lego table.  Will it tame the clutter?  I can hope...