London free papers could be banned
I probably get about 90% of my news from online sources - whether that's by reading newspapers online or by browsing other news sites and blogs. I like reading when I'm travelling though, and when I've forgotten to bring a book or a magazine onto a train with me I'm usually grateful to be given a free paper.
But I know picking up free papers isn't one of my greenest habits - there's never anywhere to recycle them so they usually just get left on the seat.
At least now I know I'm not the only one. Westminster council has decided that the mountain of rubbish created by the London Paper and London Lite is too big to tackle unless their publishers (News International and Associated Newspapers, respectively) contribute 'significantly' to the £500,000 cost of setting up and running a scheme to ensure the papers get recycled.
If the council and the publisher's don't reach an agreement, the papers will be banned from being distributed in the West End.
In the meantime, maybe I should start hanging onto those papers I'm given until I can find a recycling bin...
[Via the Guardian]
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