On Jun 13, 12:35*am, MIG wrote:
Is it just me, or are free newspapers a litter nuisance?

It's not just you, and it costs LUL and the TOCs a fortune to dispose of
them.

In the light of the silly billboards appearing all over the place,
someone should tell the Metro that printing it is littering; leaving
it on the train for someone else to read is recycling. *But maybe that
wouldn't help their circulation figures, which depend on maximum
littering.

Hmm. From my perspective, I find it deeply annoying if I'm heading
into town on a weekday mid-morning that over-enthusiastic LUL cleaners
have binned all the Metros - surely it'd be better to leave them out
for bored passengers, at least until the evening freebies turn up...

(also, IIRC the morning free newspapers involve a hefty cash payment
to LUL, bus operators and TOCs - the afternoon ones aren't given out
on rail premises so don't).

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