Recycling bins at train stations?
A campaign by the local green party in the area of St Albans have been successful in winning recycling bins at their train station.
Spokesmen Simon Grover has said: “It’s an opportunity to recycle a huge amount everyday”.
However, I find this new system somewhat strange. Placing recycling bins in train stations may reduce the amount of newspapers being littered, mainly the free London papers, but I don’t think it will reduce the amount of paper being used in total, if anything it will increase it.
I’ve always liked the idea of reusing anything that can be reused, and a newspaper is one of those products that can be reused numerous amount of times. So why place a bin which is going to encourage commuters to dispose their paper rather then leaving it on the seat for someone else to read. Seeing as we all do pick up newspapers on tubes, trains, trams and busses I think it’s an unintelligent step to take.
That is my opinion and I would be very interested in hearing some of yours, some comment away and let me know of your thoughts.
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I agree with you, this new system seems stupid, they are trying to reduce the need for recycling yet by having recycling bins JUST for newspapers its gonna make people throw away their papers.
I say stick to the way everything is right now in terms out newspapers, and try and concentrate on more important ways for recycling, e.g. increase the number of recycling points.
I haven’t even noticed the recycling bins and I am a keen recycler. Where are they? Inside the station?
I think placing bins in trains stations is good idea. I think it is stupid to call it a stupid. I am sure you have ideas that they think are stupid. They are trying to help our everment and you are telling them its stupid? Whatever. and yes i am from the u.s.
sound like a great idea to have the recycling bins, it will not just apply to newspaper. I would not like to pick up a news paper has just been left at the train station.
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