City braced for rubbish news

Why bother buying a paper – bins are turning into digital media outlets for on-the-go City professionals...

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by Harry Brooks on Jan 26, 2012 at 11:24

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Ever wished you could check out the latest moves on the stockmarket without turning on the TV or loading up the web browser on your phone?

Well, thanks to a company called Renew, you can now access news, weather and travel information via that most ubiquitous piece of street furniture: the bin (or 'recycling point' as the firm's press release puts it).

Renew currently has 50 bin/screen units in the heart of London, and this will rise to 200 in time for the Olympics. The company calls the idea 'the first of a new generation of “on-the-go” media', and says the editorial team behind the plan will cover breaking news, weather, the arts and sports.

In an increasingly media-saturated age in which it's tough to catch people's attention, maybe it's not such a rubbish idea.

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2 comments so far. Why not have your say?

Fantastic - just what we need to keep up to speed! Also collects old snoozepapers to help stop the streets becoming clogged with freebe papers.

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Poor pensioner

Jan 26, 2012 at 17:01

We have a six mile drive even to buy a newspaper and no chance of having one delivered. Why does your site assume everyone who matters or has an opinion lives in London?

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