Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 763: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views regarding the environmentally impact and the amount of waste being created as a result of the mass handing out of two new free morning papers (details supplied) in Dublin; the actions he will take in relation to same. [32845/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Primary responsibility for developing and implementing responses to litter problems rests with local authorities. I am satisfied that local authorities have adequate powers under the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003 to tackle any potential littering problem that the distribution of free newspapers may cause.

On the broader issue of recycling of newsprint, the Department is in discussion with a joint industry taskforce representing the newspaper publishing and retailing sectors with a view to developing a producer responsibility initiative for the recovery and recycling of newspapers and magazines.