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ALMOST 900 lorry loads newsprint reels are delivered member companies of tl Newspaper Publishers Assoc tion each week. They are trar ported between 6am and 6pm order not to hold up the disl bution of newspapers.
About 90 per cent of newspr deliveries are made by vehicl over 16 tons gross vehic weight, the NPA explained. 11 16 tons weight restriction WE introduced, the number of loi deliveries would have to clout to 1,800 each week.
Any lorry limits would or add to the road congestion, there would be a huge increa in the number of vehicles on t roads waiting to be unloade "The length of time to unlo two smaller vehicles, rather th one large one, would also greater," it noted. This wot mean employees would cla for additional payments f longer working hours.
Another aspect of tl newspaper industry is wa: newsprint, the NPA continw Not all of the newsprint reels E usable for newspapers, and there is a certain amount waste.
The members sell was newsprint for reprocessing, a over 180 collections are ma each week. Nearly 1,000 tonr of waste newsprint is collect each week, with pick-ups bei made every day. The vehic used range between 16 and tons gross vehicle weight.
Any kind of ban would affi this side of the newspaper bu ness, the NPA said. Fuel cc sumption would also be hit, more vehicles would be need to deliver the same volume goods.
Some companies would fin( difficult to continue because additional costs and so would put out of business. Memt companies might have to re cate.
A night-time or weekend b would also have "devastati consequences" for ti newspaper industry, he e phasised, as most of its ri material intake covers a 24-hc period and a seven-day wee