Sion fights back against free newspaper waste
Because the Valais municipality of Sion is unhappy about free newspapers lying around, the town is now limiting the number of distributors and making their installation subject to a charge.
Due to resentment about free newspapers lying around in the Valais municipality of Sion, the town is now limiting the number of distribution boxes and making their installation subject to a charge. According to the SDA, the boxes may now only be installed in the area around the train station. Private individuals who set up the distribution boxes on their property will have to pay CHF 500 per year. Joseph Crisci, director of the free newspaper 20 minutes in French-speaking Switzerland, is preparing an appeal if the city sticks to its tax decision. Crisci said this in an interview with the newspaper Le Nouvelliste. François Mudry, Mayor of Sion, is confident in this regard, stating that the measure is based on the polluter-pays principle.
