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London-based firm called "Renew" has invented these unique recycling points that will make people look twice as they throw away their old newspaper. Its bomb-proof containers also have LCD screens on each side which show breaking news and financial data. Kaveh Memari, CEO of Renew:"It's made out of fibreglass, which is the same thing that your surfboard is made from, but underneath is very toughened material so there's toughened glass that sits at either end of it and there's a super strong structure in the centre of it, which is four times stronger than steel, and that's been designed to withstand extreme pressures." Renew has a contract to put the pods in the UK capital's financial district, an area where traditional bins are sometimes considered bomb threats and where free newspapers are handed out, increasing the need for recycling. The Renew pods have started appearing on the streets of London, and by the Olympic Games starts in July, there'll be 100 of them in place, featuring a mix of content generated by the journalists in the newsroom and most up-to-date content such as stock market prices. Renew's small editorial team select stories from the day's top news, from general news to data from the London Stock Exchange. Around a minute after being published, the headlines appear on the pod. And what do Londoners think about the news headline recycle bin? Richard Crossan, (City worker): "If people round here are going to use it, it's a great idea. I haven't stopped to look at it, but I've seen people standing in front of it, looking at it." Each of the bin costs 25,000 pounds and Renew has secured funding from a range of investors including the Qatari Islamic Bank. They will do a trial in the U.S. by putting one bin outside the New York Stock Exchange and are in talks with authorities in Singapore and Japan. So soon commuters around the world could be reading the news and recycling on the go. ◆ 追蹤更多華視影音及圖文新聞：
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