Report: Commuters Toss Out Newspaper Reading Habits

Crain’s New York Business: Grand Central Terminal’s recycling haul has plummeted over the years, shrinking to 353 tons in 2010 from 834 in 2005. Last year, that number slid to 193 tons — and not because New Yorkers have become less environmentally conscious. Those figures track the decline in print circulation across the news industry. The New York Times has lost about a third of its print readers, with average weekday print circulation dropping by 400,000 from 2005 to 2012.