Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (Hansard, 20 January 2004)

HC Deb 20 January 2004 vol 416 c1175W 1175W

§ Mr. Pickthall
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what reasons her Department does not include printer cartridges in the implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. [148737]

§ Mr. Timms
The Government have always considered printer cartridges as consumables and this interpretation has been confirmed by the Department's lawyers. The WEEE Directive only applies to whole products placed on the market and not to individual components, sub-assemblies or consumables.