Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Editor P.O.V. 
> a)    Prohibit sales in-state of printers designed to 
> prohibit recycling of consumable components (i.e. chipped 
> cartridges etc.)


What claptrap!

If the goal was truly recycling then Epson could simply be willing 
to take back the old cartridges the way laser printer makers take 
back theirs.

If you are truly worried about consumers throwing out ink cartridges 
containing toxic substances then make THAT illegal.   Here in MA 
it's illegal to dispose of a CRT - contains lead - you have to take 
it to a hazardous waste collection center.

Your proposed legislation is typical of the socialists who make 
policy in the EU - trying to tell companies how to run their 
businesses and design their products.   That's why the Eurozone has 
a 12.5% unemployment rate!   It is no concern of the government 
whether Epson makes chipped cartridges.