Feargal Quinn (Independent)

I know it is in section 35, but I did not see the emphasis being placed on it.

I was on the board of Repak for some time and one of the problems with which we were faced was newspaper, which is not packaging. Newspapers around Europe have gathered together to ensure they do not make a contribution to any recycling efforts. They claim that if they ever did so, it would set a standard which says "We are responsible for having to recycle the product produced". A newspaper in Flanders in Belgium did so once, but the other newspapers asked it to stop. There is plenty of legislation for the recycling of packaging, but not for products. As a result, newspapers are anxious to protect what they produce being regarded as packaging.