Yes and the reasoning is because we can make merit by making
offerings to the Buddha image and we can also create demerit or
negative karma when we disrespect an image, even when its just a
line drawing of the Buddha.
However, there is a way to dispose of Buddhist images and texts
mindfully without creating the negative karma in Vajrayana
tradition. This is through the power of visualization. First,
visualize the image of the Buddha or the Dharma text dissolve into
3 syllables, OM, AH and HUM. At this point, visualize the brochure
or the text is just empty now. Then, the three syllables combine
into the syllable AH. This syllable is red in color and this in
turn dissolves into your throat.