They’re a colossal waste of paper and space, not to mention annoying. So why won’t retailers give them up? To save paper, Linda Quirke prints double-sided at work. She does the same thing at home. So ...

Manufacturers would coat a powdery layer of this BPA onto one side of a piece of paper together with an invisible ink, he says. “Later, when you applied pressure or heat, they would merge together and ...

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that Bisphenol A (BPA)—which is harmful to human health—was found to be present in retail cash register receipts and that, since those receipts get recycled, the chemical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High levels of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A found in humans are likely coming from thermal paper used in ...

The next time a cashier hands you a receipt at Walmart, Whole Foods, or McDonald's, you may want to think twice before touching it. In a neurosis-inducing study commissioned by the Environmental ...

New study finds BPA, a controversial chemical, is absorbed into skin from cash-register receipts BPA, or bisphenol A, is often found on thermal paper, which is used in many cash registers Touching a ...

Jack Dorsey, speaking at the National Retail Federation expo yesterday was opining on the topic of cash register receipts. Now, to be honest, I'm not clear what he was actually saying. I've read all ...

Holding cash register receipts may expose you to bisphenol A (BPA), reveals a new study. BPA is a carbon-based synthetic chemical, which is commonly used to produce many plastic-based and aluminum ...

Occasionally you may wish to conduct transactions on your Sharp XE-A206 electronic cash register without leaving a literal paper trail. You can set your cash register to the earth-friendly No Receipt ...