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I remember hearing about basically this literally a decade ago. Nothing's been done about it since then. Nothing will be done about it now. Not unless we make a fuss about it at which point they'll pretend to give a shit about us and make grand gestures towards transitioning away from receipts made from hazardous materials. Meanwhile, they'll continue to knowingly expose us to some other hazardous material for the next decade until some independent research team uncovers how it's slowly poisoning everybody who comes into contact with it. And thus the cycle continues.

Under capitalism, there is no incentive to do anything for the benefit of humankind when it comes into conflict with the ultimate goal of accumulating as much wealth for yourself as humanly possible. It will always corrupt.

Retail workers getting fucked again

Say receipts are toxic.

People need receipts to return items.

Profit!

I always get my receipts emailed so I don't have to keep track of them and I can just search my email for them.

CVS employees!?

I used to work as a bartender and we kept a pump bottle of hand sanitizer on the sink just in case we were so busy that a 20-second hand wash wasn't reasonable. -We used thermal paper almost exclusively and I know for a fact that I occasionally had alcohol-laden hands when I was handling that thermal paper.

I used to always hold the receipt in my mouth as I put my card away. Glad I kicked that habit. Still did it for decades though.

Obligatory Mitch Hedberg:

I don't need a receipt for a doughnut. I'll just give you the money, and you give me the doughnut. End of transaction! We don't need to bring ink and paper into this! I can't imagine a scenario where I'd have to prove that I bought a doughnut. Some skeptical friend...'Don't even act like I didn't get that doughnut! I've got the documentation right here! Oh, wait, it's back home, in the file. Under d...for doughnut.'

From a Kirkland, Washington, USA health hazards sheet that I found in a quick search:

TIPS TO REDUCE EXPOSURES TO BISPHENOLS IN RECEIPTS:

• DO NOT compost or recycle receipts and other thermal paper. BPA & BPS residues from receipts will contaminate recycled paper.
• Minimize receipt collection by declining receipts at gas pumps, ATMs and other machines when possible.
• Never give a child a receipt to hold or play with.
• After handling a receipt, wash hands before preparing and eating food.
• Do not use alcohol-based hand cleaners after handling receipts. A recent study showed that these products can increase the skin's BPA absorption.
• Take advantage of store services that email or archive paperless purchase records.
• Store receipts separately in an envelope in a wallet or purse.

HAZARDS FOUND IN LABORATORY TESTS INCLUDE:

• Obesity
• Diabetes
• Early Puberty
• Cardiovascular system disorders
• Abnormal reproductive system development
• Hormone abnormalities in children
• Susceptibility to various cancers
• Resistance to chemotherapy
• Diminished intellectual capacity

Was I not supposed to roll joints with this stuff when I was 18?

Oh that's cool, not like my job requires me to constantly handle reciepts or anything smh

and i thought the prices were making me dizzy

Under retailers using these receipts it lists capital one.

Capital one has stores?

Want your receipt?

Fuck no! That shits toxic!

I thought BPA and derivatives such as BPS were banned at the federal level. I remember hearing these claims back in 2010. There was a whole campaign with plastic bottles and “BPA-free” marketing.

Yet it’s still used today? Absolutely insane.