Comments on: Receipt Slips Are NOT Recyclable2016-03-14T08:56:34Zhttps://michaelscepaniak.com/2010s/receipt-slips-are-not-recyclable/https://michaelscepaniak.com/favicon.icoBy: Thermal paper rolls2016-03-14T08:56:34Z2016-03-14T08:56:34Zhttps://michaelscepaniak.com/2010s/receipt-slips-are-not-recyclable/#comment-793554Thermal paper rolls
<p>Hello Michael, thermal paper does contain BPA in it, that is harmful for us. So the best way to prevent it is saying "no' to the cash registers when checking out. Or we can wash our hands after touching it.</p>
<img src="https://michaelscepaniak.com/cdn/log-blog.png?u=%2F2010s%2Freceipt-slips-are-not-recyclable%2Ffeed%2F&s=200">By: Jonathan2015-08-05T18:39:15Z2015-08-05T18:39:15Zhttps://michaelscepaniak.com/2010s/receipt-slips-are-not-recyclable/#comment-778169Jonathan
<p>I guess I should have been able to pick up on that on my own... receipt paper always felt a little waxier than normal paper. It's good to see that Mom's is at least taking the initiative to set people straight about it</p>
By: Matt2013-11-14T17:39:27Z2013-11-14T17:39:27Zhttps://michaelscepaniak.com/2010s/receipt-slips-are-not-recyclable/#comment-223968Matt
<p>When did they use inkjet for receipts? Before all this thermal crap, they used dot matrix. Which the ribbons tended to last forever. And printed on plain paper.</p>
By: Joe2013-09-18T17:55:42Z2013-09-18T17:55:42Zhttps://michaelscepaniak.com/2010s/receipt-slips-are-not-recyclable/#comment-91771Joe
<p>As Martin said, the BPA found on receipts easily absorbs into the skin but when a receipt is recycled, the BPA contaminates everything at the recycling plant, including other plastics, metals, papers but most importantly the water recycling plants use.</p>
By: Michael Scepaniak2012-12-06T01:27:47Z2012-12-06T01:27:47Zhttps://michaelscepaniak.com/2010s/receipt-slips-are-not-recyclable/#comment-7633Michael Scepaniak
<p>Hmm. Interesting and well-reasoned points! I'm not sure which way to go now when disposing of my receipts. I think I'll try to get in contact with my local recycling department to get their take. Thanks, Marty!</p>
<p>Mike....</p>
By: Martin2012-11-20T02:11:40Z2012-11-20T02:11:40Zhttps://michaelscepaniak.com/2010s/receipt-slips-are-not-recyclable/#comment-4759Martin
<p>Thermal paper receipts use far less plastic when viewed as a complete system than the old ink-jet printers. Before thermal receipts, plastic ink cartridges were being discarded in droves. And though thermal receipts aren't 100% paper, they do fall under the "mixed paper" category. As long as the percentage of "coated" papers is below 10% by volume, it should not significantly degrade the fiber quality a recycler is able to capture. And if you are worried about BPA getting into the paper stream, you should probably not think about the fact that it is absorbed through your skin every time you take your receipt from the cashier.</p>