The Mail on Sunday

War on till receipts that stretch round the world

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AFTER the war on plastic bags and packaging, waste experts have a new target in their sights – till receipts.

UK supermarke­ts issue more than 26,000 miles of them every week – enough to stretch round the world, and most of them are thrown straight in the bin.

Recycling experts say the problem is exacerbate­d by stores that print out additional offers along with the legally required receipt.

Waste specialist Business Waste found that customers can leave a store with a till receipt, separate bank card receipt, money-saving offers, ‘How much you saved’ reports and loyalty vouchers.

A spokesman said: ‘We’re winning the battle on single-use carrier bags but stores are slipping into other bad habits that are just as wasteful.’

The company, however, praised Sainsbury’s for printing on both sides of the till roll, halving paper output.

It said that better use of e-vouchers and a rethink on till receipt output could solve the issue – and save stores money on paper and ink.

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