That sales receipt could kill you — here’s a plan to banish those pesky paper printouts

In an effort to reduce water consumption and residents’ exposure to chemically coated paper, Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, has reintroduced legislation that would require California businesses to only print physical receipts upon request.

If passed, Assembly Bill 1347 would fine companies if they automatically print receipts as part of their business transactions, or if they provide receipts on request that are unnecessarily long or have dangerous chemicals in their ink.