In some supermarkets and shops, customers are now getting slightly darker instead of white receipts at the checkout.
Customers ask what this is supposed to do.
In some shops the
receipts * are
now a little bluish or darker instead of white
.
Some customers have asked what this is supposed to do.
The answer: for the sake of the environment.
Because since the beginning of 2020 the
receipt has been mandatory
in Germany
.
However, many customers do not want to keep their receipts at all, but simply put them in their pockets, after which the paper ends up in the trash.
Blue instead of white receipts at Alnatura, Edeka and Netto
The
blue receipts
are reported to be more environmentally friendly - they are easier to dispose of.
Those who
shop
at
Alnatura
,
Edeka
or
Netto
,
among others
, are
already familiar with the bluish receipts.
They are also already available in some smaller shops.
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“Ökobons”: New receipts from Lidl and Kaufland too
Lidl
and
Kaufland have
now followed suit: The two
retail divisions of
the Schwarz Group are
switching
to the “
long-lasting Ökobon
”, as the group announced on March 1st.
This would make a contribution to even more sustainability and make shopping “more colorful” and more environmentally friendly from now on, as can be read in the communication.
Will other companies follow?
It is well known that many receipts end up in the garbage immediately.
Since January 1, 2020, retailers with electronic cash register systems have had to give their customers an unsolicited receipt for every purchase - in the supermarket, but also in the
pharmacy
, at the
hairdresser's
or, for example, at the
bakery
.
This is to prevent tax fraud.
Retail and trade had criticized the regulation as bureaucratic and superfluous.
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Conventional receipts are not intended for waste paper
However, not all customers seem to be satisfied with the new receipts, as could be read on Twitter, where someone had wondered about a wrinkled and black streaked receipt after which the receipt was briefly in a jacket pocket.
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: New Lidl receipt causes customer annoyance in two ways.
Apart from individual complaints, there are also supporters.
According to the sustainability
portal Utopia.de
, alternative
receipts
have two decisive advantages over conventional receipts: “They do
not
contain
any chemical color developers.
This makes them less of a problem for the environment and health.
They can also be disposed of in a different way than normal receipts. ”Conventional receipts do not belong in the
waste paper
, informs the portal, but in the residual waste.
“The
blue receipts,
on the other hand, can be put in the waste paper, so they can be recycled again.” (
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