Article from The Daily Wire by Emily Zanotti.
California has, apparently, solved all of its major problems and will now embark on a question to rid the state of its one and only remaining menace: long paper receipts.
Fox News reports that California is following up its plastic bag ban and subsequent plastic straw ban with a “paper receipt ban” designed to save the environment by forcing stores to send electronic receipts or text receipts rather than provide paper proof of purchase.
Democrats in the legislature say they will provide a carve-out for people who prefer paper receipts, allowing stores to provide paper receipts upon request. A similar carve-out was made in the plastic straw ban for those who rely on plastic straws to aid in food and drink consumption. Stores in California still offer bags to customers who don’t bring their own, but at a premium.
The crusade against receipts is being led by California legislator Phil Ting, who hails, of course, from San Francisco. Ting says his bill will not only save the environment from the completely-disposable and quick-degrading printer paper, but protect California consumers from trace amounts of dangerous chemicals.
Read the entire article at The Daily Wire.
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California land of the fruits and nuts
Yes, but you forgot Illegal voters.
Paper products are one of the most recyclable natural products manufactured by man! If ‘point of purchase stores had recycle bins, all clean paper could converted to cardboard and other flat paper products, or pellaticized into fuel for boilers and burners.
recycling in county home containers got new guidelines for what can go into recycle… one that has bugged me as the county morons claim and I asked in a public hearing which made them look like fools and the whole place bust up in laughter…. they said no containers like pizza can go into the recycle can as it contaminates the entire load of the recycle truck… yet its ok for food cans and jars that contain food products…. I asked. how does the entire recycle load in the truck distinguish between the cans and jars with food in it and the cardboard pizza came in? it seems to me that the cans and jars would contaminate the entire load also…..the entire County Board members sat with a stupid look while everyone was laughing… they didnt give any answer….
Picking Fly Dirt out of the pepper !
THE SAN ANDREA FAULT COULD SOLVE A LOT OF CALIFORNIA’S PROBLEMS!
I’ll give you 500 thumbs up for that one.
Yeah, well, the trouble is that no earthquake, regardless of magnitude, will result in California (and my home) falling into the sea.
One can only hope and pray.
And another 500 from me!
California is the dumbest state in the union, just look at the leaders in charge.
tree leaves for toilet paper coming soon to californians
Let them use pine cones.
Nanny, please don’t give these idiots any ideas. It’s already bad enough now, don’t make it worse.
California looks at paper trail that can be tracked/traced… Electronic on the other hand.. Evil California in full control of idiots, crooks, & thieves. And in full support of mindless, clueless, & gutless.
If Californistan bans paper receipts, how the heck will the homeless wipe their arses after they take a dump on the streets of L.A. or San Fran?
With the $10,000 blouses of the politician’s.
Paper receipts are invaluable for making certain that what you paid for is actually what you bought. Mistakes are made on occasion and it is necessary to match your receipt with your purchases. This is just another incredibly stupid maneuver by California. Once paper bags were banned for shopping, the so-called single use plastic shopping bag started things rolling. Those bags were used again and again by the people who got them. They were soy based products and degraded into dust in a short time when exposed to the sun, heat or other elements. The new improved versions are just heavier plastic and cost ten cents a bag every time you shop. Plastic straws were called menaces. Think paper straws are better? Now CA is going after “long” paper receipts? How long? Typical result of having too many democrats in office for too long.