You probably handle receipts every day. Most of them probably end up in the trash can, but the chemicals found in their paper could stay with you longer. Along with our sister stations in Cox Media ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A month’s long investigation by 9 Investigates is revealing potentially toxic chemicals in the receipts we all handle just about every day. The paper is banned in some parts of the ...

Kudos to San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting for introducing Assembly Bill 161, legislation that would require businesses to switch to electronic receipts. Customers would still be able to request a ...

It's Apple's fault I hate receipts. A few years ago, I grabbed some computer accessory off an Apple Store shelf and brought it to the cashier. I pulled out my paper-stuffed Costanza wallet and gave ...

Most store receipts are printed on thermal paper, which uses heat-sensitive inks called leuco dyes. When a hot printhead passes over them, these dyes react with an acid developer embedded in the paper ...