Business
establishments and industries play a major part in protecting and
preserving nature. By using eco-friendly supplies such as till rolls,
business organisations help address environmental issues. As more
and more businesses design and implement environmental management
programs, what better place to start than right at the point of sale?
Whilst many establishments go for paperless transactions, issuance
of receipts, invoices and other paper documents can’t be completely
eradicated or replaced with digital documents.
Every
day, a mid-size retail store issues tons of paper receipts.
Traditionally, thermal paper used for printing receipts can’t be recycled, with their plastic
rolls instantly thrown into the bin. Just imagine the size of
garbage that end up in the landfills, factoring in the paper records
issued by ATMs, cash registers, and other point-of-sale machines?
Thankfully,
recycled thermal paper is increasingly available and popular these days. This type of paper
for POS systems helps save the environment, protects and preserves
the forests, proves to be an economical alternative for business,
offers the same quality and performance as non-recycled paper, solves
landfill issues, and eliminates incineration of recyclable paper.
Although
a lot of people are getting cautious about their privacy and are
trying to prevent identity theft by keeping receipts and slips, still
many are quick at dumping different kinds of paper records inside the
nearest garbage can, if not on the sidewalk and everywhere else.
Compelling individuals to become environmentally conscious is of
course another matter. What commercial organisations can do is
encourage and implement eco-friendly approaches to the way they do
business.
It’s
not new for supermarkets and grocery stores to elect green bag
shopping day and to use recyclable plastic bags, if not eliminate
plastic bags all together and replace them with paper bags. In the
same perspective, these establishments have the option to issue
receipts and invoices made of recycled paper rolls
Recycled
POS paper generally consists of 30 percent post-consumer waste. This
renders the paper less bright than virgin paper, but only on one
side. The other side of the recycled paper is actually of the same
colour and texture as virgin paper. In addition, recycled paper
produces very legible prints.
Businesses
that want environmentally-friendly alternatives to standard till rolls now have a practical solution. Recycled paper is essentially every
bit the same as traditional paper in terms of performance and
quality, but only cheaper. This means that using eco-friendly rolls
is truly a cost-effective alternative.
