Printing paper receipts in US emits 28000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere the equivalent of 400,000 cars on the road.

The huge number of receipts which is printed around the world from the beginning stage of their production to the end produces 302 million pounds of solid waste and emits 28,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere the equivalent of 10,000 flights worldwide or more than 400,000 cars on the road.