Put more formally, a new French law, taking effect January 1st, means you’ll no longer walk away from the grocery cashier wondering where to stuff that little square of soon-to-be-litter receipt paper.
Of course, if you want one, you’ll still get it (perhaps it’s your proof of purchase?) but you’ll have to ask for it. Some consumer groups are asking that the law, phase 3 of a bill that passed in 2020, be amended to require the clerk to ask if you want one. Many small stores, where payment is increasingly by contactless cards, already offer skipping the paper.
The law, which attacks waste and looks toward a circular, or recycling economy, has already removed single-use plastic cups and limited plastic packaging for food, as well as restricting some advertising.
The January phase, as well as banning the receipts, also bans disposable dishes at fast-food restaurants and bans destroying unsold goods, except for perishables.
