Friend,
If you've been to CVS, you've likely gotten a receipt that could be measured with a yard stick. The pharmacy giant is known for its lengthy paper receipts. But thanks to you, our Skip the Slip campaign has pushed CVS to make some big changes. Thousands of you joined us in urging CVS to address its wasteful, toxic paper receipts—and we’re excited to share that CVS has now switched to phenol-free, recyclable paper in all 10,000 stores and more customers are signed up for digital receipts . CVS reports saving 49 million yards of receipt paper from increased digital participation, which is more than enough paper to circle the globe! While these are positive steps, the pharmacy can do more to reduce its paper waste. For example, only four percent of CVS’ direct mail contained recycled content. We urge the company shift towards using high recycled content and reduce direct mail overall while developing strategies to reduce waste throughout its operations. Sign our letter thanking CVS and encouraging further progress to reduce waste. Every year, receipt use in the United States consumes over three million trees and nearly nine billion gallons of water. Receipt production uses enough energy to operate nine million refrigerators and emits the greenhouse gas equivalent to over 400,000 cars on the road each year. And most thermal paper receipts are coated with BPA or BPS —endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to health issues. We’re encouraging companies to improve receipt practices by providing customers with a digital option and only using phenol-free, recyclable receipt paper. Check out how companies rank on receipts in our scorecard. Thanks for all that you do! | 
