How beneficial are paperless receipts, invoices, paychecks, etc, for our planet?

Pseudoscience-is-malarkey · « **on:** 25/09/2023 15:30:45 »

Throughout my country companies are phasing out printed transactions. Is it actually helpful? Is it greenwashing?

Origin · « **Reply #1 on:** 25/09/2023 16:13:08 »

Quote from: Pseudoscience-is-malarkey on 25/09/2023 15:30:45

Is it actually helpful?

Helpful in what way?

Quote from: Pseudoscience-is-malarkey on 25/09/2023 15:30:45

Is it greenwashing?

What is greenwashing?

vhfpmr · « **Reply #2 on:** 25/09/2023 18:17:14 »

Quote from: Origin on 25/09/2023 16:13:08

Quote from: Pseudoscience-is-malarkey on 25/09/2023 15:30:45
Is it greenwashing?
What is greenwashing?

Dressing up everything as environmentally friendly regardless of whether it is or not.

alancalverd · « **Reply #3 on:** 26/09/2023 19:52:09 »

A paper receipt is sequestered carbon, and paper manufacturers sensibly plant more trees than they cut down. A paperless transaction requires the continuous expenditure of electrical energy to maintain the legal record in a retrievable condition.

The oldest known written document is a Sumerian builder's invoice, probably 6000 years old. Can anyone read a 30-year-old floppy disc?

Petrochemicals · « **Reply #4 on:** 27/09/2023 06:54:07 »

Quote from: alancalverd on 26/09/2023 19:52:09

A paper receipt is sequestered carbon, and paper manufacturers sensibly plant more trees than they cut down. A paperless transaction requires the continuous expenditure of electrical energy to maintain the legal record in a retrievable condition.

The oldest known written document is a Sumerian builder's invoice, probably 6000 years old. Can anyone read a 30-year-old floppy disc?

Depends if they put a label on it.

Petrochemicals · « **Reply #5 on:** 27/09/2023 06:55:02 »

Quote from: Pseudoscience-is-malarkey on 25/09/2023 15:30:45

Throughout my country companies are phasing out printed transactions. Is it actually helpful? Is it greenwashing?

I quite like having a account or emailed receipts, I can always find them.

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How beneficial are paperless receipts, invoices, paychecks, etc, for our planet?

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