PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND
Around 60 billion till receipts are printed in Europe every year. The type of paper used most frequently is thermal paper, whose heat sensitive properties make it suitable for thermal printers. Thermal paper is moreover convenient, relatively inexpensive and hardwearing.
The annual production of till receipts consumes 5 million of trees, 3 billion litres of water and more than 4 million barrels of oil, while generating more than 120 000 tonnes of greenhouse gases. Production also requires non-recyclable waste and toxic substances such as bisphenols.
Till receipts nevertheless have a legal function that it is necessary to maintain. One option is to send receipts by email or to store them on customer accounts, although such paperless solutions also have a carbon footprint. The Ticketless project, however, offers a way of avoiding storing large amounts of data in data centers while also protecting personal information. Its sustainable solution comprises:
- An application programming interface plugged to relevant software; and
- An application available from Google Play and App Store that generates and stores receipts.
OBJECTIVES
The Ticketless_LIFE project aims to:
- Offer an economically competitive sales receipt solution;
- Create a solution that has environmental advantages over current practices;
- Offer a solution that avoids the use of toxic chemicals, such as bisphenol, and is contactless (thus preventing transmittance of viruses);
- Offer a solution that respects private data;
- Utilise proven technologies that known to the general public;
- Maintain the right for customers to exchange a purchased good, get a refund or benefit from a warranty; and
- Assure customers of the possibility to check their purchases against their bank accounts.
RESULTS
Expected results:
The generation of 300 million till receipts through the Ticketless solution in 2025 and 9 billion by 2030.
