Costco Canada Tells Campaigners It Will Stop Using BPA Receipts

Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. will stop using receipts coated with hormone disruptors by the end of the year, the retailer told environmental campaigners.

The announcement comes after advocacy groups made a public call in August urging companies to stop using paper containing bisphenol A and bisphenol S.

The two toxic chemicals have been linked with multiple health effects, including cancer, and have been banned from some products.

Costco Canada’s decision could push other large grocery chains like Loblaws Inc., Metro Inc., Sobeys Group Inc., and Walmart Canada Corp. to do the same, ...