Paper bills to be replaced with plastic

It better have more security features, I want the damn thing to talk to me like futurerama

Can we go back to the barter system please, I'll give you 3 chickens for your pig.

A smart man would ask for two chickens and one rooster.

A smart man would ask for two chickens and one rooster.

I need to keep my rooster to make more chickens.

This could really suck for those annoying folks who feel the need to just wad up their cash and stuff it in their pocket.......

Good, I can throw my cash in with my load of laundry now , no problem.

They'll look the same, but the 'feel' will be slightly different.

Why should they... Australia has had plastic money for years...

(oh yeah, forgot - you're not that well travelled)

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Australian money is very colorful, and you can't tear it because it's made out of recycled plastic.

Australia introduced the polymer (plastic) banknote in 1988. In 1996, they became the first country to have a full set of circulating polymer banknotes. This not only improves durability, but also prevents counterfeiting. Other countries that use polymer banknotes include New Zealand, Rumania, and Mexico.

Just think... there will come a day when we are saying "...remember when money used to made out of !"

I think it's a good move, though costly to start out with the initial production and change-over it sounds like it will save money in the long run.

There is no mention in the article that they will use recylced plastic though - I notice tritium points out the Australians do?

Plastic banknotes will do until we all have e-chips surgically embedded in our hands.

A new reason to ask customers.... "Will that be paper or plastic?"

Yup... Paying with plastic will take on a whole different meaning...