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A shrub in Nepal supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Japan

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Re: A shrub in Nepal supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Japan

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Sourcing the raw material of bank notes from Nepal? Seems a bit off from an environmental standpoint by hauling materials halfway across the globe from Himalaya.

How about plastic notes? They are durable, recyclable, and because they are money, not likely to end up in our oceans as wastes.

Re: A shrub in Nepal supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Japan

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Sourcing the raw material of bank notes from Nepal? Seems a bit off from an environmental standpoint by hauling materials halfway across the globe from Himalaya. How about plastic notes? They are durable, recyclable, and because they are money, not likely to end up in our oceans as wastes.

Plastic doesn't seem like a good solution, considering that notes are moved, stretched, flexed a lot and endure a lot of friction. Seems like a needless source for more plastic particles shedding into the environment.

Re: A shrub in Nepal supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Japan

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Sourcing the raw material of bank notes from Nepal? Seems a bit off from an environmental standpoint by hauling materials halfway across the globe from Himalaya. How about plastic notes? They are durable, recyclable, and because they are money, not likely to end up in our oceans as wastes.

It’s not halfway across the globe. Not even quarter way. Meanwhile, the US one dollar note is made with flax imported from Belgium (also not halfway across the globe, but farther away).

Re: A shrub in Nepal supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Japan

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Sourcing the raw material of bank notes from Nepal? Seems a bit off from an environmental standpoint by hauling materials halfway across the globe from Himalaya. How about plastic notes? They are durable, recyclable, and because they are money, not likely to end up in our oceans as wastes.

> from an environmental standpoint

From an environmental standpoint all banknotes should be shredded and burned and everyone should use contactless means of payment.

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