Canadian paper money to become plastic

Changing it to plastic has its advantages, anf the one that I like most is that the money will not be destroyed or damaged if put into the washing machine and washed with the clothes. My country has so far adopted one currency value, the MYR5, as an experiment. One big disadvantage is that new platic notes tend to stick together. You have to make sure you are not passing in more than what is necessaary. As dor the weight issue there is not much difference.

From reading the article, it sounds like a good idea; harder to counterfeit, more hygienic and more durable.

i am sure they have thought hard about it... i mean theyy should not change it from the well tested paper money to a plastic one without a reason.

i am canadian and this is news to me! i am not sure that i like the idea. i wish they would get rid of toonies (our $2 coin) and loonies (our $1 coin) instead.

I don't like the idea either. They should just stick to paper.

i agree with the money the paper was changed to plastic money to make money on paper because it takes on tree in the making so you can imagine how many trees for thousand money paper, let's say to no logging forest for the sake of our environment and earth,

hi newtalent I am glad I am not a Canadian then as I think the plastic money unless they make it very light would be a real hassle. I do like to use my debit card but I sort of like having paper money nice and light and well we are used to it too.

I haven't followed your link, but is this plastic currency going to be something like the money in some European countries? if it is then it's actually better. It's not much different from paper currency and not heavier. It definitely is more durable. Sorry I don't reallly know much about this.

There is no need to worry about it. It actually is lighter if anything and the transition was fairly easy. We went plastic with our notes here in Australia about 20 years ago. The notes were made slightly smaller so they fit into wallets and purses better than they did before and they also did away with the smaller notes, replacing the $1 and $2 notes with coins around the same time. It is far better to have these plastic notes as they can survive getting wet when you accidentally go swimming with money in your pockets or forget to empty your pockets before washing clothes.

Hello newtalent me too have got info on this plastic currency, they are the new measures to curb the malpractices and pollution arising due to paper money.Yeah we must welcome this decision as it is environment friendly as well as will be used for more time than paper money.Think nearly all nations of the orld are planning to go by lastic money for environmental purpose, as well as to have check on the fake currency system.Anyways keep it up, and wish you luck.Happy mylotting.

Isn't that something like what they have in Australia? Feels a bit weird at first, but as you can pay with them and that's what matters, I think it's a good idea if they last longer. Using plastic that's either biodegradable or can be recycled is probably even better. Not sure if I'd want to use a card for everything. One thing is that you can find out what everyone's buying/using money on, and I think it's easier to keep track of how much I'm using when I use cash.

plastic money is not a bad idea. basiclly, the plastic is not easy to break than the paper .but at the same time, the plastic will cause polution ,the living evoroment will be effected by this.