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Perhaps if Australian bills have a similar lifespan to US currency. https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2014/09/12/how-many-years-do-us-banknotes-stay-in
by tewarbit 7y ago
Perhaps if Australian bills have a similar lifespan to US currency.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2014/09/12/how-many-years-do-us-banknotes-stay-in-circulation-infographic/#3e83e7afcf54 https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2014/09/12/how-ma...
- jen729w 7y agoOur wonderful polymer notes last much, much longer than paper/linen money. Lots of detailed lifespan graphs here: https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/sep/7.html https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/sep/7.html
- fooblitzky 7y agoSo the banknote lasts about 20 years, then the plastic takes another 1000 or so to break down?
- cbo100 7y agoExcept, as you can see from the graphs in parent link there's a lot less of them produced in the first place due to lasting longer. And then once they are EOL, they are recycled. https://banknotes.rba.gov.au/production-and-distribution/recycling/ https://banknotes.rba.gov.au/production-and-distribution/rec...