Does the Future Belong to Plastic Cash?

Polymer bills cost twice as much as paper, but last five times as long (and can survive the washing machine).

Mark Robertshaw is walking around a printing plant in Wigton, England, about 10 miles from the Scottish border, with a wad of cash. He lays out a Mexican 50, a Canadian 20, an Australian 5, and a fiver from the U.K. Unlike euros or U.S. dollars, these notes have a slight sheen and the feel of wax paper. That’s because they entered the 10-story plant as popcorn-size kernels of plastic.

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