Photo by Karen Bryan/Flickr Plastic money. That isn't just an economic term. Soon it will be fact for British pound users. The Bank of England announced Wednesday that come 2016, they will trade ...

The new £5 note may be the first plastic bill in British currency, but it certainly won’t be the last. In the summer of 2017, a Jane Austen £10 note will be introduced into circulation, ...

LONDON -- Paper or plastic? No, not what kind of bag do you want your purchases in; it’s what kind of money you’ll use to pay for them, at least in Britain. The Bank of England announced ...

The firm that supplies the polymer plastic used in Britain's £5 notes -- Innovia Films -- also supplies material used in polymer money in 23 other countries, including Canada and Australia.

The British pound is hovering at its highest level in more than three years — and analysts are divided on its potential for ...

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OTTAWA, Ontario — The trouble with paper money, aside from that we spend it too easily and governments often print too much of it, is that it wears out too fast, especially in balmy places ...

British plastic waste is still being illegally dumped and burned abroad, contributing to "shocking" and "irreversible" impacts on human health and the environment, MPs have heard.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The trouble with paper money, aside from it being spent too easily and governments often printing too much of it, is that it wears ...

British banknotes last underwent a change in June 2024, which saw Charles III replace the former monarch, Elizabeth II, in the same design.

The U.K. isn’t the only country that’s using animal fat in plastic currency. The central banks of Canada and Australia have confirmed to CNNMoney that their polymer bills also contain traces ...